Biofortification is the practice of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value. This can be done either through conventional selective breeding...
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Zinc deficiency (section Biofortification)
interventional strategies can be used: Adding zinc to soil, called agronomic biofortification, which both increases crop yields and provides more dietary zinc. Adding...
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was awarded the World Food Prize in 2016 for his pioneering work on biofortification. Bouis was born in 1950 in Berkeley, California. He received his BA...
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nanoparticles. This innovative cost-effective and user-friendly method of biofortification has proven to increase grain iron deposition upon harvesting. Hence...
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was one of four recipients of the World Food Prize for his work on biofortification of crops, specifically the development of the orange-fleshed sweet...
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Broadley, Martin R.; Pobliaciones, Maria J. (2020). "Soil and foliar zinc biofortification of broccolini: effects on plant growth and mineral accumulation". Crop...
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faster results and provide greater quantities of food. Transgenic biofortification in cereals has been considered as a promising method to combat malnutrition...
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Vanderschuren, H.; Zhang, P. (2011). "The BioCassava Plus Program: Biofortification of Cassava for Sub-Saharan Africa". Annual Review of Plant Biology...
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breeding (i.e., it is not genetically modified) and an example of biofortification. QPM was developed by Surinder Vasal and Evangelina Villegas at the...
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E.; Boy, E.; De Moura, F.F.; Islam, Y.; Pfeiffer, W. H. (2013). "Biofortification: progress toward a more nourishing future". Global Food Security. 2...
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importance of thiamine (vitamin B1) in plant health: From crop yield to biofortification". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295 (34): 12002–13. doi:10.1074/jbc...
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phytate-laden food staples. Crop breeding to increase mineral density (biofortification) or reducing phytate content are under preliminary research. Recently...
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and industrial fortification (wheat flour, corn meal, cooking oils) Biofortification (breeding crops to increase their nutritional value, which can include...
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Serio, Francesco; Santamaria, Pietro (2018). "Preliminary Evidences of Biofortification with Iodine of "Carota di Polignano", An Italian Carrot Landrace"....
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in agricultural research, particularly in the context of biofortification. Biofortification refers to the process of increasing the nutrient content of...
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Transfer to Farmers for Convincing Politicians for Organic Rice and Biofortification of Zinc and Iron through it. International Conference on Scientific...
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system research, fortification, small and medium enterprise assistance, biofortification of crops, and reducing post-harvest losses. GAIN has headquarters in...
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December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021. "World Food Prize puts focus on biofortification". MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. 29 July 2016. Archived from the...
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Other possible solutions are the industrial enrichment of food or biofortification of feedplants (e.g. vitamin A rich sweet potatoes). In the case of...
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traits particularly crucial for Africa like drought resistance and biofortification. In 2010, after nine years of talks, the Common Market for Eastern...
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Prasad, Rajendra; Shivay, Yashbir S.; Kumar, Dinesh (2014). Agronomic Biofortification of Cereal Grains with Iron and Zinc. Advances in Agronomy. Vol. 125...
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2010. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1458. "Micronutrient Fortification and Biofortification Challenge | Copenhagen Consensus Center". www.copenhagenconsensus.com...
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Agricultural Research, on nutritional focuses such as beta-glucan and iron biofortification. Though research outcomes are focused on wheat and barley for Australian...
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Bacillus aryabhattai strains for improved growth, mobilization and biofortification of zinc in soybean and wheat cultivated in Vertisols of central India"...
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Fauquet C, Fellman J, et al. (2011). "The BioCassava plus program: biofortification of cassava for sub-Saharan Africa". Annual Review of Plant Biology...
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