Tef: A tiny grain with enormous potential

Aiswarya Girija; Habte Jifar; Chris Jones; Rattan Yadav; John Doonan; Luis A.j. Mur

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.11.011

TefA tiny grain with enormous potential

Authors Organisations

Aiswarya Girija(Author)
Department of Life Sciences
Habte Jifar(Author)
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Chris Jones(Author)
International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
Rattan Yadav(Author)
Department of Life Sciences
John Doonan(Author)
Department of Life Sciences
Luis Mur(Author)
Department of Life Sciences

Type	Comment/debate

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	220-223
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	27
Issue number	3
Early online date	09 Feb 2022
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2021.11.011
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2022

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Abstract

Tef is a highly nutritious gluten-free Ethiopian cereal with food-feed potential. However, its productivity is affected by lodging, weed infestation, terminal drought, small seed size, and shattering. Following the recent availability of tef genome sequences, we highlight the need to harness the benefits that this underutilised crop offers to improve food security.