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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Common vetch: a drought tolerant, high protein neglected leguminous crop with potential as a sustainable food source |
Author: | Nguyen, V. Riley, S. Nagel, S. Fisk, I. Searle, I.R. |
Citation: | Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020; 11:818-1-818-7 |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 1664-462X 1664-462X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Vy Nguyen, Samuel Riley, Stuart Nagel, Ian Fisk and Iain R. Searle |
Abstract: | Global demand for protein is predicted to increase by 50% by 2050. To meet the increasing demand whilst ensuring sustainability, protein sources that generate low-greenhouse gas emissions are required, and protein-rich legume seeds have the potential to make a significant contribution. Legumes like common vetch (Vicia sativa) that grow in marginal cropping zones and are drought tolerant and resilient to changeable annual weather patterns, will be in high demand as the climate changes. In common vetch, the inability to eliminate the g-glutamyl-b-cyano-alanine (GBCA) toxin present in the seed has hindered its utility as a human and animal food for many decades, leaving this highly resilient species an “orphan” legume. However, the availability of the vetch genome and transcriptome data together with the application of CRISPR-Cas genome editing technologies lay the foundations to eliminate the GBCA toxin constraint. In the near future, we anticipate that a zero-toxin vetch variety will become a significant contributor to global protein demand. |
Keywords: | legume; common vetch; Vicia sativa; vetch toxin; γ-glutamyl-β-cyano-alanine; plant-based protein; sustainable |
Description: | Published: 19 June 2020 |
Rights: | Copyright © 2020 Nguyen, Riley, Nagel, Fisk and Searle. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpls.2020.00818 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00818 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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