Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review

Undernourishment of nutrients, also known as hidden hunger, affects over 2 billion populace globally. Even though stunting among children below five years of age has decreased in India in the last ten years, India is home to roughly thirty percent of the world's population of stunted pre-schoolers....

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Main Authors: Kamble, Umesh, Mishra, Chandra Nath, Govindan, Velu, Sharma, Amit Kumar, Pawar, Sushma, Kumar, Satish, Krishnappa, Gopalareddy, Om Prakash Gupta, Singh, Gyanendra Pratap
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127588
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author Kamble, Umesh
Mishra, Chandra Nath
Govindan, Velu
Sharma, Amit Kumar
Pawar, Sushma
Kumar, Satish
Krishnappa, Gopalareddy
Om Prakash Gupta
Singh, Gyanendra Pratap
author_browse Govindan, Velu
Kamble, Umesh
Krishnappa, Gopalareddy
Kumar, Satish
Mishra, Chandra Nath
Om Prakash Gupta
Pawar, Sushma
Sharma, Amit Kumar
Singh, Gyanendra Pratap
author_facet Kamble, Umesh
Mishra, Chandra Nath
Govindan, Velu
Sharma, Amit Kumar
Pawar, Sushma
Kumar, Satish
Krishnappa, Gopalareddy
Om Prakash Gupta
Singh, Gyanendra Pratap
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description Undernourishment of nutrients, also known as hidden hunger, affects over 2 billion populace globally. Even though stunting among children below five years of age has decreased in India in the last ten years, India is home to roughly thirty percent of the world's population of stunted pre-schoolers. A significant improvement has been witnessed in the targeted development and deployment of biofortified crops; approximately 20 million farm households from developing counties benefit from cultivating and consuming biofortified crops. There is ample scope for including biofortified varieties in the seed chain, ensuring nutritional security. Wheat is a dietary staple in India, typically consumed as wholemeal flour in the form of flatbreads such as chapatti and roti. Wheat contributes to nearly one fifth of global energy requirements and can also provide better amounts of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn). As a result, biofortified wheat can serve as a medium for delivery of essential micronutrients such as Fe and Zn to end users. This review discusses wheat biofortification components such as Fe and Zn dynamics, its uptake and movement in plants, the genetics of their buildup, and the inclusion of biofortified wheat varieties in the seed multiplication chain concerning India.
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spelling CGSpace1275882025-12-08T10:29:22Z Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review Kamble, Umesh Mishra, Chandra Nath Govindan, Velu Sharma, Amit Kumar Pawar, Sushma Kumar, Satish Krishnappa, Gopalareddy Om Prakash Gupta Singh, Gyanendra Pratap biofortification food security quantitative trait loci seed systems Undernourishment of nutrients, also known as hidden hunger, affects over 2 billion populace globally. Even though stunting among children below five years of age has decreased in India in the last ten years, India is home to roughly thirty percent of the world's population of stunted pre-schoolers. A significant improvement has been witnessed in the targeted development and deployment of biofortified crops; approximately 20 million farm households from developing counties benefit from cultivating and consuming biofortified crops. There is ample scope for including biofortified varieties in the seed chain, ensuring nutritional security. Wheat is a dietary staple in India, typically consumed as wholemeal flour in the form of flatbreads such as chapatti and roti. Wheat contributes to nearly one fifth of global energy requirements and can also provide better amounts of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn). As a result, biofortified wheat can serve as a medium for delivery of essential micronutrients such as Fe and Zn to end users. This review discusses wheat biofortification components such as Fe and Zn dynamics, its uptake and movement in plants, the genetics of their buildup, and the inclusion of biofortified wheat varieties in the seed multiplication chain concerning India. 2022-12-06 2023-01-19T16:59:39Z 2023-01-19T16:59:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127588 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Kamble, U., Mishra, C. N., Govindan, V., Sharma, A. K., Pawar, S., Kumar, S., Krishnappa, G., Gupta, O. P., Singh, G. P., & Singh, G. (2022). Ensuring Nutritional Security in India through Wheat Biofortification: A Review. Genes, 13(12), 2298. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13122298
spellingShingle biofortification
food security
quantitative trait loci
seed systems
Kamble, Umesh
Mishra, Chandra Nath
Govindan, Velu
Sharma, Amit Kumar
Pawar, Sushma
Kumar, Satish
Krishnappa, Gopalareddy
Om Prakash Gupta
Singh, Gyanendra Pratap
Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review
title Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review
title_full Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review
title_fullStr Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review
title_full_unstemmed Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review
title_short Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review
title_sort ensuring nutritional security in india through wheat biofortification a review
topic biofortification
food security
quantitative trait loci
seed systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127588
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