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Synopsis Looking for ‘future food crops’ is a matter of urgency and priority for nutritional security and to comply with The UN Millennium Development Goad (MDG). Climate change leading to global warming, sea water rise and glacial melting are bringing down productivity of conventional crops and price of essential commodities escalating. The present 5th volume of  “Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops” deals with uncommon plants having possibilities of use as vegetables and tubers, fruits, ornamentals and medicinal plants. The entire publication is divided into 4 exhaustive and fully illustrated parts covering valuable information from countries like Kenya, Nigeria, USA, South Africa and India. Part 1. Vegetables and Tubers.; Part 2. Fruits.; Part 3. Ornamental Plants.; Part 4. Medicinal Plants.