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 …

Biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, provides a sustainable,
long-term strategy for delivering micronutrients to rural populations in develo** countries …

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 …

The maize plant (Zea mays), characterized by an erect green stalk, is one of the 3 great
grain crops of the world. Its kernels, like other seeds, are storage organs that contain …

Humans require more than 22 mineral elements, which can all be supplied by an
appropriate diet. However, the diets of populations subsisting on cereals, or inhabiting …

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 …

Micronutrient malnutrition, the so‐called hidden hunger, affects more than one‐half of the
world's population, especially women and preschool children in develo** countries …

Plants and humans cannot easily acquire iron from their nutrient sources although it is
abundant in nature. Thus, iron deficiency is one of the major limiting factors affecting crop …

Macro and micronutrient deficiencies pose serious health challenges globally, with the
largest impact in develo** regions such as subSaharan Africa (SSA), Latin America and …

Key message Genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 923 maize lines and validation in
bi-parental populations identified significant genomic regions for kernel-Zinc and-Iron in …