Biofortification is a feasible and cost-effective means of delivering micronutrients to
populations that may have limited access to diverse diets and other micronutrient …

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 …

Malnutrition due to micronutrients and protein deficiency is recognized among the major
global health issues. Genetic biofortification of wheat is a cost-effective and sustainable …

The societal cost of micronutrient deficiency (MND) or the “hidden hunger” is in millions of
dollars/year, reducing the GDP of some countries by as much as 11%. Zn is an important …

Biofortification is a long-term strategy of delivering more iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) to those most
in need. Plant breeding programs within the CGIAR and NARS have made major advances …

Contemporary soil, agronomic, and environmental investigations require high quality data
for the development of sound management decisions. For years, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) …

Over the past 15 years, biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, has
gained ample recognition as a cost-effective, complementary, feasible means of delivering …

Soil cation exchange capacity (CEC) is an important measure of soil fertility, owing to the
large number of plant essential nutrients which are taken up by plants as cations. However …

Wheat is an important staple that acts as a primary source of dietary energy, protein, and
essential micronutrients such as iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) for the world's population …

Durum wheat accounts for more than 50% of the total wheat-growing area in the
Mediterranean region, where is used for the preparation of diverse food products, including …