[HTML][HTML] Selenium biofortification: roles, mechanisms, responses and prospects

A Hossain, M Skalicky, M Brestic, S Maitra, S Sarkar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The trace element selenium (Se) is a crucial element for many living organisms, including
soil microorganisms, plants and animals, including humans. Generally, in Nature Se is taken …

[HTML][HTML] Biofortification—A frontier novel approach to enrich micronutrients in field crops to encounter the nutritional security

SS Dhaliwal, V Sharma, AK Shukla, V Verma, M Kaur… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, many developing countries are facing silent epidemics of nutritional deficiencies in
human beings and animals. The lack of diversity in diet, ie, cereal-based crops deficient in …

The role of selenium nanoparticles in agriculture and food technology

JJO Garza-García, JA Hernández-Díaz… - Biological trace element …, 2022 - Springer
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for diverse organisms such as mammals,
bacteria, some insects and nematodes, archaea, and algae, as it is involved in a large …

[HTML][HTML] Selenium biofortification: Strategies, progress and challenges

OP Danso, B Asante-Badu, Z Zhang, J Song, Z Wang… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals. Its necessity for plants
is still under examination. Due to the contradictory nature of Se and its significance, it has …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of selenium in food enrichment processes. A comprehensive review

M Kieliszek, SNS Sandoval - Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Selenium is an essential element that determines the proper life functions of human and
animal organisms. The content of selenium in food varies depending on the region and soil …

[HTML][HTML] Recent research progress on the synthesis and biological effects of selenium nanoparticles

T Zhang, M Qi, Q Wu, P Xiang, D Tang, Q Li - Frontiers in nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Selenium is an essential trace element for the human body, with the chemical and physical
characteristics of both metals and nonmetals. Selenium has bioactivities related to the …

[HTML][HTML] Palliating salt stress in mustard through plant-Growth-Promoting rhizobacteria: Regulation of secondary metabolites, osmolytes, antioxidative enzymes and …

V Khan, S Umar, N Iqbal - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The severity of salt stress is alarming for crop growth and production and it threatens food
security. Strategies employed for the reduction in stress are not always eco-friendly or …

[HTML][HTML] Biofortification of cereals and pulses using new breeding techniques: current and future perspectives

R Shahzad, S Jamil, S Ahmad, A Nisar, S Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cereals and pulses are consumed as staple food in low income countries for fulfillment of
daily dietary requirements and as source of micronutrients. However they are failing to offer …

A state-of-the-art systemic review on selenium nanoparticles: Mechanisms and factors influencing biogenesis and its potential applications

J Sarkar, D Mridha, MA Davoodbasha… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Selenium is a trace element required for the active function of numerous enzymes and
various physiological processes. In recent years, selenium nanoparticles draw the attention …

A perspective of the engineering applications of carbon-based selenium-containing materials

X Xiao, Z Shao, L Yu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-based selenium-containing materials are novel materials just being invented
recently. Owing to the low cost and bio-compatible features of carbon and selenium, these …