Utilisation Status

ID Crop ID Location Utilisation Status Source Year Notes Metadata ID
2,208 Flint corn Europe Underutilised NULL One common use of flint corn is polenta, a dish traditionally made with ground corn. Hominy, also called posole, is also made from Flint corn. Farmers also grow flint corn to be processed into animal fodder (DELIGHED COOKING. M. McMahon., 2022). 9782
2,209 Foxtail Millet Europe Underutilised NULL In Europe, foxtail millet seeds are used for poultry feeding, and plants are cultivated as fodder crops for green biomass or hay production. (J. Hermuth., 2016) 9781
2,210 Emmer Europe Grown/Found in NULL Local wheat varieties (Emmer, Einkorn, Khorasan) are only cultivated in some European countries (M. Zaharieva., 2014). 9781
2,211 Einkorn Wheat Central Europe Grown/Found in NULL Local wheat varieties (Emmer, Einkorn, Khorasan) are only cultivated in some European countries (M. Zaharieva., 2014). 9781
2,212 Khorasan Wheat Europe Grown/Found in NULL Local wheat varieties (Emmer, Einkorn, Khorasan) are only cultivated in some European countries (M. Zaharieva., 2014). 9781
2,213 Carob Europe Underutilised NULL NULL 9781
2,214 Lentil Dikotylon, ??. ???????? 82, ??????????? 544 53 Grown/Found in NULL They are building a value chain for lentils, especially since they lack knowledge in lentils production, so they collaborate with other actors in the value chain. Dikotylon, through the piloting activities of the AURORA farm and with the collaboration of the Agricultural University of Athens, adopts innovative farming practices and techniques for increased yield and product quality of lentils by designing and implementing field experiments encompassing rotation schemes. This will also affect other legume producers in the area of Feneos that are interested in producing lentils. 9781
2,215 Alfalfa Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali (CRPA), Tecnopolo di Reggio Emilia, #19, Piazzale Europa, 1, 42124 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy Grown/Found in NULL NULL 9781
2,216 Desi Chickpea Portugal Underutilised NULL Black chickpea production field at Loures region (Portugal), by farmer Luís Batista. 9786
2,217 Kabuli Chickpea Portugal Underutilised NULL Black chickpea production field at Loures region (Portugal), by farmer Luís Batista. 9786
2,218 Sesame Spain Underutilised NULL Authors: Diego Rubiales, C. Ruiz, Eleonora Comini, Pierluigi Reveglia [CSIC] Sesame, an ancient crop historically grown primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia, has various culinary applications, providing high-quality oil and products like tahini (100% sesame seed paste) or seeds added to bread and other foods. Current yields are low, with a global average of 500 kg/ha, and most landraces and varieties are unsuitable for mechanical harvest, requiring significant manual labour. This likely contributed to the abandonment of sesame cultivation in Spain by the 1980s, and its cultivation remains negligible in Europe, despite the wide acceptance of sesame products by European consumers. Efforts are required to develop improved cultivars, focusing on traits that enable mechanical harvest while maintaining quality and resilience. IAS-CSIC maintains a comprehensive germplasm collection of sesame landraces and varieties from around the world, characterized by considerable diversity in phenology, branching, plant stature, pod shattering, and seed quality traits. This diversity provides opportunities for selective breeding, utilizing the extensive genetic variation for both the direct use of desired types and the development of new cultivars. 9787
2,219 Desert hyacinths (Desert broomrape) Iberian Peninsula Underutilised NULL NULL 9787