Exploring phosphorus fertilizers and fertilization strategies for improved human and environmental health
Mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers support high crop yields and contribute to feeding the
teeming global population. However, complex edaphic processes cause P to be …
teeming global population. However, complex edaphic processes cause P to be …
Biofortified crops generated by breeding, agronomy, and transgenic approaches are improving lives of millions of people around the world
Biofortification is an upcoming, promising, cost-effective, and sustainable technique of
delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other …
delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other …
Food security
The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …
Agronomic biofortification of cereals with zinc: a review
Zinc (Zn) still represents an important health problem in developing countries, caused
mainly by inadequate dietary intake. A large consumption of cereal‐based foods with small …
mainly by inadequate dietary intake. A large consumption of cereal‐based foods with small …
The role of nanotechnology in the fortification of plant nutrients and improvement of crop production
Nutrient deficiency in food crops is seriously affecting human health, especially those in the
rural areas, and nanotechnology may become the most sustainable approach to alleviating …
rural areas, and nanotechnology may become the most sustainable approach to alleviating …
[HTML][HTML] The uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by food plants, their effects on plants nutrients, and associated health risk: a review
Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …
Increasing homogeneity in global food supplies and the implications for food security
CK Khoury, AD Bjorkman… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The narrowing of diversity in crop species contributing to the world's food supplies has been
considered a potential threat to food security. However, changes in this diversity have not …
considered a potential threat to food security. However, changes in this diversity have not …
Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi
ObjectiveThe association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural
smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household …
smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household …
The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions
A Herforth, S Ahmed - Food Security, 2015 - Springer
The food environment in markets constrains and signals consumers what to purchase. It
encompasses availability, affordability, convenience, and desirability of various foods. The …
encompasses availability, affordability, convenience, and desirability of various foods. The …
[HTML][HTML] Zinc and its importance for human health: An integrative review
N Roohani, R Hurrell, R Kelishadi… - Journal of research in …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since its first discovery in an Iranian male in 1961, zinc deficiency in humans is now known
to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide. It is more prevalent in areas of high …
to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide. It is more prevalent in areas of high …