Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate Resilience
While nearly one in nine people in the world deals with hunger, one in eight has obesity, and all face the threat of climate change. The production of rice, an important cereal crop and staple food for most of the world’s population, faces challenges due to climate change, the increasing global popu...
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| description | While nearly one in nine people in the world deals with hunger, one in eight has obesity, and all face the threat of climate change. The production of rice, an important cereal crop and staple food for most of the world’s population, faces challenges due to climate change, the increasing global population, and the simultaneous prevalence of hunger and obesity worldwide. These issues could be addressed at least in part by genetically modified rice. Genetic engineering has greatly developed over the century. Genetically modified rice has been approved by the ISAAA’s GM approval database as safe for human consumption. The aim behind the development of this rice is to improve the crop yield, nutritional value, and food safety of rice grains. This review article provides a summary of the research data on genetically modified rice and its potential role in improving the double burden of malnutrition, primarily through increasing nutritional quality as well as grain size and yield. It also reviews the potential health benefits of certain bioactive components generated in genetically modified rice. Furthermore, this article discusses potential solutions to these challenges, including the use of genetically modified crops and the identification of quantitative trait loci involved in grain weight and nutritional quality. Specifically, a quantitative trait locus called grain weight on chromosome 6 has been identified, which was amplified by the Kasa allele, resulting in a substantial increase in grain weight and brown grain. An overexpressing a specific gene in rice, <i>Oryza sativa</i> plasma membrane H+-ATPase1, was observed to improve the absorption and assimilation of ammonium in the roots, as well as enhance stomatal opening and photosynthesis rate in the leaves under light exposure. Cloning research has also enabled the identification of several underlying quantitative trait loci involved in grain weight and nutritional quality. Finally, this article discusses the increasing threats of climate change such as methane–nitrous oxide emissions and global warming, and how they may be significantly improved by genetically modified rice through modifying a water-management technique. Taken together, this comprehensive review will be of particular importance to the field of bioactive components of cereal grains and food industries trying to produce high-quality functional cereal foods through genetic engineering. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0288f9cb1f6142e196d587195c47fe5a2023-11-18T19:21:18ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-07-011214277610.3390/foods12142776Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate ResilienceKaori Kobayashi0Xiaohui Wang1Weiqun Wang2Department of Food Nutrition Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USACollege of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaDepartment of Food Nutrition Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USAWhile nearly one in nine people in the world deals with hunger, one in eight has obesity, and all face the threat of climate change. The production of rice, an important cereal crop and staple food for most of the world’s population, faces challenges due to climate change, the increasing global population, and the simultaneous prevalence of hunger and obesity worldwide. These issues could be addressed at least in part by genetically modified rice. Genetic engineering has greatly developed over the century. Genetically modified rice has been approved by the ISAAA’s GM approval database as safe for human consumption. The aim behind the development of this rice is to improve the crop yield, nutritional value, and food safety of rice grains. This review article provides a summary of the research data on genetically modified rice and its potential role in improving the double burden of malnutrition, primarily through increasing nutritional quality as well as grain size and yield. It also reviews the potential health benefits of certain bioactive components generated in genetically modified rice. Furthermore, this article discusses potential solutions to these challenges, including the use of genetically modified crops and the identification of quantitative trait loci involved in grain weight and nutritional quality. Specifically, a quantitative trait locus called grain weight on chromosome 6 has been identified, which was amplified by the Kasa allele, resulting in a substantial increase in grain weight and brown grain. An overexpressing a specific gene in rice, <i>Oryza sativa</i> plasma membrane H+-ATPase1, was observed to improve the absorption and assimilation of ammonium in the roots, as well as enhance stomatal opening and photosynthesis rate in the leaves under light exposure. Cloning research has also enabled the identification of several underlying quantitative trait loci involved in grain weight and nutritional quality. Finally, this article discusses the increasing threats of climate change such as methane–nitrous oxide emissions and global warming, and how they may be significantly improved by genetically modified rice through modifying a water-management technique. Taken together, this comprehensive review will be of particular importance to the field of bioactive components of cereal grains and food industries trying to produce high-quality functional cereal foods through genetic engineering.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/14/2776genetically modified ricefunctional genomics<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.CRISPR/Cas9methanenitrous oxide |
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| title | Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate Resilience |
| title_full | Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate Resilience |
| title_fullStr | Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate Resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate Resilience |
| title_short | Genetically Modified Rice Is Associated with Hunger, Health, and Climate Resilience |
| title_sort | genetically modified rice is associated with hunger health and climate resilience |
| topic | genetically modified rice functional genomics <i>Oryza sativa</i> L. CRISPR/Cas9 methane nitrous oxide |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/14/2776 |
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