Biofortification: Concept and Methodologies

In life, a well-balanced diet is of utmost importance. A well-balanced diet can provide essential nutrients for good human health, including a wide array of micronutrients. Most of the global population relies on staple crops like rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, millets, and root and tuber crops for nu...

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Autores principales: Baum, Michael, Tiwari, Vandita, Meenu, Maninder, Khandare, Kiran, Sheoron, Bhawna, Kaur, Satveer, Yadav, Mona
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Publicado: CRC Press 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162954
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author Baum, Michael
Tiwari, Vandita
Meenu, Maninder
Khandare, Kiran
Sheoron, Bhawna
Kaur, Satveer
Yadav, Mona
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Meenu, Maninder
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description In life, a well-balanced diet is of utmost importance. A well-balanced diet can provide essential nutrients for good human health, including a wide array of micronutrients. Most of the global population relies on staple crops like rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, millets, and root and tuber crops for nutrition. Due to an insufficient supply of proteins, vitamins, and minerals from the available food sources, one-half of the world’s population is suffering from malnutrition. Traditionally, nutrient shortages were addressed via supplementation and fortification. Contemporary times necessitate novel strategies to reach underserved rural communities, effectively managing the hurdles of micronutrient malnutrition. The alternative solution, namely, biofortification, is serving to meet nutritional needs. Biofortified crops have a higher content of targeted nutrients in the edible part of plants. This chapter explores the significance and fundamental principles of biofortification and highlights agronomic, plant breeding, and transgenic-based approaches used for this purpose. Moreover, we delve into the challenges linked with biofortification.
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spelling CGSpace1629542026-01-14T04:34:45Z Biofortification: Concept and Methodologies Baum, Michael Tiwari, Vandita Meenu, Maninder Khandare, Kiran Sheoron, Bhawna Kaur, Satveer Yadav, Mona bioscience environment & agriculture food science & technology health and social care In life, a well-balanced diet is of utmost importance. A well-balanced diet can provide essential nutrients for good human health, including a wide array of micronutrients. Most of the global population relies on staple crops like rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, millets, and root and tuber crops for nutrition. Due to an insufficient supply of proteins, vitamins, and minerals from the available food sources, one-half of the world’s population is suffering from malnutrition. Traditionally, nutrient shortages were addressed via supplementation and fortification. Contemporary times necessitate novel strategies to reach underserved rural communities, effectively managing the hurdles of micronutrient malnutrition. The alternative solution, namely, biofortification, is serving to meet nutritional needs. Biofortified crops have a higher content of targeted nutrients in the edible part of plants. This chapter explores the significance and fundamental principles of biofortification and highlights agronomic, plant breeding, and transgenic-based approaches used for this purpose. Moreover, we delve into the challenges linked with biofortification. 2024-11-07 2024-12-02T20:05:14Z 2024-12-02T20:05:14Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162954 en Limited Access CRC Press Michael Baum, Vandita Tiwari, Maninder Meenu, Kiran Khandare, Bhawna Sheoron, Satveer Kaur, Mona Yadav. (7/11/2024). Biofortification: Concept and Methodologies, in "Biofortification for Nutrient-Rich Crops". United States of America: CRC Press.
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Kaur, Satveer
Yadav, Mona
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food science & technology
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