Nutritionally Enhanced Staple Food Crops

Dwivedi, Sangam L.; Sahrawat, K. L.; Kedar, N.; Blair, Matthew W.; Andersson, Meike S.; Pfeiffer, Wolfgang

doi:10.1002/9781118358566.ch3

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“…Plant breeders screen existing crop varieties and accessions in global germplasm banks, including both adapted and non-adapted material such as landraces and wild relatives. Initial research indicated that selection of lines with diverse vitamin and mineral profiles could be exploited for genetic improvement [3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]. When lines with these traits are identified, they are used in early-stage product development and parent building.…”

Section: Harvestplus Breeding Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under HarvestPlus

Andersson¹,

Saltzman²,

Virk³

et al. 2017

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Section: Harvestplus Breeding Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under HarvestPlus

Andersson¹,

Saltzman²,

Virk³

et al. 2017

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“…Moreover, prevalence of VAD has remained unchanged in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia during the 1991-2013 periods [21]. Recently, different programs such as HarvestPlus (www.harvestplus.org), involving a global alliance of research institutions, initiated the implementation of a fourth strategy (biofortification) to develop micronutrientdense staple crops [19,22,23]. A diet rich in pVAC, in addition to reducing the problems related to VAD would also result in other health benefits, including a reduction of cancer incidence [24,25].…”

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Carotenoids in Cassava Roots

Ceballos¹,

Davrieux²,

Talsma³

et al. 2017

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Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a preventable tragedy that affects millions of people, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these people rely on diets based on cassava as a source of calories. During the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to identify sources of germplasm with high pro-vitamin A carotenoids (pVAC) and then use them to develop cultivars with a nutritional goal of 15 μg g −1 of β-carotene (fresh weight basis) and good agronomic performance. The protocols for sampling roots and quantifying carotenoids have been improved. Recently, NIR predictions began to be used. Retention of carotenoids after different root processing methods has been measured. Bioavailability studies suggest high conversion rates. Genetic modification has also been achieved with mixed results. Carotenogenesis genes have been characterized and their activity in roots measured.

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“…Assessment of genetic variability in existing chickpea gene pool for nutrient and protein content is one of the competent methods to identify potential genotypes for breeding strategy (Dwivedi et al, 2012 Singh and Jambunathan, (1981) …”

Section: Genetic Diversity In Nutritional Profile Of Chickpea-an Impomentioning

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Nutritional Diversity Assessment in Chickpea-A Prospect for Nutrient Deprived World

Kahraman

Pandey

Khan

2017

Harran Tarım Ve Gıda Bilimleri Dergisi

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In developing countries, grain legumes are next to cereals in human food dealing with the hunger and malnutrition. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the nutritious legume crop providing ample amount of proteins, nutrients and vital amino acids to human body. The aim of this mini-review is to provide an overview of the benefits of biofortification of Chickpea crop and nutritional diversity studies on Chickpea conducted so far to strengthen the biofortification process.Key Words: Biofortification, Cicer arietinum (L.), Iron, Mineral micronutrients, Nutrition Nohutta Besinsel Çeşitlilik Değerlendirmesi -Yetersiz Beslenme Sorunu Yaşayan Dünyamız Için Bir Arayış ÖzGelişmekte olan ülkelerde, tane baklagiller açlık ve yetersiz beslenmeyi giderme konusunda tahıllarla yan yana yer almaktadır. Nohut (Cicer arietinum L.) besleyici değeri yüksek bir baklagil bitkisi olup insan vücudu için yeterli miktarda protein, besin elementleri ve temel amino asitleri sağlamaktadır. Bu kısa derlemenin amacı, biyofortifikasyonu güçlendirmek için nohut bitkisinde biyofortifikasyonun yararları ve besinsel çeşitlilik konusunda günümüze kadar yapılan çalışmaları değerlendirmede genel bir bakış açısı sağlamaktır.

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Nutritionally Enhanced Staple Food Crops

Cited by 63 publications

References 479 publications

Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under HarvestPlus

Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under HarvestPlus

Carotenoids in Cassava Roots

Nutritional Diversity Assessment in Chickpea-A Prospect for Nutrient Deprived World

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