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#India: Agronomic #biofortification of soybeans thru zinc #fertilization can help achieve higher #yields and #nutrition quality, thus offering a promising solution to #malnutrition in the North-Eastern Himalayas where #soybeans are widely consumed: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #fertilizer

Zinc-based agronomic bio-forti...

#Biofortification involves increasing key nutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A…) in staple crops. It is a long-term solution for better #nutrition & a cost-effective way to address #malnutrition, esp. in poorer countries where access to diverse & nutrient-rich diets is limited: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

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(2/2) Such #biofortification offers a valuable strategy to combat Se deficiency. Better #fertilization practices and more suitable genotypes can boost crop #yields and #nutrition quality, supporting public #health thru more nutrient-rich staple foods: doi.org/10.1016/j.jf...

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Ooops. Biofortified crops aren't doing nearly as well in Uganda as had been claimed.

https://iaes.cgiar.org/spia/news/biofortified-crops-and-costly-monitoring-drift-uganda

#agriculture #biofortification

A rigorous impact study has shown that orange-fleshed sweet potato can lead to impressive gains in child growth outcomes. Imagine the aggregate gains in health that could have been achieved if millions of households had actually been reached or the benefits that might have been unlocked had the drop in reach been detected early and prompted course correction. When monitoring systems lose touch with on-ground realities, we risk becoming locked into path-dependent decisions that delay learning, derail funding, and undermine the potential benefits these innovations are designed to deliver.

New issue! Featuring reviews on #SynBio #biofortification and transcription factor engineering to improve #yield, plus research articles spanning #PlantScience. Free to read for a limited time! 🔓 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17447909/2025/67/8

August cover of JIPB, featuring an artist's image of figures coming out of a Trojan horse, while other figures in the distance prepare to attack. The image demonstrates that the rice phytocytokine IMMUNE RESPONSE PEPTIDE 1 (IRP1) and its derived peptides resemble hidden soldiers, hiding in ambush inside pest frass (the “Trojan Horse”) during pest feeding, and finally activating rice plant defenses.

Selenium #biofortification of crops can help address #selenium deficiencies and enhance #agriculture productivity & human #health. Biofortifying crops improves their resilience to abiotic & biotic stresses and boosts their #nutrition value, which protects against diseases: doi.org/10.1002/jsfa...

Selenium biofortification: int...

Malnutrition : utiliser les déchets organiques pour lutter contre la « faim cachée » https://theconversation.com/malnutrition-utiliser-les-dechets-organiques-pour-lutter-contre-la-faim-cachee-258417 #micronutriments #carencealimentaire #biofortification #fertilitédessols #déchetsorganiques #fertilisation #carence #fertilité_des_sols #agriculture #agroécologie #qualiténutritionnelle #biodiversité #faim #alimentation #faimcachée #malnutrition #déchets_organiques #dénutrition #qualité_nutritionnel

#Biofortification of staple crops is a promising, #sustainable strategy to combat #micronutrients deficiencies including #iron. Processing may be an effective strategy to reduce antinutritional factors and increase the content of some minerals: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #minerals #nutrition

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#Biofortification is more than a technical fix it is a paradigm shift in how we conceptualize #foodsystems. By merging agricultural #innovation with public #health imperatives, it addresses the root causes of malnutrition: doi.org/10.1007/s423... #nutrition #malnutrition #plantbreeding

Bridging nutritional and susta...

#Pakistan: Widespread cultivation of biofortified zinc #wheat mobilized considerable #investment in the #agriculture sector. The drought-tolerant, #biofortified wheat also helped avert a major #foodsecurity crisis: www.harvestplus.org/biofortified... #plantbreeding #biofortification #nutrition #zinc

Biofortified Zinc Wheat Mobili...

(2/2) Yet, rural populations remain vulnerable to #vitaminA deficiency, and #GoldenRice can help achieve adequate intakes: doi.org/10.12688/ver... #GMO #plantbreeding #biofortification #nutrition #health #regulation

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Synthetic biology-based #biofortification of crop plants may be the key to addressing hidden #hunger caused by chronic #micronutrient deficiencies, which affect billions of people. Learn more in this #OpenAccess mini-review!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13934
#PlantScience #SynBio 🔓 #botany

Plant synthetic biology-based strategies for biofortification: (A) Overview of the vitamin B1 de novo biosynthesis pathway in plants. (B) The strategy of overexpression of endogenous biosynthetic genes. (C) The strategy of introduction of heterologous biosynthetic pathways. (D) The strategy of expression of nutrient-specific transporters. (E) The “suicide” catalytic mechanism of THI1 in higher plants and other eukaryotes, in which its cysteine residue is irreversibly consumed, resulting in enzyme inactivation after a single turnover. (F) The strategy of optimization of transcriptional regulation via transcription factor or promoter engineering. (G) The strategy of protein (directed) evolution.

Micronutrient #malnutrition affects billions globally. #Biofortification of staple crops can help. 25% of Colombians have inadequate #zinc intake. In a study in Cartagena, zinc-biofortified rice was priced like premium-quality #rice & 19% more vs standard-quality rice… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Micronutrient #malnutrition remains a critical challenge in the Global South. #Biofortification thru agronomic practices, traditional #plantbreeding & genetic engineering can enhance the #nutrition of staple crops by increasing levels of key micronutrients: doi.org/10.1007/s441... #fertilizer #GMO

Biofortification as a sustaina...

Staple crops lack sufficient #micronutrients for good health. #Biofortification is a sustainable, cost-effective solution to improve #nutrition & #foodsecurity, esp. in regions with limited access to diverse foods, as it can significantly enhance daily micronutrient intake: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

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The #nutrition quality of rice—a staple for half the global population—is crucial. Iron deficiency #anemia affects billions, esp. in rice-consuming regions. #Biofortification offers a sustainable solution… (1/2) doi.org/10.5010/JPB.... #foodsecurity #health

CRISPR-enhanced iron accumulat...

Foliar application of #zinc & iron can enhance growth, #yields & #nutrition content of #mungbeans. This can help lower #malnutrition in those developing economies where mungbean is a major crop: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #biofortification #fertilizer

Enhancing zinc and iron biofor...

(2/2) Given deregulatory status by USDA & #foodsafety notification by FDA, they could commercialize the tomatoes in the #USA, but (being #GMO) the tomatoes are not yet available in Europe, despite original funding from the European Commission: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c00692 #biofortification #nutrition

Low levels of minerals in #wheat is a key cause of micronutrient #malnutrition. Genetic #biofortification alone may not achieve target levels to solve hidden #hunger, but combining #fertilizer approaches with #plantbreeding maximizes accumulation of #micronutrients in crops: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1455901

#Biofortification of staple crops can reliably alleviate #vitaminA deficiency. Carotene-rich #cassava in children's #diets improved their #retinol levels, but #plantbreeding programs in #Africa require better infrastructure & human capacity to optimize efforts: https://doi.org/10.1155/aia/9937876 #nutrition

#biofortification

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