Biofortification of soybean (Glycine max L.) with Se and Zn, and enhancing its physiological functions by spiking these elements to soil during flowering phase

Dai, Huiping; Wei, Shuhe; Twardowską, Irena

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139648

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“…In Se or Zn deficient regions, the biofortification of soybean seeds by spiking the soil with deficient elements during the flowering phase may improve the human nutrition value of this crop. Experiments have achieved 25-fold Se and 190-fold Zn increases in soybean seeds (61). Under the acidic (pH 4.6) soil conditions in Brazil, agronomic Znbiofortification (25 mg Zn kg −1 soil) on 29 genotypes of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) was confirmed by increased Zn and soluble storage protein and decreased phytic acid in cowpea grains (62).…”

Section: Biofortification For Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 93%

Soils, Biofortification, and Human Health Under COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

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Soil is an important source of resources required for human health and well-being. Soil is also a major environmental reservoir of pathogenic organisms. This may include viruses like the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which through 2020 and 2021 created dramatic catastrophes worldwide as the causative agent of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). So, soil has both positive and negative impacts on human health. One of the major positive impacts is the transfer of nutrients from soil to plants, and from there to humans through their diet. Biofortification is able to enhance the levels of nutrients essential to human health in the crops we consume and represents a sustainable solution to address malnutrition, which in turn may strengthen the human immune system against COVID-19. This nutrient transfer works better when we have healthy soils. Therefore, soils and biofortification have important roles to play in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. However, several questions still remain, such as what are the expected environmental impacts of COVID-19 on soil? Can SARS-CoV-2 be transmitted through soil, and under what conditions? Which soil processes and properties influence SARS-CoV-2 survival rates and times, as well as transmission? What are the specific links between soil health and COVID-19? What are the projected soil management scenarios in response to COVID-19? Questions such as these deserve more attention as the world seeks to recover from its most recent pandemic.

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Section: Biofortification For Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 93%

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“…Parray et al improved the accumulation of sesame 2S albumin-boosted cysteine and methionine levels in genetically manipulated rice seeds [ 110 ]. Dai et al biofortified soybeans with glycine [ 111 ], Yang et al [ 112 ] reported enhanced free lysine content in rice seeds, Dueñas et al reported increased accumulation of tryptophan transgenic rice seeds [ 113 ] and Tiong et al overexpressed aspartate aminotransferase genes in rice, resulting in induced amino acid content in rice seeds [ 114 ]. Yang et al used a combination of transgenic events to develop two pyramid transgenic lines (High Free Lysine; HFL1 and HFL2) with more than 20-fold higher free lysine levels in rice seeds than in the wild type [ 115 ].…”

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Biofortification as a solution for addressing nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition

Naik,

Kumar,

Rizwanuddin

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“…In different lentil cultivars, soil Zn application accounts for the grain production, plant growth, Zn concentration and bioavailability and reduced phytate concentration [53]. In soybean addition of Se and Zn to soil synergistically enhanced the Se and Zn content in seeds and subsequently improved physiological status [54]. The data on soil application of minerals has been represented in Table 1.…”

Section: Ferti-fortification or Soil-applied Fertilizersmentioning

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Biofortification—A Frontier Novel Approach to Enrich Micronutrients in Field Crops to Encounter the Nutritional Security

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Globally, many developing countries are facing silent epidemics of nutritional deficiencies in human beings and animals. The lack of diversity in diet, i.e., cereal-based crops deficient in mineral nutrients is an additional threat to nutritional quality. The present review accounts for the significance of biofortification as a process to enhance the productivity of crops and also an agricultural solution to address the issues of nutritional security. In this endeavor, different innovative and specific biofortification approaches have been discussed for nutrient enrichment of field crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and fodder crops. The agronomic approach increases the micronutrient density in crops with soil and foliar application of fertilizers including amendments. The biofortification through conventional breeding approach includes the selection of efficient genotypes, practicing crossing of plants with desirable nutritional traits without sacrificing agricultural and economic productivity. However, the transgenic/biotechnological approach involves the synthesis of transgenes for micronutrient re-translocation between tissues to enhance their bioavailability. Soil microorganisms enhance nutrient content in the rhizosphere through diverse mechanisms such as synthesis, mobilization, transformations and siderophore production which accumulate more minerals in plants. Different sources of micronutrients viz. mineral solutions, chelates and nanoparticles play a pivotal role in the process of biofortification as it regulates the absorption rates and mechanisms in plants. Apart from the quality parameters, biofortification also improved the crop yield to alleviate hidden hunger thus proving to be a sustainable and cost-effective approach. Thus, this review article conveys a message for researchers about the adequate potential of biofortification to increase crop productivity and nourish the crop with additional nutrient content to provide food security and nutritional quality to humans and livestock.

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Biofortification of soybean (Glycine max L.) with Se and Zn, and enhancing its physiological functions by spiking these elements to soil during flowering phase

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

Soils, Biofortification, and Human Health Under COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

Soils, Biofortification, and Human Health Under COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

Biofortification as a solution for addressing nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition

Biofortification—A Frontier Novel Approach to Enrich Micronutrients in Field Crops to Encounter the Nutritional Security

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