Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets–iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine

PJ White, MR Broadley - New phytologist, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
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 importance of minerals in human nutrition: Bioavailability, food fortification, processing effects and nanoencapsulation

SMT Gharibzahedi, SM Jafari - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background As minerals have diverse functionalities and potentials in the body's
metabolism and homeostasis, deficiency of these bioactive constituents can result in an …

[BOOK][B] Handbook of plant nutrition

AV Barker, DJ Pilbeam - 2015 - books.google.com
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 role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture

PR Hobbs, K Sayre, R Gupta - … Transactions of the …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The paper focuses on conservation agriculture (CA), defined as minimal soil disturbance (no-
till, NT) and permanent soil cover (mulch) combined with rotations, as a more sustainable …

Biofortification and phytoremediation

FJ Zhao, SP McGrath - Current opinion in plant biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Producing nutritious and safe foods sufficiently and sustainably is the ultimate goal of
modern agriculture. Past efforts have focused on increasing crop yields, but enhancing the …

Critical evaluation of strategies for mineral fortification of staple food crops

S Gómez-Galera, E Rojas, D Sudhakar, C Zhu… - Transgenic …, 2010 - Springer
Staple food crops, in particular cereal grains, are poor sources of key mineral nutrients. As a
result, the world's poorest people, generally those subsisting on a monotonous cereal diet …

Applications of new breeding technologies for potato improvement

A Hameed, SSA Zaidi, S Shakir… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The first decade of genetic engineering primarily focused on quantitative crop improvement.
With the advances in technology, the focus of agricultural biotechnology has shifted toward …

Advances in molecular breeding toward drought and salt tolerant crops

MA Jenks, PM Hasegawa, SM Jain, M Foolad - 2007 - Springer
Despite the intensive management practices available to modern agriculture, drought and
salinity are still major constraints on crop production and food security. Yield losses to …

Cell-Specific Vacuolar Calcium Storage Mediated by CAX1 Regulates Apoplastic Calcium Concentration, Gas Exchange, and Plant Productivity in Arabidopsis

SJ Conn, M Gilliham, A Athman, AW Schreiber… - The Plant …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The physiological role and mechanism of nutrient storage within vacuoles of specific cell
types is poorly understood. Transcript profiles from Arabidopsis thaliana leaf cells differing in …

The language of calcium in postharvest life of fruits, vegetables and flowers

MS Aghdam, MB Hassanpouraghdam, G Paliyath… - Scientia …, 2012 - Elsevier
Calcium (Ca2+) is a secondary messenger that plays pivotal roles in regulating
physiological functions in fruits, vegetables and flowers during postharvest life. In fact, Ca2+ …