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ABSTRACT Selenium (Se) biofortification improves crops' nutritional value, while nano‐selenium (nano‐Se) offers enhanced bioavailability over traditional Se fertilisers. The quality of tea (Camellia sinensis) depends critically on nitrogen (N) metabolism and amino acid balance, particularly of theanine.
Qingxue Guo +4 more
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Vitamin C is crucial for physical well-being, and its deficiency can lead to severe health consequences. Biofortification has been used to address this deficiency by enhancing vitamin C in plants.
Fariha Afnan +4 more
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Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds [PDF]
The global food system is under pressure and is in the early stages of a major transition towards more transparency, circularity, and personalisation. In the coming decades, there is an increasing need for more food production with fewer resources. Thus,
Coppoolse, Kirsten +5 more
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A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops: [PDF]
Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world. Most efforts to combat this issue have focused on providing vitamin and mineral supplements to vulnerable population groups and/or fortifying foods through postproduction ...
Nagujja, Stella, Potts, Michael J.
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Agricultural Sustainability - Progress and Prospects in Crop Research [PDF]
Agricultural Sustainability: Progress and Prospects in Crop Research, covers different aspects of sustainability in a holistic manner and presents a wide range of subject areas by agricultural experts from across the world.
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Sensory Evaluation and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Quality Protein Maize (QPM) using Experimental Auctions in Rural Tanzania [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of quality protein maize (QPM) in rural Tanzania. Due to the malnutrition problem facing consumers in developing countries, QPM which has almost double the ...
De Groote, Hugo +2 more
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Workshop report: Strategies for improving livelihoods through RTB postharvest technologies [PDF]
The need to define more specific plans for achieving the objectives of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) brought together a broad range of stakeholders from 18-22 February 2013 to attend a workshop at CIAT Headquarters in Cali,
Dufour, Dominique
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Microbial Biofortification of Grain Crops: Current State and Prospects
Hidden hunger is a significant social issue in numerous countries worldwide, causing the development of nutrition-related diseases among populations annually.
Daria E. Kolpakova +5 more
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Health impact in China of folate-biofortified rice [PDF]
A Stein +18 more
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Role of Agronomic Biofortification in Alleviating Malnutrition
Introduction of high yielding crop varieties in mid sixties brought a stirring ‘Green Revolution’ that remarkably enhanced the agricultural production and made country self sufficient in food grain production.
Yashbir Singh Shivay
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