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Plant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2026.ABSTRACT In pursuit of sustainable agriculture, current strategies continue to explore environmentally friendly inputs that promote plant development. Seed treatment is an ancient practice used to break seed dormancy and hasten germination. Although traditional seed treatments yield positive outcomes, the methods adopted raise concerns about the ...
Okainemen Godfrey Oribhabor +4 more
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Developing Iron and Iodine Enrichment in Tomato Fruits to Meet Human Nutritional Needs
PlantsIron (Fe) and iodine (I) are essential microelements required for a healthy life, with Fe playing a vibrant role in oxygen transport, and I is vital for cognitive development and thyroid function. Global Fe and I deficiencies affect a significant portion
Nabeel Ahmad Ikram +2 more
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Biofortification: The evidence
, 2022 The scientific body of evidence supporting biofortification spans over two decades. This document provides a summary of peer-reviewed research that has proven biofortification to be an efficacious, cost-effective, and scalable innovation that can play a
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-1615 Birol, Ekin; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-1000 Foley, Jennifer +1 more
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Effects of Selenocysteine Substitution on the Cyclotide Kalata B2
ChemBioChem, Volume 27, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.Selenocysteine (Sec) substitution of any of the native complementary cysteine (Cys) residues of the cyclotide kalata B2 preserves the structure, cytotoxicity, and membrane‐binding activity while enhancing its folding efficiency. The study shows the conservative nature and folding benefit of selenocysteine replacement in kalata B2.
Ramoncito Luis B. de Boda +5 more
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Iodine biofortification of crops: agronomic biofortification, metabolic engineering and iodine bioavailability [PDF]
, 2017 Iodine deficiency is a widespread micronutrient malnutrition problem, and the addition of iodine to table salt represents the most common prophylaxis tool.
GONZALI, Silvia +2 more
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Folate biofortification in food crops
, 2017 Folates are essential vitamins in the human diet. Folate deficiency is still very common, provoking disorders such as birth defects and anemia. Biofortification via metabolic engineering is a proven powerful means to alleviate folate malnutrition.
Van Der Straeten, Dominique +3 more
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Selenium biofortification: A sustainable strategy to improve crop quality and human nutrition
Journal of Trace Elements and MineralsFor the best health of humans, animals, and plants, trace elements like selenium (Se) must be present in trace amounts. Due to poor availability of this element in soils, which reduces its concentration in crops, Se insufficiency affects vast populations
Patricia Oyeronke Ogundare +2 more
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APPLICATION OF NANOPARTICLES IN SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR BIOFORTIFIED FOOD [PDF]
openSİLİ, S. (2024). Application Of Nanoparticles In Sustainable And Organic Agriculture For Biofortified Food. University Of Padova, Faculty Of Science, Department Of Land, Environment, Agriculture And Forestry, Food and Health Master Thesis, Padova ...
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Improving nutrition through biofortification
There is much unfinished business in scaling up and mainstreaming biofortification. In 2018, HarvestPlus entered its fourth 5-year phase and is implementing its new strategic plan, which is designed to lay the groundwork for biofortification to benefit 1
Bouis, Howarth E. +2 more
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Derived Demand for Food Nutrients as Welfare Indicator of Biofortified Crops: High-Iron Rice in the Philippines [PDF]
The study estimates potential consumer gains from the introduction of High-Iron Rice in the Philippines. By deriving the demand for dietary iron from a national survey on household food consumption and expenditure, we project consumer welfare ...
Schmitz, Andrew +3 more
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