ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2018
Biofortified Crops Generated by Breeding, Agronomy, and Transgenic Approaches Are Improving Lives of Millions of People around the World.
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156 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 681 citations in OpenAlex.
- Agronomic biofortification of food crops: An emerging opportunity for global food and nutritional security.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Pooled it
- Biofortified Yellow-Fleshed Potatoes Provide More Absorbable Zinc than a Commonly Consumed Variety: A Randomized Trial Using Stable Isotopes in Women in the Peruvian Highlands.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Maize Biofortification Approaches for Fighting Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Wheat Biofortification for Enhancing Iron, Zinc, and Protein: The Role of Mutation Breeding.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Consumption of Zinc Biofortified Rice Diet Improved Mineral Availability: An Approach to Address Micronutrient Malnutrition.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Combined Biofortification of Durum Wheat with Zinc and Selenium: Effects on Semolina and Pasta Nutrient Accumulation and Yield.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Induced Mutagenesis Improves Grain Protein and Micronutrient (Fe and Zn) Content in Spring Wheat (Biology · 2026Article
- Introgression of barley chromosome arms 4H and 6H into wheat via Robertsonian translocations: GBS-assisted structural analysis and impact on grain nutrient composition.Plant molecular biology · 2026Article
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- Reframing fruit biofortification for sustainable micronutrient security: from crop innovation to nutritional impact.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
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- Genotype × environment interaction and stability of grain micronutrients in wheat under organic and conventional systems: AMMI and GGE analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Biofortification as a sustainable strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Review
- The Use of Metabolic Inducers in Wheat to Increase the Nutritional and Functional Value of Grain.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Durum Wheat Kernel: Influence of the Genotype and Environment on the Mineral Profile of Grains and Ashes.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Interplay between irrigation and genotype determines biofortification and flavonoid enrichment in wheat and triticale leaves.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Toward Nutrient-Rich Rice: Biofortification through Mineral Accumulation and Low Phytic Acid Content.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2025Article
- Plant-derived vesicle-like nanoparticles in food crops: emerging insights into nutritional biofortification and biomedical applications.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Review
- Agronomic Biofortification of Plants with Iodine and Selenium: A Potential Solution for Iodine and Selenium Deficiencies.Biological trace element research · 2025Review
- Evaluating logistic regression and geographically weighted logistic regression models for predicting orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption intention in Benin.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Biofortification is an upcoming, promising, cost-effective, and sustainable technique of delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other micronutrient interventions. Unfortunately, major food crops are poor sources of micronutrients required for normal human growth. The manuscript deals in all aspects of crop biofortification which includes-breeding, agronomy, and genetic modification. It tries to summarize all the biofortification research that has been conducted on different crops. Success stories of biofortification include lysine and tryptophan rich quality protein maize (World food prize 2000), Vitamin A rich orange sweet potato (World food prize 2016); generated by crop breeding, oleic acid, and stearidonic acid soybean enrichment; through genetic transformation and selenium, iodine, and zinc supplementation. The biofortified food crops, especially cereals, legumes, vegetables, and fruits, are providing sufficient levels of micronutrients to targeted populations. Although a greater emphasis is being laid on transgenic research, the success rate and acceptability of breeding is much higher. Besides the challenges biofortified crops hold a bright future to address the malnutrition challenge.
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