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 …

Selenium biofortification

GS Bañuelos, ZQ Lin, M Broadley - Selenium in plants: Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for animals and humans, and thus, low dietary
intake of Se can cause health disorders in humans and animals. The Se content of food is …

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 …

Selenium biofortification in the 21st century: status and challenges for healthy human nutrition

M Schiavon, S Nardi, F Dalla Vecchia, A Ertani - Plant and soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Selenium (Se) is an essential element for mammals and its deficiency
in the diet is a global problem. Plants accumulate Se and thus represent a major source of …

Effects of selenium biofortification on crop nutritional quality

M Malagoli, M Schiavon, S Dall'Acqua… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Selenium (Se) at very low doses has crucial functions in humans and animals. Since plants
represent the main dietary source of this element, Se-containing crops may be used as a …

Agronomic biofortification of significant cereal crops with selenium—A review

L Galić, T Vinković, B Ravnjak, Z Lončarić - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an important micronutrient which is essential for most living organisms and
occurs in both organic and inorganic forms in the water system, soils, biomass, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Improving selenium status in plant nutrition and quality

ML Mora, P Durán, J Acuña, P Cartes… - Journal of soil science …, 2015 - SciELO Chile
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for human health due to its antioxidant
capabilities. The Se content around the world is highly variable from 0.005 mg kg-1 in areas …

Selenium biofortification and interaction with other elements in plants: a review

X Zhou, J Yang, HJ Kronzucker, W Shi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals and its deficiency in the diet
is a global problem. Crop plants are the main source of Se for consumers. Therefore, there is …

Selenium and nano-selenium biofortification for human health: Opportunities and challenges

H El-Ramady, SED Faizy, N Abdalla, H Taha… - Soil Systems, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for the health of humans and lower plants,
but its importance for higher plants is still being investigated. The biological functions of Se …

Selenium biofortification in food crops: Key mechanisms and future perspectives

N Sarwar, M Akhtar, MA Kamran, M Imran… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for animal and humans; however, its essentiality
in plants is yet to be established. Nevertheless, its beneficial role is reported in crop plants …