Evidence of development of underutilised crops and their ecosystem services in Europe: a systematic mapping approach

Table 1 A breakdown of the total number of studies relating to the breeding of each of the six underutilised crops

	Total	European	ROW	Key research areas within breeding
Oats	58	13	45	Breeding for yield	Agronomic traits	Disease resistance	Breeding costs	Development of speed breeding
Oats	58	13	45	15	11	10	1	1
Triticale	80	28	52	Breeding for yield	Agronomic traits	New Cultivars	Genetic variability	Disease resistance/severity
Triticale	80	28	52	17	28	6	6	8
Hull-less Barley	15	8	7	Breeding for yield	Genetics	Adaptability	Agronomic traits	Disease resistance	Breeding potential
Hull-less Barley	15	8	7	5	5	2	1	1	1
Narrow-leaved Lupin	45	29	16	Disease resistance	Yield and agronomic traits	Plant characteristics
Narrow-leaved Lupin	45	29	16	9	12	7
Buckwheat	33	12	21	Genetic resources	Nutritional and protein content
Buckwheat	33	12	21	11	11
Faba Bean	154	53	101	Yield traits	Genetic diversity	Disease resistance	Drought tolerance
Faba Bean	154	53	101	24	17	12	10

A further breakdown is provided of studies that were undertaken within Europe as compared to ROW. Key, interesting subtopic numbers are provided for five of the crops with faba bean not included due to the high variety and wide range of breeding studies relating to this crop. Faba bean breeding studies made up 40% of all studies categorised as breeding

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