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This text focuses on underutilized wild plants that can help to reduce food deficiency in developing nations. Edible wild plants are viewed as a potential solution for overcoming food insecurity for families in these regions, with a specific focus on sustainable production and conservation measures. Detailed analysis of specific wild plants is provided, including the nutritional contents of each plant. A full list of edible wild plants is included for the benefit of researchers, plus a pictorial guide for easy identification of these plants. Specific case studies are provided in which edible wild plants are used to reduce food insecurity, and the diversity of edible wild plants is studied from a global perspective. In developing countries, a significant obstacle to human survival is the increasing gap between food availability and the growing human population. Food insecurity results in less consumption of fruits and vegetables and leads to mineral and vitamin deficiency for individuals in these regions. Edible Wild plants: An alternative approach to food security focuses on growing and using wild plants in order to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition. Wild edible plants are inexpensive and are a rich source of antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, and minerals. As the first book to specifically focus on edible wild plants and their vital role in food security and nutrition, this text is incredibly valuable to any researcher studying innovative potential solutions to food deficiency in the developing world.

Life sciences. --- Food --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Food Science. --- Biotechnology. --- Wild plants, Edible. --- Edible native plants --- Edible weeds --- Edible wild plants --- Native edible plants --- Native plants, Edible --- Weeds, Edible --- Wild edible plants --- Wild food plants --- Wild plants as food --- Plants, Edible --- Food science. --- Science --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Plants

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This book is a systematized overview of wild edible plants eaten in the territory of present Estonia, with a focus on the systematic changes within the field. Starting in the end of 18th century, when the first data was published, the text is an extended version and compilation of articles on the subject published by Drs. Kalle and Sõukand and includes unpublished fieldwork results. This work covers changes and tendencies not covered previously due to the limits of article length. Included in this data is a general overview table containing all used plant taxa, parts used and purposes of use. More details on specific food-uses are provided in separate chapters analysing dynamics of changes of the importance of wild plants within the specific food category.

Life sciences. --- Biodiversity. --- Plant ecology. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Ecology. --- Wild plants, Edible. --- Wild plants, Edible --- Edible native plants --- Edible weeds --- Edible wild plants --- Native edible plants --- Native plants, Edible --- Weeds, Edible --- Wild edible plants --- Wild food plants --- Wild plants as food --- Plants, Edible --- Botany --- Plants --- Ecology --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Floristic botany --- Floristic ecology

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The edited volume brings out a comprehensive collection of information relevant to wild food plants, their importance for global sustainable food security, future-readiness, and resilient agriculture. The book's primary focus is to cover topics on the diversity of wild food plants across the globe, their nutraceutical importance, production-consumption trends, integration into the current food menu, and marketing and livelihood opportunities to the indigenous people. Sustainable development goals 1, 2, and 3 are significant for a poverty-free, hunger-free world and ensure good health and wellbeing of the people, respectively. The three goals are important and interlinked as achieving zero poverty will help reduce hunger among the people. Availability of nutritional and balanced food ensures good health. Wild food plants are an essential part of a nourishing and healthy diet for indigenous communities. They are globally collected from natural habitats or cultivated at more minor scales. Although consumed locally, they are an essential part of the diets of tribal and indigenous communities worldwide and hold immense potential to alleviate global hunger. Considering their importance for global sustainable food security, it is essential to clearly understand the future role of wild food plants for future readiness and resilient agriculture. Therefore, this book provides a piece of important information on these aspects. The book is a valuable resource for the audience ranging from undergraduate science students to the NGOs and institutions involved in poverty alleviation programs, policymakers, dieticians, horticulturists, plant breeders, farmers, health experts, and food enthusiasts.

Forestry. --- Agriculture. --- Botany. --- Plant Science. --- Botanical science --- Floristic botany --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Wild plants, Edible. --- Forests and forestry. --- Edible native plants --- Edible weeds --- Edible wild plants --- Native edible plants --- Native plants, Edible --- Weeds, Edible --- Wild edible plants --- Wild food plants --- Wild plants as food --- Plants, Edible

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This book continues as volume 9 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers such plants with edible  modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons,  above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls,  storage roots (tap root, lateral roots,  root tubers), and bulbs,  that  are eaten as conventional or functional food  as  vegetables and spices,  as herbal teas,  and may provide a source of food additive or nutraceuticals. This volume covers plant species with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae (tabular) and 32 selected species in Alismataceae, Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae, Asparagaceae, Asteraceae, Basellaceae, Brassicaceae and  Campanulaceae in detail.  The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals. To help in identification of the plant and edible parts about 120 colored illustrations are included.   As in the preceding  eight  volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other  non-edible uses; and selected/cited  references for further reading. This volume has  separate  indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries.

Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Biomedicine general. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Biodiversity. --- Chemistry/Food Science, general. --- Life sciences. --- Medicine. --- Chemistry. --- Botany. --- Sciences de la vie --- Médecine --- Chimie --- Agriculture --- Biodiversité --- Botanique --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Botany - General --- Medicinal plants. --- Wild plants, Edible. --- Desert plants. --- Desert flora --- Edible native plants --- Edible weeds --- Edible wild plants --- Native edible plants --- Native plants, Edible --- Weeds, Edible --- Wild edible plants --- Wild food plants --- Wild plants as food --- Drug plants --- Plant science. --- Arid regions plants --- Plants, Edible --- Plants, Useful --- Botanical drug industry --- Botany, Medical --- Materia medica, Vegetable --- Psychotropic plants --- Physical sciences --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Plants --- Health Workforce --- Biomedicine, general. --- Floristic botany

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This book provides the latest published nutritional data about wild edible plants traditionally consumed in the Mediterranean region. This information, not usually included in nutrient databases of foods, provides insight into the revalorization of wild food species and preservation of their traditional uses. The text also presents wild edible plants as alternatives to improve the diversity of modern Mediterranean diets, as they may represent valuable sources of nutrients often lacking in modern societies, such as fiber or vitamin B9. This work has expanded from the two initial groups, to involve different contributors, including experts from different countries, most of them bordering the Mediterranean Sea. As a result, a multidisciplinary approach has been achieved.The book is organized into four parts that deals with different aspects of wild edible plants, the last one and largest offering a detailed compilation of ethnobotanical and nutritional information about some of the most important Mediterranean wild edible plants.

Food science. --- Botany - General --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Wild plants, Edible --- Edible native plants --- Edible weeds --- Edible wild plants --- Native edible plants --- Native plants, Edible --- Weeds, Edible --- Wild edible plants --- Wild food plants --- Wild plants as food --- Plants, Edible --- Botany. --- Biochemistry. --- Biodiversity. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Food Science. --- Science --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Plants --- Composition --- Plant science. --- Plant biochemistry. --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Biochemistry --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics --- Floristic botany --- Biotecnologia vegetal --- Biodiversitat --- Aliments --- Botànica --- Biotecnologia --- Conreus --- Biotecnologia de les plantes --- Biotecnologia dels conreus --- Plantes --- Biotecnologia agrícola --- Fitografia --- Fitologia --- Regne vegetal --- Biologia --- Ciències naturals --- Flora --- Natura, Estudi de la --- Biotecnologia agroalimentària --- Biotecnologia alimentària --- Aliments transgènics --- Tecnologia dels aliments --- Diversitat biològica --- Diversitat ecològica --- Heterogeneïtat ecològica --- Mediterranean Region. --- Circum-Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Area --- Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Sea Region --- Botanical chemistry.