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Applying genomic resources to accelerate wheat biofortification.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- A novel, major, and validated QTL for grain zinc concentration independent of yield traits in tetraploid wheat.The plant genome · 2025Article
- Stable pleotropic loci controlling the accumulation of multiple nutritional elements in wheat.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2025Article
- Micronutrient Biofortification in Wheat: QTLs, Candidate Genes and Molecular Mechanism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Macronutrient Mineral Accumulation in Wheat (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Biofortification of Triticum species: a stepping stone to combat malnutrition.BMC plant biology · 2024Review
- Genetic Biofortification of Winter Wheat with Selenium (Se).Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Molecular characterization of stable QTL and putative candidate genes for grain zinc and iron concentrations in two related wheat populations.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2023Article
- Opinion Exploiting genomics to improve the benefits of wheat: Prospects and limitations.Journal of cereal science · 2022Review
- Indian Wheat Genomics Initiative for Harnessing the Potential of Wheat Germplasm Resources for Breeding Disease-Resistant, Nutrient-Dense, and Climate-Resilient Cultivars.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Review
- Improving nutrition through biofortification-A systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Assessment of Biofortification Approaches Used to Improve Micronutrient-Dense Plants That Are a Sustainable Solution to Combat Hidden Hunger.Journal of soil science and plant nutrition · 2022Review
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- Genomic selection can accelerate the biofortification of spring wheat.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2021Article
- Theory into practice: opportunities & applications of quantitative genetics in plants.Heredity · 2020Article
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Abstract
Wheat has low levels of the micronutrients iron and zinc in the grain, which contributes to 2 billion people suffering from micronutrient deficiency globally. While wheat flour is commonly fortified during processing, an attractive and more sustainable solution is biofortification, which could improve micronutrient content in the human diet, without the sustainability issues and costs associated with conventional fortification. Although many studies have used quantitative trait loci mapping and genome-wide association to identify genetic loci to improve micronutrient contents, recent developments in genomics offer an opportunity to accelerate marker discovery and use gene-focussed approaches to engineer improved micronutrient content in wheat. The recent publication of a high-quality wheat genome sequence, alongside gene expression atlases, variation datasets and sequenced mutant populations, provides a foundation to identify genetic loci and genes controlling micronutrient content in wheat. We discuss how novel genomic resources can identify candidate genes for biofortification, integrating knowledge from other cereal crops, and how these genes can be tested using gene editing, transgenic and TILLING approaches. Finally, we highlight key challenges remaining to develop wheat cultivars with high levels of iron and zinc.
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