Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

NA Eckardt, EA Ainsworth, RN Bahuguna… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

Biofortification to avoid malnutrition in humans in a changing climate: Enhancing micronutrient bioavailability in seed, tuber, and storage roots

SL Dwivedi, AL Garcia-Oliveira, M Govindaraj… - Frontiers in plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Malnutrition results in enormous socio-economic costs to the individual, their community,
and the nation's economy. The evidence suggests an overall negative impact of climate …

Tracing the element: The molecular bases of molybdenum homeostasis in legumes

SA Bursakov, PY Kroupin, GI Karlov, MG Divashuk - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The optimization of all constituent conditions to obtain high and even maximum yields is a
recent trend in agriculture. Legumes play a special role in this process, as they have unique …

SSR and GBS based GWAS study for identification of QTLs associated with nutritional elemental in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

S Rasool, R Mahajan, M Nazir, KA Bhat, AB Shikari… - Scientia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Common bean is one of the important staple food legumes, and is a potential source of
minerals with high content of P, K, B and S and is being targeted for nutritional improvement …

Genome-wide association and genomic prediction for iron and zinc concentration and iron bioavailability in a collection of yellow dry beans

P Izquierdo, R Sadohara, J Wiesinger, R Glahn… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Dry bean is a nutrient-dense food targeted in biofortification programs to increase seed iron
and zinc levels. The underlying assumption of breeding for higher mineral content is that …

Wild relatives and new breeding techniques sustain Fe and Zn biofortified crop farming systems under climate change and emergencies

C Xu, L Wang, J Yin, L Qi, Y Feng, Y Ji, Y Li… - Cogent Food & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There are about two billion people suffered malnourished because of the failing global food
system, historical emphasis on crop yield, notably lacking in Fe and Zn. Breeding biofortified …

Unveiling Genetic Basis Associated With Manganese Content in Turkish Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Germplasm Through a Genome‐Wide Association …

MT Altaf, MA Nadeem, S Ayten, E Aksoy… - Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micronutrient deficiencies, such as manganese (Mn), pose significant global health risks,
affecting millions of people worldwide and leading to serious health conditions. Biofortifying …

Genetic diversity of grain legumes for food and nutritional security

P Sharma, A Tailor, A Joshi, TK Bhoi - Sustainable Utilization and …, 2024 - Springer
The biodiversity of grain legumes has a great important role in food and nutritional security
worldwide. Grain legumes are a vital component of the human diet and also increased in …

Advances in Genetic Mapping of Loci Governing Disease Resistance in Plants

S Purkaystha, P Das, K Rashmi, S Rout… - … Advances for Disease …, 2024 - Springer
The development of diseases leads to a negative impact on overall yields affecting food
security worldwide. Breeding for disease resistance plants is a highly strategic, effectual …

On the Road to a Sustainable and Climate-Smart Future: Recent Advancements in Genetics and Genomics of Pulse Crops in the Hills

M Jamir, S Theunuo, H Verma, R Chandora - Genetics and Genomics of …, 2024 - Springer
In a world grappling with the persistent threats of food insecurity and malnutrition, the urgent
need to diversify food sources has never been more evident. This pressing concern is …