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Biofortification of baby leafy vegetables using nutrient solution containing selenium.

The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2023
BACKGROUND Biofortification of vegetables is an important innovation technique in the horticultural sector. Vegetables can be a vector of different minor elements that have beneficial effects on human health.
A. Francini, E. Quattrini, F. Giuffrida, António Ferrante   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation increases the bioavailability of zinc and iron in wheat grain

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Bread wheat is an important crop that supplies calories and nutrients to the global population. Enhancing the concentrations and bioavailability of essential micronutrients in wheat is crucial for human nutrition, and we investigated whether arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can contribute to the biofortification of wheat.
Thi Diem Nguyen, Alexander A. T. Johnson, Enzo Lombi, Casey L. Doolette, Euan Smith, Stephanie J. Watts‐Williams   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strain-specific features of Pleurotus ostreatus growth in vitro and some of its biological activities

BMC Biotechnology
Background The production of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelium as a promising object for use in food and other industries is hampered by a lack of information about the strain-specificity of this fungus mycelium growth and its acquisition of various ...
Tetiana Krupodorova, Victor Barshteyn, Victoria Tsygankova, Mustafa Sevindik, Yaroslav Blume   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Navreet K. Bhullar, Hans De Steur, Wilhelm Gruissem, Donald MacKenzie, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Matin Qaim, Inez Slamet-Loedin, Simon Strobbe, Joe Tohme, Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko, Hervé Vanderschuren, Marc Van Montagu, Chunyi Zhang, Howarth Bouis   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger

Agronomy, 2023
Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs), also known as hidden hunger, affect more than a quarter of the global population. Agronomic biofortification helps to increase the concentration of a target mineral in food crops and improve human mineral dietary intake.
Demeke Teklu, D. Gashu, E. Joy, T. Amede, M. Broadley   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unveiling the health‐promoting potential of Sudanese sorghum landraces: A legacy rooted in Eastern Sudan, Kassala, and the Red Sea States

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this study, we evaluated traditional Sudanese sorghum varieties grown in eastern deltas to better understand their natural health‐promoting properties. We found
Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim, Manhal Gobara Hamid, Ahmed Khalifa, Mahbubjon Rahmatov, Mohammed Elsafy, Tilal Abdelhalim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic engineering of micronutrients in crop plants [PDF]

, 2016
Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread phenomenon, most prevalent in developing countries. Being causally linked to the occurrence of a range of diseases, it affects billions of people worldwide. Enhancing the content of micronutrients in crop products
Blancquaert, Dieter, De Steur, Hans, Gellynck, Xavier, Van Der Straeten, Dominique   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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, Ethan D. W. Briand, Jennie R. Christensen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Ling Jiang, Weixuan Wang, Weixuan Wang, Tong Lian, Chunyi Zhang, Chunyi Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source