Manipulation of Metabolic Pathways to Develop Vitamin-Enriched Crops for Human Health
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Vitamin deficiencies are major forms of micronutrient deficiencies, and are associated with huge economic losses as well as severe physical and intellectual damages to humans.
Ling Jiang +6 more
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Multiplying the efficiency and impact of biofortification through metabolic engineering
Nature Communications, 2020 Biofortification is an effective means to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. Here, the authors review recent advances in biofortification and propose stacking multiple micronutrient traits into high-yielding varieties through the combination of ...
Dominique Van Der Straeten +14 more
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Biofortification: way forward toward micronutrient deficiency
EQA, 2021 Half of the World’s people are being affected by micronutrient-deficiencies. Mostly in developing countries, the human development, along with economic development are hindered by malnutrition.
Zain Mushtaq, Anum Nazir
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Iodine agronomic biofortification of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) is effective under farmer field conditions [PDF]
, 2019 Iodine (I) is an essential micronutrient, which plays a critical role in human metabolism. However, its concentration is known to be low in most soils, making it deficient in crops.
De Steur, Hans +8 more
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Portable X‐Ray Fluorescence in the Assessment of Zinc Along Grizzly Bear Hair
X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As a biomarker of past uptake of zinc, hair presents an interesting option since its growth can provide a stored record over time. This study investigates the distribution of zinc in hairs gathered from a series of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis).
David E. B. Fleming +2 more
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Selenate-enriched urea granules are a highly effective fertilizer for selenium biofortification of paddy rice grain [PDF]
, 2012 Citation: Premarathna, Lakmalie, Mike J. McLaughlin, Jason K. Kirby, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Samuel Stacey, and David J. Chittleborough. “Selenate-Enriched Urea Granules Are a Highly Effective Fertilizer for Selenium Biofortification of Paddy Rice Grain.”
Chittleborough, David J. +5 more
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Breeding 5.0: Artificial intelligence (AI)‐decoded germplasm for accelerated crop innovation
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Crop breeding technologies are vital for global food security. While traditional methods have improved yield, stress tolerance, and nutrition, rising challenges such as climate instability, land loss, and pest pressure now demand new solutions.
Jiayi Fu +4 more
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.Coverage of fortifiable oil, salt, and wheat flour by wealth quintiles. ABSTRACT Large‐scale food fortification (LSFF) is an effective public health measure because it may reach a large number of populations at risk using current food delivery systems.
Aregash Samuel +20 more
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International Journal of Health Geographics, 2009 Background Agricultural science can address a population's vitamin, amino acid and mineral malnutrition through biofortification - agronomy, plant breeding and biotechnology to develop crops with high nutrient contents. Biofortified crop varieties should
Monserrate Fredy +4 more
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Starch Synthase 3 isoforms are essential for normal starch granule initiation in wheat endosperm
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Wheat grains have two distinct types of starch granules. Large, lenticular A‐type granules are formed from a single initiation per amyloplast during early grain development, while numerous small B‐type granules are initiated during later grain development.
Jinjin Ding +4 more
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