Biofortification has been widely used to increase mineral nutrients in staple foods, such as wheat (Triticum aestivum). In this study, a new approach by analyzing the effect of inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR), namely, Bacillus aryabhattai RSO25 and addition 1% (v/v) organometallic Fe-containing polymeric nanoparticles (FeNPs) alone combination. Previously, minimal ...

Biofortification is a new agricultural intervention to alleviate hidden hunger in China and even the world. Exploring impact of farmers′ adoption biofortification on return investment (ROI), which calculated from production net income profitability, can provide empirical support for development sustainable agriculture. This paper examines ROI using cross-sectional data survey farmers China. An ...

In the modern world, the grain mineral concentration (GMC) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) not only includes important micronutrient elements such as iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), but it also includes toxic heavy metal elements, especially cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb). To date, the genetic mechanisms underlying the regulation of GMC, especially the genetic background and G × E effects of GMC, remain largely...

Iron deficiency affects thousands of people worldwide. Biofortification of staple food crops aims to support the reduction of this deficiency. This study evaluates the effect of combinations of common beans and rice, targets for biofortification, with high carotenoid content crops on the iron bioavailability, protein gene expression, and antioxidant effect. Iron bioavailability was measured by ...

Vitamin A deficiency is a global health problem and can be effectively alleviated through crop biofortification. Quantification of carotenoids using highperformance liquid chromatography is expensive and time-consuming, thereby posing a challenge in the selection of genotypes with high provitamin A. Favourable alleles possessing rare genetic variation in lycopene-ε-cyclase (lcyE) and β-carotene...

Biofortification is a strategy for combating iron deficiency that involves the selectivebreeding of food crops to increase total bioavailable iron. Evidence showing ferritin as agood source of bioavailable iron has created interest for enhancing ferritin content in seeds.However, the successful implementation of ferritin biofortification requires a method torapidly measure ferri...

Biofortification of commonly eaten staple food crops with essential mineral micronutrients is a potential sustainable solution to global micronutrient malnutrition. Because phytic acid (PA; 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis myo-inositol) reduces mineral micronutrient bioavailability, reduction of PA levels could increase the bioavailability of biofortified iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (M...

This is the third and last part of special issue on Mineral Biofortification Metal/Metalloid Accumulation in Food Crops. A brief description research articles included this provided.

Folate (vitamin B9) deficiency causes several health problems globally. However, folate biofortification of major staple crops is one alternative that can be used to improve vitamin intakes in populations at risk. We increased the folate levels in common bean by engineering the pteridine branch required for their biosynthesis. GTP cyclohydrolase I from Arabidopsis (AtGchI) was stably introduced...