HarvestPlus, part of the Consultative Group on Internation Agriculture research (CGIAR) Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) uses conventional plant breeding techniques to develop staple food crops that are rich in micronutrients, a food-based approach to reduce micronutrient malnutrition known as biofortification. The nutritional breeding targets are established based on the ...

Selenium (Se) is an essential nutrient for humans, due to its antioxidant properties, whereas, to date, its essentiality to plants still remains to be demonstrated. Nevertheless, if added to the cultivation substrate, plants growth resulted enhanced. However, the concentration of Se in agricultural soils is very variable, ranging from 0.01 mg kg-1 up to 10 mg kg-1 in seleniferous areas. Therefo...

Zinc (Zn) deficiency caused by inadequate dietary intake is a global nutritional problem, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, zinc biofortification of wheat and other cereal crops is being urgently addressed and highly prioritized as a research topic. A field study was planned to evaluate the influence of zinc application on grain yield, grain zinc content, and grain phytic acid co...

The objective of biofortification is the human consumption high nutritional quality food, rich in micronutrients. Selenium (Se) an essential micronutrient nutrition, and its essentiality has not been evidenced plants. However, application crops subsequent can mitigate deficiency this diet populations. This work analyzes capacity sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) to increase yield, biosynthesis bioactiv...

BACKGROUND The use of conventional breeding techniques and biotechnology to improve the micronutrient quality of staple crops is a new strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. This strategy, referred to as "biofortification," is being developed and implemented through the international alliance of HarvestPlus to improve iron, zinc, and vitamin A status in low-inco...

The development of common bean cultivars with high technological quality that are biofortified with minerals, is required to meet the demand for food with health benefits. The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether common bean genotypes differ in terms of technological and mineral biofortification traits, to study the correlations between these characters, to analyze the genetic diss...

Abstract The objective of this work was to select wheat genotypes aiming increase the essential amino acids in their grains. study carried out 2019 crop year, a randomized complete block design, organized 5x5 factorial arrangement – five environments state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Cachoeira Cruz Alta, Santo Augusto, São Gabriel, and Vacaria), ('BRS Parrudo', 'Marfim', 'Quartzo', 'TBIO Mestre'...