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Following the recent availability of tef genome sequences, we highlight the need to harness the benefits that this underutilised crop offers to improve food security.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"identifier doi\"><span class=\"id-label\">DOI: <\/span> <a class=\"id-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tplants.2021.11.011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"full_text\" data-ga-action=\"DOI\"> 10.1016\/j.tplants.2021.11.011 <\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tef is a highly nutritious gluten-free Ethiopian cereal with food-feed potential. However, its productivity is affected by lodging, weed infestation, terminal drought, small seed size, and shattering. 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