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Potato Biofortification: A Systematic Literature Review on Biotechnological Innovations of Potato for Enhanced Nutrition

Horticulturae
Potato biofortification is a comprehensive approach aimed at enhancing the nutritional content of potatoes, addressing widespread nutrient deficiencies and contributing to global food security.
Smita Agrawal, Amit Kumar, Yash Gupta, Ayushi Trivedi   +3 more
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Plant Salinity Stress: Many Unanswered Questions Remain

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Salinity is a major threat to modern agriculture causing inhibition and impairment of crop growth and development. Here, we not only review recent advances in salinity stress research in plants but also revisit some basic perennial questions that still ...
Stanislav V. Isayenkov, Frans J. M. Maathuis   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil-type influences human selenium status and underlies widespread selenium deficiency risks in Malawi [PDF]

, 2013
Selenium (Se) is an essential human micronutrient with critical roles in immune functioning and antioxidant defence. Estimates of dietary Se intakes and status are scarce for Africa although crop surveys indicate deficiency is probably widespread in ...
Ander, E. Louise, Black, Colin R., Broadley, Martin R., Chilima, Benson, Chilimba, Allan D.C., Fairweather-Tait, Susan J., Gibson, Rosalind S., Gondwe, Jellita, Hurst, Rachel, Joy, Edward J.M., Kalimbira, Alexander A., Kang'ombe, Dalitso, Siyame, Edwin W.P., Stein, Alexander J., Watts, Michael J., Young, Scott D.   +15 more
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Thiamin biofortification of crops [PDF]

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2017
Thiamin is essential for human health. While plants are the ultimate source of thiamin in most human diets, staple foods like white rice have low thiamin content. Therefore, populations whose diets are mainly based on low-thiamin staple crops suffer from thiamin deficiency.
openaire   +2 more sources

Cost‐Efficiency and Cost‐Effectiveness of Alternative Bouillon Fortification Programs: Evidence for Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Senegal

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, EarlyView.
Achieving dietary adequacy in vitamin A, zinc, and/or folate can save child‐lives. Different amounts and combinations of micronutrients have different costs and different effects on child mortality. This study presents ten bouillon fortification options for Nigeria.
Stephen A. Vosti, Michael Jarvis, Lauren Thompson, Emily Becher, Maguette Beye, Faith Ishaya, Karim Koudougou, Reina Engle‐Stone, Katherine P. Adams   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biofortification of UK food crops with selenium [PDF]

, 2006
Se is an essential element for animals. In man low dietary Se intakes are associated with health disorders including oxidative stress-related conditions, reduced fertility and immune functions and an increased risk of cancers.
Bell, Brookins, Combs, Elrashidi, Fang-Jie Zhao, Fordyce, Gissel-Nielsen, Gissel-Nielsen, Hawkesford, Helen C. Bowen, Johnson, Kerdel-Vegas, Kopsell, Lea, Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Mark C. Meacham, Mark Tucker, Martin R. Broadley, Miles Harriman, Murphy, Neil Breward, Peterson, Philip J. White, Rosenfeld, Rosie J. Bryson, Sarah E. Johnson, Steve P. McGrath, Thomson, Varo, Vreugdenhil, Watkinson, Wissuwa, Yläranta, Yläranta, Yläranta   +34 more
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Zinc biofortification potential of diverse mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] genotypes under field conditions.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Zinc (Zn) is an important micronutrient for crop plants and essential for human health. The Zn-deficiency is an important malnutrition problem known globally. Biofortified foods could overcome Zn deficiency in humans. Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]
Muhammad Umar Haider, Mubshar Hussain, Muhammad Farooq, Sami Ul-Allah, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Mona S Alwahibi, Shahid Farooq   +6 more
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Effect of foliar sodium selenite fertilization on oxidative stress and productivity in Olea europaea L., biofortification and quality of extra virgin olive oil. [PDF]

J Sci Food Agric
Abstract Background Fertilization of plants with selenium (Se) can enhance their resistance to abiotic stresses and improve human health and nutrition. However, Se fertilization in olive trees remains underexplored. This study evaluated the effect of foliar sodium selenite fertilization on leaf Se content, oxidative stress, olive tree productivity ...
Klein K, Mariano MVT, Duran PPM, Posser T, Franco JL, Bayer C, Vieira FCB.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Volatile Pentadecane From Bacillus Alleviates Plant Iron Deficiency Through Activating the Reduction‐Based Fe Uptake System

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development. Rhizosphere microorganisms play crucial roles in plant Fe nutrition, yet the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we assessed the effect of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by Bacillus velezensis SQR9 on Fe uptake in Arabidopsis, elucidated ...
Taimeng Tan, Lili Tao, Yuling Zhang, Pascale B. Beauregard, Xinli Sun, Youzhi Miao, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Wei Ran, Baolei Jia, Ruifu Zhang, Qirong Shen, Zhihui Xu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic effects of polysaccharide-functionalized selenium nanoparticles on rice growth and biofortification: a metabolomics approach

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
Background Selenium (Se) deficiency affects a significant portion of the global population, making biofortification of staple crops essential for public health.
Fusen Li, Ping Li, Xinping Wang, Yinghui Gu, Zhihui Luan, Kai Song   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source