Mineral Biofortification of Vegetables as a Tool to Improve Human Diet

Foods, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 223 - 223

Published: Jan. 21, 2021

Vegetables represent pillars of good nutrition since they provide important phytochemicals such as fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, well minerals. Biofortification proposes a promising strategy to increase the content specific compounds. As minerals have functionalities in human metabolism, possibility enriching fresh consumed products, many vegetables, adopting agronomic approaches, has been considered. This review discusses most recent findings on biofortification aimed at increasing edible portions minerals, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iodine (I), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and silicon (Si). The focus was thus far, while for other mineral elements, aspects related vegetable typology, genotypes, chemical form, application protocols are far from being defined. Even if fortification is considered an easy apply technique, approach complex considering several interactions occurring crop level, bioavailability different consumer. Considering latter, only few studies examined broad both definition quantification bioavailable fraction element.

Language: Английский

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A comprehensive review on enhancing nutrient use efficiency and productivity of broadacre (arable) crops with the combined utilization of compost and fertilizers

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 317, P. 115395 - 115395

Published: June 6, 2022

Language: Английский

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Foliar nutrition: Potential and challenges under multifaceted agriculture

Environmental and Experimental Botany, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 200, P. 104909 - 104909

Published: May 13, 2022

Language: Английский

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The Efficacy of Micronutrient Fertilizers on the Yield Formulation and Quality of Wheat Grains

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 566 - 566

Published: Feb. 16, 2023

Under the changing climatic conditions, one of most pressing issues in wheat production is improvement yield quality, lack which has a negative impact on animal and human health. More than 25% world’s population are affected by micronutrient deficiencies food products, problem known as hidden hunger. Thus, effective management crucial for improving both quantity quality increasing plant’s ability to tolerate various environmental stresses diseases. In this review, previous works were assessed investigate significance fertilizers their interaction effects grain including high-quality nutritionally rich products. The application micronutrients mixed with macronutrients significantly increases plant growth, physiological traits, components, yield, traits. Among types applications, foliar nutrients very profitable due its efficiency terms economics, ecology, qualitative quantitative yield. short, in-depth studies needed determine best concentrations, forms, times micro-fertilizers field mitigate challenges demand steadily rising world growth reducing rates nutritional deficiency.

Language: Английский

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Biofortification with Zinc and Iron Improves the Grain Quality and Yield of Wheat Crop

International Journal of Plant Production, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 501 - 510

Published: March 17, 2020

Language: Английский

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Agronomic Biofortification with Se, Zn, and Fe: An Effective Strategy to Enhance Crop Nutritional Quality and Stress Defense—A Review

Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 22(1), P. 1129 - 1159

Published: Dec. 3, 2021

Abstract Human micronutrient deficiencies are a widespread problem worldwide and mainly concern people whose diet (mainly of plant origin) consists insufficient amounts critical vitamins minerals. Low levels micronutrients in plants linked to, i.e., their decreasing concentration soils and/or low bioavailability presence abiotic stresses which disturb the proper growth development plants. Agronomic biofortification crops is very promising way to improve edible parts without compromising yield recognized as cheapest strategy alleviate hidden hunger worldwide. The review focused on factors influencing effectiveness biofortified (a type application, form, dose applied microelement, biofertilizers, nanofertilizers). Also, accumulation zinc, selenium, iron crops, effects metabolism, morphological parameters, an impact plants’ defense mechanisms against stress like salt, high/low temperature, heavy metal, drought was discussed. Finally, directions future agronomic studies proposed.

Language: Английский

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Simultaneous Biofortification of Rice With Zinc, Iodine, Iron and Selenium Through Foliar Treatment of a Micronutrient Cocktail in Five Countries

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Nov. 13, 2020

Widespread malnutrition of zinc (Zn), iodine (I), iron (Fe) and selenium (Se), known as hidden hunger, represents a predominant cause several health complications in human populations where rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the major staple food. Therefore, increasing concentrations these micronutrients grain sustainable solution to hunger. This study aimed at enhancing concentration Zn, I, Fe Se grains by agronomic biofortification. We evaluated effects foliar application on yield grown 21 field sites during 2015 2017 Brazil, China, India, Pakistan Thailand. Experimental treatments were: (i) local control (LC); (ii) Zn; (iii) I; (iv) micronutrient cocktail (i.e., Zn + I Se). Foliar-applied or did not affect yield. However, brown increased with all except three sites. On average, from 21.4 mg kg-1 28.1 alone 26.8 solution. Brown showed particular enhancements 11 μg 204 181 cocktail. Grain also responded very positively spray 95 380 kg-1. By contrast, was same only two There no relationship between soil extractable their concentrations. The results demonstrate that irrespective cultivars used diverse conditions existing five rice-producing countries, highly effective Se. Adoption this practice target countries would contribute significantly daily intake alleviation populations.

Language: Английский

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Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification of Brassicaceae Microgreens

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 9(11), P. 677 - 677

Published: Oct. 25, 2019

Insufficient or suboptimal dietary intake of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) represent a latent health issue affecting large proportion the global population, particularly among young children women living in poor regions at high risk malnutrition. Agronomic crop biofortification, which consists increasing accumulation target nutrients edible plant tissues through fertilization other eliciting factors, has been proposed as short-term approach to develop functional staple crops vegetables address micronutrient deficiency. The aim presented study was evaluate potential for biofortification Brassicaceae microgreens Zn Fe enrichment. effect nutrient solutions supplemented with sulfate (Exp-1; 0, 5, 10, 20 mg L−1) (Exp-2; 20, 40 tested on growth, yield, mineral concentration arugula, red cabbage, mustard microgreens. all three species increased according quadratic model. However, significant interactions were observed between level examined, suggesting that response enrichment genotype specific. application 5 10 L−1 resulted an increase compared untreated control ranging from 75% 281%, while enriched shoot 64% arugula up 278% cabbage. In conclusion, grown soilless systems are good targets produce quality biofortified simple manipulation solution composition.

Language: Английский

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Bacteria from native soil in combination with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi augment wheat yield and biofortification

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 150, P. 222 - 233

Published: March 8, 2020

Language: Английский

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

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Dec. 9, 2022

Fortification of food with mineral micronutrients and micronutrient supplementation occupied the center stage during two-year-long Corona Pandemic, highlighting urgent need to focus on micronutrition. Focus has also been intensified biofortification (natural assimilation) into crops using various techniques like agronomic, genetic, or transgenic. Agronomic is a time-tested method found useful in fortification several nutrients crops, yet nutrient use uptake efficiency noted vary due different growing conditions soil type, crop management, fertilizer etc. can be an important tool achieving nutritional security its importance recently increased because climate change related issues, pandemics such as COVID-19. The introduction high specialty fertilizers nano-fertilizers, chelated fertilizers, water-soluble that have better translocation consumable parts plant further improved effectiveness agronomic biofortification. Several new nutripriming, foliar application, soilless activation, mechanized application relevance These technological advances, along realization nutrition reinforced for global security. review highlights advances made field

Language: Английский

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