[HTML][HTML] Genetic biofortification to enrich rice and wheat grain iron: from genes to product

Y Ludwig, IH Slamet-Loedin - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The micronutrient iron (Fe) is not only essential for plant survival and proliferation but also
crucial for healthy human growth and development. Rice and wheat are the two leading …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of biotechnology in food and agriculture: A mini-review

MMAN Ranjha, B Shafique, W Khalid… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - Springer
Biotechnology is a wide-ranging science that uses modern technologies to construct
biological processes, organisms, cells or cellular components. The clinical new instruments …

Bioprospecting of natural compounds for industrial and medical applications: Current scenario and bottleneck

S Dixit, A Shukla, V Singh… - Bioprospecting of plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioprospecting is the investigation of biodiversity to search new resources of commercial
value. The bioprospecting program includes scientific and economic activities that explore …

Biofortification: A long-term solution to improve global health-a review

G Monika, SRM Kim, PS Kumar, KV Gayathri… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofortification is a revolutionary technique for improving plant nutrition and alleviating
human micronutrient deficiency. Fertilizers can help increase crop yield and growth, but …

Retention of carotenoids in biofortified maize flour and β-cryptoxanthin-enhanced eggs after household cooking

M Sowa, J Yu, N Palacios-Rojas, SR Goltz, JA Howe… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biofortification of crops to enhance provitamin A carotenoids is a strategy to increase the
intake where vitamin A deficiency presents a widespread problem. Heat, light, and oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Dealing with iron metabolism in rice: from breeding for stress tolerance to biofortification

RS Santos, AT Araujo, C Pegoraro… - Genetics and Molecular …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Iron is a well-known metal. Used by humankind since ancient times in many different ways,
this element is present in all living organisms, where, unfortunately, it represents a two-way …

[PDF][PDF] Biofortification of wheat: Genetic and agronomic approaches and strategies to combat Iron and Zinc deficiency

D Sharma, P Ghimire, S Bhattarai… - International Journal of …, 2020 - academia.edu
This study delves into the comprehensive overview of different agronomic and genetic
approaches of wheat biofortification to combat iron and zinc deficiency. Secondary source of …

Iron biofortification of rice: progress and prospects

ADX Kok, LL Yoon, R Sekeli, WC Yeong… - Rice crop: current …, 2018 - books.google.com
Biofortification is the process of improving the bioavailability of essential nutrients in food
crops either through conventional breeding or modern biotechnology techniques. Rice is …

Importance of common bean genetic zinc biofortification in alleviating human zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa

M Philipo, PA Ndakidemi, ER Mbega - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Zinc deficiency is among the leading risks to human health in sub-Saharan Africa, its
adverse exposure leads to diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. Furthermore, it is the leading …

Combining ability and heterosis for grain iron biofortification in bread wheat

A Younas, HA Sadaqat, M Kashif… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Iron is one of the nutrients that is essential for the human body. Despite the
abundance of iron on earth, about two billion people worldwide are affected by iron …