Renaming Indigenous crops and addressing colonial bias in scientific language.

Seung Y Rhee, William Dwyer, Carol N Ibe

Journal: Trends in plant science 2022;27(12):1189-1192

PMID: 36163314

Abstract

Indigenous crops, commonly known as orphan, forgotten, or neglected crops, are understudied, but have important roles in the diet and economy of the communities that cultivate them. Here, we review potential benefits of Indigenous crop research and highlight the importance of an anticolonial framework to prevent exploitation of these unique resources.

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Address: Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.; JR Biotek Foundation, Bowie, MD, USA; John Innes Centre, Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.; Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

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