Biofortification strategies to increase grain zinc and iron concentrations in wheat

G Velu, I Ortiz-Monasterio, I Cakmak, Y Hao… - Journal of cereal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Micronutrient deficiencies, especially those arising from zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), pose serious
human health problems for more than 2 billion people worldwide. Wheat is a major source of …

Zinc nutrition in wheat-based cropping systems

A Rehman, M Farooq, L Ozturk, M Asif, KHM Siddique - Plant and Soil, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) deficiency is one of the most important micronutrient
disorders affecting human health. Wheat is the staple food for 35% of the world's population …

Maize: a paramount staple crop in the context of global nutrition

ET Nuss, SA Tanumihardjo - … reviews in food science and food …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The maize plant (Zea mays), characterized by an erect green stalk, is one of the 3 great
grain crops of the world. Its kernels, like other seeds, are storage organs that contain …

[HTML][HTML] Heat and Drought Stress Impact on Phenology, Grain Yield, and Nutritional Quality of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus)

H Choukri, K Hejjaoui, A El-Baouchi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) is a protein-rich cool-season food legume with an excellent
source of protein, prebiotic carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. With climate change …

Biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition

JE Mayer, WH Pfeiffer, P Beyer - Current opinion in plant biology, 2008 - Elsevier
Micronutrient malnutrition affects more than half of the world population, particularly in
developing countries. Concerted international and national fortification and supplementation …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of microbes in the biofortification of Zn and Fe in dietary food grains. A review

D Singh, R Prasanna - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2020 - Springer
Micronutrients are essential factors for human health and integral for plant growth and
development. Among the micronutrients, zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) deficiency in dietary food …

Legumes as a model plant family. Genomics for food and feed report of the cross-legume advances through genomics conference

P Gepts, WD Beavis, EC Brummer, RC Shoemaker… - 2005 - academic.oup.com
On December 14 to 15, 2004, some 50 legume researchers and funding agency
representatives (the latter as observers) met in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to develop a plan for …

Thlaspi caerulescens, an attractive model species to study heavy metal hyperaccumulation in plants

AGL Assunção, H Schat, MGM Aarts - New Phytologist, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Studying heavy metal hyperaccumulation is becoming more and more interesting for
ecological, evolutionary, nutritional, and environmental reasons. One model species …

Nutritional value of chickpea.

JA Wood, MA Grusak - Chickpea breeding and management, 2007 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This chapter focuses on the nutritional value of chickpea, comparing desi (coloured seed
coat) and kabuli (white seed coat) types, their dhal or flour, and their use as a green …

Can we improve the nutritional quality of legume seeds?

TL Wang, C Domoney, CL Hedley, R Casey… - Plant …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The Food and Agriculture Organization statistics for 2001 (http://apps. fao.
org/page/collections? subsetagriculture) show that 274 million metric tons of grain legumes …