Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source
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...
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| author | Vy Nguyen Vy Nguyen Samuel Riley Samuel Riley Stuart Nagel Ian Fisk Iain R. Searle Iain R. Searle |
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| description | 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 γ-glutamyl-β-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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e1aecd77b9f42f69aaa7eb31d66f6522022-12-22T01:13:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2020-06-011110.3389/fpls.2020.00818521832Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food SourceVy Nguyen0Vy Nguyen1Samuel Riley2Samuel Riley3Stuart Nagel4Ian Fisk5Iain R. Searle6Iain R. Searle7School of Biological Sciences, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaShanghai Jiao Tong University Joint International Centre for Agriculture and Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaSchool of Biological Sciences, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaShanghai Jiao Tong University Joint International Centre for Agriculture and Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaSouth Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaDivision of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomSchool of Biological Sciences, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaShanghai Jiao Tong University Joint International Centre for Agriculture and Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaGlobal 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 γ-glutamyl-β-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.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00818/fulllegumecommon vetchVicia sativavetch toxinγ-glutamyl-β-cyano-alanineplant-based protein |
| spellingShingle | Vy Nguyen Vy Nguyen Samuel Riley Samuel Riley Stuart Nagel Ian Fisk Iain R. Searle Iain R. Searle Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source Frontiers in Plant Science legume common vetch Vicia sativa vetch toxin γ-glutamyl-β-cyano-alanine plant-based protein |
| title | Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source |
| title_full | Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source |
| title_fullStr | Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source |
| title_short | Common Vetch: A Drought Tolerant, High Protein Neglected Leguminous Crop With Potential as a Sustainable Food Source |
| title_sort | common vetch a drought tolerant high protein neglected leguminous crop with potential as a sustainable food source |
| topic | legume common vetch Vicia sativa vetch toxin γ-glutamyl-β-cyano-alanine plant-based protein |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00818/full |
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