Breeding for micronutrients in staple food crops from a human nutrition perspective

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 55; no. 396; pp. 353 - 364
• Main Authors: Welch, Ross M., Graham, Robin D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.02.2004; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Agrarian society; Agricultural intervention; Amino acids; ascorbic acid; beta-carotene; Bioavailability; biofortification; Biological Availability; Breeding; Breeding - methods; childhood; children with disabilities; community health; Crop production; Crop yield; Crops, Agricultural; death; Economic development; farmers; Female; Focus Papers: Genetics of Plant Mineral Nutrition; Food crops; Food, Fortified; food‐based approach; genetics; Genotypes; Grain; Grains; health services; human health; Human nutrition; Humans; Hunger; iron; labor; Male; Malnutrition; methods; Micronutrients; Micronutrients - genetics; minerals; morbidity; mortality; nutrient deficiencies; Nutrition; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; nutritional quality; phytic acid; Plant breeding; plant micronutrients; Plants; Rice; Seeds; soil; Staple foods; sustainability; Sustainable agriculture; trace elements; vitamin A; Vitamins; zinc

Over three billion people are currently micronutrient (i.e. micronutrient elements and vitamins) malnourished, resulting in egregious societal costs including learning disabilities among children, increased morbidity and mortality rates, lower worker productivity, and high healthcare costs, all fact...