Biofortification—A frontier novel approach to enrich micronutrients in field crops to encounter the nutritional security

SS Dhaliwal, V Sharma, AK Shukla, V Verma, M Kaur… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, many develo** countries are facing silent epidemics of nutritional deficiencies in
human beings and animals. The lack of diversity in diet, ie, cereal-based crops deficient in …

Agronomic biofortification of food crops: An emerging opportunity for global food and nutritional security

AK Bhardwaj, S Chejara, K Malik, R Kumar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fortification of food with mineral micronutrients and micronutrient supplementation occupied
the center stage during the two-year-long Corona Pandemic, highlighting the urgent need to …

Mechanistic impact of zinc deficiency in human development

A Hussain, W Jiang, X Wang, S Shahid, N Saba… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zinc (Zn) deficiency in humans is an emerging global health issue affecting approximately
two billion people across the globe. The situation prevails due to the intake of Zn deficient …

[HTML][HTML] Biofortification of staple crops to alleviate human malnutrition: contributions and potential in develo** countries

A Kiran, A Wakeel, K Mahmood, R Mubaraka, Hafsa… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Micronutrient malnutrition is a global health challenge affecting almost half of the global
population, causing poor physical and mental development of children and a wide range of …

Iron and zinc micronutrients and soil inoculation of Trichoderma harzianum enhance wheat grain quality and yield

I Ali, A Khan, A Ali, Z Ullah, DQ Dai, N Khan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Malnutrition is mainly caused by iron and zinc micronutrient deficiencies affecting about half
of the world's population across the globe. Biofortification of staple crops is the right …

Potentials, Utilization, and Bioengineering of Plant Growth-Promoting Methylobacterium for Sustainable Agriculture

C Zhang, MY Wang, N Khan, LL Tan, S Yang - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) have great potential to provide economical and
sustainable solutions to current agricultural challenges. The Methylobacteria which are …

Iron biofortification in cereal crops: Recent progress and prospects

U Zulfiqar, A Ayub, S Hussain, M Ahmad… - Food and energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the major causes of human disorders in the develo**
world. Iron (Fe) is an important micronutrient due to its use in human metabolism such as …

The Combined Effects of Gibberellic Acid and Rhizobium on Growth, Yield and Nutritional Status in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

M Rafique, M Naveed, A Mustafa, S Akhtar, M Munawar… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant growth regulators and Rhizobium are actively involved in the regulation of flowering,
pod formation, nodulation, and ultimately the growth and yield of legumes. However, very …

Plant-growth-promoting Bacillus and Paenibacillus species improve the nutritional status of Triticum aestivum L.

A Hussain, M Ahmad, M Nafees, Z Iqbal, M Luqman… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Wheat is one of the best-domesticated cereal crops and one of the vital sources of nutrition
for humans. An investigation was undertaken to reveal the potential of novel bio-inoculants …

Integrated use of plant growth-promoting bacteria and nano-zinc foliar spray is a sustainable approach for wheat biofortification, yield, and zinc use efficiency

A Jalal, CES Oliveira, GC Fernandes… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction and aims The intensive crop** system and imbalance use of chemical
fertilizers to pursue high grain production and feed the fast-growing global population has …