Agronomy-related
|
Drought-tolerant |
African rice, bambara groundnut, cassava, cowpea, enset, Ethiopian mustard, grass pea, pearl millet, tef, yam |
[10–16] |
Waterlogging tolerant |
Tef |
[17] |
Salinity-tolerant |
Sorghum (moderately tolerant) |
[18] |
Heat-tolerant |
Cow pea, pearl millet |
[19] |
Adaptation to poor soil |
African rice, cassava, cowpea |
[12, 14, 19] |
Early maturing (drought escape) |
African rice, amaranth, fonio |
[12, 13] |
Erosion control (fast ground cover) |
Cowpea |
[20] |
Disease tolerance |
African rice, Ethiopian mustard, tef |
[12, 16, 17] |
Pest tolerance |
African rice, Ethiopian mustard, tef |
[12, 16, 17] |
Nutrition-related
|
Complete food (protein, carbohydrate, fate) |
bambara groundnut |
[13] |
Rich in essential amino acids |
Amaranth, bambara groundnut, cowpea, finger millet, fonio, grass pea |
[10, 12, 13, 21] |
Rich in iron |
Banana, fonio, tef |
[12, 22] |
High vitamin A content |
Banana |
[23] |
High oil content |
Noug [Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.] |
[24] |
Health-related
|
Gluten-free |
Tef, millets |
[25, 26] |
Low glycemic index |
Finger millet |
[27] |
Anticancer property |
Millets |
[28] |