Enhancing the mineral and vitamin content of wheat and maize through plant breeding   总被引：5，自引：1，他引：5  

J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio  N. Palacios-Rojas  E. Meng  K. Pixley  R. Trethowan  R.J. Pea 《Journal of Cereal Science》2007,46(3):293

More than half of the world's population suffers micronutrient undernourishment. The main sources of vitamins and minerals (iron, zinc, and vitamin A) for low-income rural and urban populations are staple foods of plant origin that often contain low levels or low bioavailability of these micronutrients. Biofortification aims to develop micronutrient-enhanced crop varieties through conventional plant breeding. HarvestPlus, the CGIAR's biofortification initiative, seeks to breed and disseminate crop varieties with enhanced micronutrient content that can improve the nutrition of the “hard to reach” (by fortification or supplementation programmes) rural and urban poor in targeted countries/regions. In attempting to enhance micronutrient levels in maize and wheat through conventional plant breeding, it is important to identify genetic resources with high levels of the targeted micronutrients, to consider the heritability of the targeted traits, to explore the availability of high throughput screening tools and to gain a better understanding of genotype by environment interactions. Biofortified maize and wheat varieties must have the trait combinations which encourage adoption such as high yield potential, disease resistance, and consumer acceptability. When defining breeding strategies and targeting micronutrient levels, researchers need to consider the desired micronutrient increases, food intake and retention and bioavailability as they relate to food processing, anti-nutritional factors and promoters. Finally, ex ante studies are required to quantify the burden of micronutrient deficiency and the potential of biofortification to achieve a significant improvement in human micronutrient status in the deficient target population in order to determine whether a biofortification program is cost-effective.  相似文献   

Sorbent Materials Characterization Based on Mechanical or Thermal Pretreated Montmorillonite Modified by Surfactant Loading for Improved Chromium Retention     

Morantes  César Fernández  Yarza  Florencia  Montes  María L.  Mercader  Roberto C.  Curutchet  Gustavo  Torres Sánchez  Rosa M. 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2020,231(1):1-13

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution - The treatment efficiency of Chlorella sorokiniana and Scenedesmus species, immobilized in sodium alginate, was evaluated for removing nitrate from groundwater....  相似文献   

Wie ist ein aktiver waldbau vereinbar mit der Beachtung der natürlichen Holzartenverbreitung     

a. o. Prof. Dr. L. Tschermak 《European Journal of Forest Research》1930,52(7-8):286-298

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Pedogenic information from fine sand: A study in Mediterranean soils     

Juan M. Martín‐García  Alberto Molinero‐García  Julio Calero  Manuel Snchez‐Maran  María V. Fernndez‐Gonzlez  Rafael Delgado 《European Journal of Soil Science》2020,71(4):580-597

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Jack beans and vetiver grass growth on iron ore tailing sediments from the Doce River dam disaster in Brazil: plant growth regulator effects under different edaphic conditions     

Santana  Pedro Henrique Lopes  Burak  Diego Lang  Thiengo  Cássio Carlette  Peçanha  Anderson Lopes  Neves  Mirna Aparecida  Mendonça  Eduardo de Sá 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2020,20(11):4103-4110

Journal of Soils and Sediments - After the greatest environmental disaster in the history of Brazil and the deposition of the iron ore tailings in alluvial regions, the process of revegetation for...  相似文献   

Sediment load variability in response to climate and land use changes in a Carpathian catchment (Raba River,Poland)     

Szalińska  Ewa  Orlińska-Woźniak  Paulina  Wilk  Paweł 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2020,20(6):2641-2652

Journal of Soils and Sediments - This study analyzes the variability of sediment loads under variant climate change and land use scenarios in a Carpathian catchment with a dam reservoir. The areas...  相似文献   

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Geh. Obersorstrat a. D. Dr. Thaler 《European Journal of Forest Research》1914,36(8-9):434-443

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Assessing seed desiccation responses of native trees in the Caribbean     

Mattana  Efisio  Peguero  Brígido  Di Sacco  Alice  Agramonte  Wilvin  Encarnación Castillo  Wilkin Rafael  Jiménez  Francisco  Clase  Teodoro  Pritchard  Hugh W.  Gómez-Barreiro  Pablo  Castillo-Lorenzo  Elena  Terrero Encarnación  Marianny  Way  Michael J.  García  Ricardo  Ulian  Tiziana 《New Forests》2020,51(4):705-721

New Forests - Native trees from the Caribbean were tested for seed desiccation responses, by adapting the “100-seed test” protocol. Ninety-seven seed lots of 91 species were collected...  相似文献   

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Ana Cristina Silva  Joana Henriques  Eugnio Diogo  Ana Paula Ramos  Helena Bragana 《Forest Pathology》2020,50(1)

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First report on the Dutch elm disease pathogen Ophiostoma novo‐ulmi from Latvia     

Ilze Matisone  Kristne Kenigsvalde  Astra Zauma  Nat&#x;lija Bur&#x;evi a  Ilze &#x;&#x;epste  Roberts Matisons  T&#x;lis Gaitnieks 《Forest Pathology》2020,50(4)

During 2017, Dutch elm disease was investigated on 67 Ulmus glabra and 29 Ulmus laevis samples from 28 sites in Latvia. The presence of Ophiostoma novo‐ulmi was detected in 61.2% of the samples from U. glabra and in 34.5% of the samples from U. laevis. In 11% of cases, hybrids between subsp. novo‐ulmi and subsp. americana were identified, particularly in the sites in the southern part of Latvia. This study presents the first verified record of Ophiostoma novo‐ulmi and its subspecies in Latvia.  相似文献