Biofortification through plant breeding is a sustainable approach to improve the nutritional
profile of food crops. The majority of the world's population depends on staple food crops; …

The diets of over two‐thirds of the world's population lack one or more essential mineral
elements. This can be remedied through dietary diversification, mineral supplementation …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

The micronutrients iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) are essential for plants and the
humans and animals that consume plants. Increasing the micronutrient density of staple …

Inadequate nutrient management is one of the major challenges for sustainable soybean
production in semi-arid climatic conditions. Hence, a 3-year (2015–2017) field experiment …

Micronutrients are essential elements needed in small amounts for adequate human
nutrition and include the elements iron and zinc. Both of these minerals are essential to …

Common bean is the most important directly consumed legume, especially in the least
developed countries of Africa (eg, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and …

The world's food demand is increasing rapidly due to fast population growth that has posed
a challenge to meeting the requirements of nutritionally balanced diets. Pulses could play a …

Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), like many legumes, are rich in iron, zinc, and
certain other microelements that are generally found to be in low concentrations in cereals …

Food legumes are at the crossroads of many societal challenges that involve agriculture,
such as climate change and food sustainability and security. In this context, pulses have a …