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Biofortification: Progress toward a more nourishing future
Amy Saltzman,Ekin Birol,Howarth E. Bouis,Erick Boy,Fabiana F. De Moura,Yassir Islam,Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer +6 more
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The results of efficacy and effectiveness studies, as well as recent successes in delivery, provide evidence that biofortification is a promising strategy for combating hidden hunger.About:
This article is published in Global Food Security.The article was published on 2013-03-01. It has received 332 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biofortification.read more
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Sulfate Fertilization Preserves Tomato Fruit Nutritional Quality
TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated the effect of low and high nitrogen and sulfur treatments on tomato growth and yield, and found no harmful effect on plant growth and high yield under both low (4 mM) and high (11 mM) nitrogen.
An assessment of the vitamin A maize seed delivery efforts to date: Agro-dealer sales and farmer production in Zambia
TL;DR: An assessment of the vitamin A maize seed delivery efforts to date: Agrodealer sales and farmer production in Zambia as discussed by the authors, is presented in this paper, where the authors focus on the delivery of maize seed.
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Heavy Metal Transporters, Phytoremediation Potential, and Biofortification
TL;DR: In this paper , the importance and the functions of the metal transport protein classes like CDF family, NRAMPs, ZIP family, ABC transporters, and CAX family are discussed.
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Biofortification Techniques to Improve Food Security
TL;DR: Biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, is a cost-effective, feasible means of delivering micronutrients to populations who may have limited access to diverse diets, supplements, or commercially fortified foods as mentioned in this paper .
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History, production, current trends, and future prospects
TL;DR: Potato is grown in more than 150 countries all around the world, and total production reached up to 359.1 million tons as mentioned in this paper , and it has high nutrient quality that its tuber contains carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, and essential amino acids.
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Biofortification: A New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition
TL;DR: Objective HarvestPlus seeks to develop and distribute varieties of food staples that are high in iron, zinc, and provitamin A through an interdisciplinary, global alliance of scientific institutions and implementing agencies in developing and developed countries.
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Biofortification of Staple Food Crops
TL;DR: Scientific evidence shows biofortification as being important in the armamentarium for controlling micronutrient deficiencies and the challenge is to get producers and consumers to accept biofortified crops and increase their intake of the target nutrients.
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HarvestPlus: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition
TL;DR: For biofortification to succeed, product profiles developed by plant breeders must be driven by nutrition research and impact objectives and that nutrition research must understand that the probability of success for biofortified crops increases substantially when product concepts consider farmer adoption and, hence, agronomic superiority.
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A Food-Based Approach Introducing Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Increased Vitamin A Intake and Serum Retinol Concentrations in Young Children in Rural Mozambique
TL;DR: Integrated promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato can complement other approaches and contribute to increases in vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations in young children in rural Mozambique and similar areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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β-Carotene–rich orange-fleshed sweet potato improves the vitamin A status of primary school children assessed with the modified-relative-dose-response test
Paul J van Jaarsveld,Mieke Faber,Sherry A. Tanumihardjo,P Nestel,Carl Lombard,Ambrose J Spinnler Benadé +5 more
TL;DR: Consumption of OFSP improves vitamin A status and can play a significant role in developing countries as a viable long-term food-based strategy for controlling vitamin A deficiency in children.
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