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Vitamins and Minerals Biofortification of Edible Plants


Vitamins and Minerals Biofortification of Edible Plants


New York Academy of Sciences 1. Aufl.

von: Noureddine Benkeblia

173,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 23.03.2020
ISBN/EAN: 9781119511137
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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<p><b>A Detailed Reference on How Modern Biotechnology is using the Biofortification of Crops to Improve the Vitamin and Mineral Content of Edible Plants</b></p> <p>In this reference, <i>Vitamins and Minerals Bio-Fortification of Edible Plants</i>, authors cover new territory on phytonutrients, focusing on the enhancement and modification of edible crops. This book presents techniques and research findings from modern biotechnology to educate readers on the newest tools and research in the field. Readers will learn how groundbreaking scientific advances have contributed to the nutritional content of edible plants and crops for animals and humans. </p> <p>Inside, readers will find comprehensive information on new concepts of biofortification, including but not limited to:</p> <p>●      Modern biotechnology and its uses for improving the vitamin and mineral content of edible plants</p> <p>●      Potential minerals and vitamins that can be targeted and implemented in agriculture</p> <p>●      Ways of enhancing the nutritional contents of edible plants to address nutritional deficiencies and improve livestock</p> <p>●      Methods of identifying plants that can be used to heal or prevent disease and illness </p> <p>While many books cover the phytonutrients of crops, this reference book reports on methodologies, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. It is one of the first to provide information on using modern biotechnologies to modify crops with the goal of creating health benefits.</p>
<p>List of Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword xi</p> <p>1 Biofortification of Edible Plants: Set the Stage for Better Nutrition 1<br /><i>Noureddine Benkeblia</i></p> <p>2 Food Fortification: What’s in It for the Malnourished World? 27<br /><i>Barbara Poniedziałek, Kinga Perkowska, and Piotr Rzymski</i></p> <p>3 Modern Biotechnologies and Mineral Biofortification of Edible Crops 45<br /><i>Noureddine Benkeblia and Kathleen L. Hefferon</i></p> <p>4 Biotechnologies and Vitamins Biofortification of Edible Crops 71<br /><i>Noureddine Benkeblia and Kathleen L. Hefferon</i></p> <p>5 Carotenoids Biofortification of Sweet Potatoes 87<br /><i>Noureddine Benkeblia, Elisabete M. Pinto, and Marta W. Vasconcelos</i></p> <p>6 Improving Iron Nutrition in Plant Foods: The Role of Legumes and Soil Microbes 103<br /><i>Mariana Roriz, Marta Barros, Paula M. L. Castro, Susana M. P. Carvalho, and Marta W. Vasconcelos</i></p> <p>7 Biofortification of Carotenoids in Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: A Promising Strategy to Target Vitamin A Malnutrition 123<br /><i>Hulikere Jagdish Shwetha, Shivaprasad Shilpa, Bangalore Prabhashankar Arathi, Marisiddaiah Raju, and Rangaswamy Lakshminarayana</i></p> <p>8 Agronomic Biofortification from a Stakeholder’s Viewpoint: Evidence from Studies on Iodine-Enriched Foods in Uganda 163<br /><i>Solomon Olum, Joshua Wesana, Walter Odongo, Joseph Mogendi, Collins Okello, Dominic Webale, Anselimo Makokha, Duncan Ongeng, Xavier Gellynck, and Hans De Steur</i></p> <p>9 Biofortification of Cereals through Foliar Application of Minerals 191<br /><i>Shahid Hussain, Ayta Umar, Mamoona Amir, and Muhammad Aon<br /><br /></i>10 <i>NAS </i>Overexpression and Rice Zinc Biofortification: An Insight, Current Knowledge, and Outlook 223<br /><i>Yuta Kawakami and Navreet K. Bhullar</i></p> <p>Index 235</p>
<p><b>NOUREDDINE BENKEBLIA</b> is a Professor of Crop Science at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, focusing on food-plants biochemistry and physiology. His work is mainly devoted to the metabolome and the metabolism in crops.
<p><b>A DETAILED REFERENCE ON HOW MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY IS USING THE BIOFORTIFICATION OF CROPS TO IMPROVE THE VITAMIN AND MINERAL CONTENT OF EDIBLE PLANTS</b> <p>In this reference, <i>Vitamins and Minerals Biofortification of Edible Plants</i>, authors cover new territory on phytonutrients, focusing on the enhancement and modification of edible crops. This book presents techniques and research findings from modern biotechnology to educate readers on the newest tools and research in the field. Readers will learn how groundbreaking scientific advances have contributed to the nutritional content of edible plants and crops for animals and humans. <p>Inside, readers will find comprehensive information on new concepts of biofortification, including but not limited to: <ul> <li>Modern biotechnology and its uses for improving the vitamin and mineral content of edible plants</li> <li>Potential minerals and vitamins that can be targeted and implemented in agriculture</li> <li>Ways of enhancing the nutritional contents of edible plants to address nutritional deficiencies and improve livestock</li> <li>Methods of identifying plants that can be used to heal or prevent disease and illness</li> </ul> <p>While many books cover the phytonutrients of crops, this reference book reports on methodologies, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. It is one of the first to provide information on using modern biotechnologies to modify crops with the goal of creating health benefits.

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