Alternative Crops | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2024

Kansas agriculture in 2050: a pathway for climate-resilient crop production

in Climate-Smart Food Systems

Kelly M. Suttles
Brian V. Smoliak
Aditya P. Ranade
Samuel F. Potter
Marika Jaeger
Eileen L. McLellan

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1404315

4,869 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Replacing tobacco with alternative crops for sustainable development: understanding smallholder farmers' perspectives in Uganda

in Agricultural and Food Economics

Irene Nakamatte
John Ilukor
Jacob K. Kibwage

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1667492

1,612 views

Review

Published on 03 Feb 2023

Salt-tolerant alternative crops as sources of quality food to mitigate the negative impact of salinity on agricultural production

in Plant Abiotic Stress

Isabel Egea
Yanira Estrada
Celia Faura
José M. Egea-Fernández
Maria C. Bolarin
Francisco B. Flores

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1092885

12,561 views
38 citations

Review

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Basic proposal for evaluation of plant genetic resources to generate new crops

in Plant Nutrition

I. Darío Flores-Sánchez
Manuel Sandoval-Villa
Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1507521

4,479 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 24 Sep 2020

Pre-Columbian Rock Mulching as a Strategy for Modern Agave Cultivation in Arid Marginal Lands

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Hector Ortiz-Cano
Jose Antonio Hernandez-Herrera
Neil C. Hansen
Steven L. Petersen
Michael T. Searcy
Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez
Teodoro Cervantes-Mendívil
Antonio Villanueva-Morales
Pil Man Park
J. Ryan Stewart

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2020.00010

11,133 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Dec 2023

Characterization of Triticum turgidum sspp. durum, turanicum, and polonicum grown in Central Italy in relation to technological and nutritional aspects

in Plant Breeding

Samuela Palombieri
Marco Bonarrigo
Alessandro Cammerata
Giulia Quagliata
Stefania Astolfi
Domenico Lafiandra
Francesco Sestili
Stefania Masci

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1269212

4,671 views
7 citations

Review

Published on 12 Jun 2023

Variation in quality of grains used in malting and brewing

in Crop and Product Physiology

Glen P. Fox
Harmonie M. Bettenhausen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1172028

13,374 views
41 citations

Review

Published on 22 Aug 2025

Improving sustainability of inland Pacific Northwest dryland agriculture systems with pea-canola intercropping: a review

in Climate-Smart Food Systems

Lauren R. Stubbs
Surendra Singh
Donald Wysocki
Garett C. Heineck
Haly L. Neely
Shikha Singh

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1639908

2,546 views

Review

Published on 24 Feb 2022

Orphan Crops: A Best Fit for Dietary Enrichment and Diversification in Highly Deteriorated Marginal Environments

in Plant Breeding

Abidemi Olutayo Talabi
Prashant Vikram
Sumitha Thushar
Hifzur Rahman
Hayatullah Ahmadzai
Nhamo Nhamo
Mohammed Shahid
Rakesh Kumar Singh

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2022.839704

24,803 views
80 citations

Review

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Exploring the hidden treasure in arid regions: pseudocereals as sustainable, climate-resilient crops for food security

in Crop and Product Physiology

Ramya Manoharan
Sugandha Asthana
Chythra Somanathan Nair
Trupti Gokhale
Drishya Nishanth
Abdul Jaleel
Neeru Sood

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1662267

3,691 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 03 Oct 2025

From discard to resource: unlocking the environmental and nutritional value of Bambara groundnut waste

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Mercy Lungaho
Omena Bernard Ojuederie
Efeota Bright Odozi
Barka Peter Mshelmbula
Linus Owalum Onawo
Francis Aibuedefe Igiebor
Anthonia Uselu
Taofeek Tope Adegboyega
Beckley Ikhajiagbe

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1684699

2,408 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 May 2017

Winter Pea: Promising New Crop for Washington's Dryland Wheat-Fallow Region

in Agroecology

William F. Schillinger

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2017.00043

6,342 views
15 citations

Articles

Kansas agriculture in 2050: a pathway for climate-resilient crop production

Replacing tobacco with alternative crops for sustainable development: understanding smallholder farmers' perspectives in Uganda

Salt-tolerant alternative crops as sources of quality food to mitigate the negative impact of salinity on agricultural production

Basic proposal for evaluation of plant genetic resources to generate new crops

Pre-Columbian Rock Mulching as a Strategy for Modern Agave Cultivation in Arid Marginal Lands

Characterization of Triticum turgidum sspp. durum, turanicum, and polonicum grown in Central Italy in relation to technological and nutritional aspects

Variation in quality of grains used in malting and brewing

Improving sustainability of inland Pacific Northwest dryland agriculture systems with pea-canola intercropping: a review

Orphan Crops: A Best Fit for Dietary Enrichment and Diversification in Highly Deteriorated Marginal Environments

Exploring the hidden treasure in arid regions: pseudocereals as sustainable, climate-resilient crops for food security

From discard to resource: unlocking the environmental and nutritional value of Bambara groundnut waste

Winter Pea: Promising New Crop for Washington's Dryland Wheat-Fallow Region