Functional analysis of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Cellulose synthase-like F6 promoter through transgene expression in rice (Oryza sativa L.). by Jamahari, Azreena

“…The knowledge of the functional aspects of the promoters are necessary prior to the application of the interested promoters to overexpress transgene in transgenic plants for gene study, improvement of quality traits and biofortification. Currently, there are lacking of characterised endosperm-specific promoters to produce strong transgene expression in the endosperm tissue of cereal plants at a specific grain development or maturation period. …”
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The dual effect of Selenium nanoparticles in rice seedlings: From increasing antioxidant activity to inducing oxidative stress by Bruna Moreira Freire, Camila Neves Lange, Yasmin Tavares Cavalcanti, Lucilena Rebelo Monteiro, Joana Claudio Pieretti, Amedea Barozzi Seabra, Bruno Lemos Batista

“…Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) are in general less toxic and more bioavailable than ionic Se and, therefore, their use for biofortification of food crops has attracted attention. …”
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Predictors of vitamin A rich food consumption among women living in households growing orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes in selected regions in Uganda by Joyce Nankumbi, Frederick K. E. Grant, Lindiwe Sibeko, Evelyn Mercado, Norman Kwikiriza, Simon Heck, Lorraine S. Cordeiro

“…Food-based approaches such as biofortification of OFSP, including promoting the consumption of vitamin A-rich biofortified staple crops, has been shown to be potentially effective in improving the status of vitamin A and other micronutrients. …”
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Identification of ARF transcription factor gene family and its defense responses to bacterial infection and salicylic acid treatment in sugarcane by Jia-Xin Lin, Ahmad Ali, Na Chu, Hua-Ying Fu, Mei-Ting Huang, Sylvain Ntambo Mbuya, San-Ji Gao, Hui-Li Zhang

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Mineral Composition of Subcritical Water Extracts of Saccorhiza Polyschides, a Brown Seaweed Used as Fertilizer in the North of Portugal by Cristina Soares, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Maria Teresa Oliva-Teles, Edgar Pinto, Nataša Nastić, Saša Savić, Agostinho Almeida, Cristina Delerue-Matos

“…The composition of subcritical water extracts of <i>S. polyschides</i> suggests that they may have important characteristics as a biofertilizer and can be an option in biofortification experiments with essential nutrients. …”
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MINERAL COMPOSITION OF FIELD-GROWN LETTUCE (Lactuca sativa L.) DEPENDING ON THE DIVERSIFIED FERTILIZATION WITH IODINE AND SELENIUM COMPOUNDS by Sylwester Smoleń, Łukasz Skoczylas, Roksana Rakoczy, Iwona Ledwożyw-Smoleń, Aneta Kopeć, Ewa Piątkowska, Renata Bieżanowska-Kopeć, Mirosław Pysz, Aneta Koronowicz, Joanna Kapusta-Duch, Włodzimierz Sady

“… The practice of simultaneous biofortification (enrichment) of plants with iodine (I) and selenium (Se) is based on solid grounds. …”
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Combination of Iron and Zinc Enhanced the Root Cell Division, Mitotic Regularity and Nucleolar Activity of Hexaploid Triticale by Ana Carvalho, Alexandra Lino, Carolina Alves, Catarina Lino, Débora Vareiro, Diogo Lucas, Gabriela Afonso, José Costa, Margarida Esteves, Maria Gaspar, Mário Bezerra, Vladimir Mendes, José Lima-Brito

“…The Fe + Zn treatment might suit triticale biofortification through seed priming.…”
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Carotenoids in Cancer Apoptosis—The Road <i>from Bench to Bedside</i> and Back by Lenka Koklesova, Alena Liskova, Marek Samec, Constanze Buhrmann, Samson Mathews Samuel, Elizabeth Varghese, Milad Ashrafizadeh, Masoud Najafi, Mehdi Shakibaei, Dietrich Büsselberg, Frank A. Giordano, Olga Golubnitschaja, Peter Kubatka

“…However, this deficiency can be improved by using nanotechnological approaches, solid dispersions, microemulsions or biofortification that significantly increase the anti-cancer and pro-apoptotic efficacy of carotenoids. …”
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Genome-wide association study and population structure analysis of seed-bound amino acids and total protein in watermelon by Vijay Joshi, Padma Nimmakayala, Qiushuo Song, Venkata Abburi, Purushothaman Natarajan, Amnon Levi, Kevin Crosby, Umesh K. Reddy

“…The accessions with high protein content and proportion of essential amino acids warrant its use for value-added benefits in the food and feed industries via biofortification. The GWAS analysis identified 188 SNPs coinciding with 167 candidate genes associated with watermelon seed-bound amino acids and total protein. …”
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Assessing the impact of a mushroom-derived food ingredient on vitamin D levels in healthy volunteers by Jorge Marques Pinto, Viviane Merzbach, Ashley G. B. Willmott, Jose Antonio, Justin Roberts

“…Background Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency has been noted in athletic populations, although less is known about recreationally active individuals. Biofortification of natural food sources (e.g. UV radiated mushrooms) may support vitamin D status and is therefore of current scientific and commercial interest. …”
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Foliar Application of Selenium under Nano Silicon on <i>Artemisia annua</i>: Effects on Yield, Antioxidant Status, Essential Oil, Artemisinin Content and Mineral Composition by Nadezhda Golubkina, Lidia Logvinenko, Dmitry Konovalov, Ekaterina Garsiya, Mikhail Fedotov, Andrey Alpatov, Oksana Shevchuk, Liubov Skrypnik, Agnieszka Sekara, Gianluca Caruso

“…Se/Si supplementation affected the macro- and microelements content, causing either a redistribution of leaves/stems elements (Al, Li and Zn) or a significant decrease in Ca, Mg, K, B, Cu, Fe and Mn concentrations in leaves, with no signs in growth inhibition or a decrease in the photosynthetic pigments content. The biofortification of <i>A. annua</i> with Se singly or in combination with nano-Si resulted in the synthesis of products with a Se content of as much as approximately 16% of the daily adequate Se consumption level (ACL) when using 5 g day⁻¹ as a spice, or 36% of ACL when using 50 mL of tea infusion (1:2, <i>v</i>/<i>w</i>). …”
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5′-UTR allelic variants and expression of the lycopene-ɛ-cyclase <i>LCYE</i> gene in maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) inbred lines of Russian selection by D. Kh. Arkhestova, B. R. Shomakhov, A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva

“…In breeding, biofortification is aimed at enriching the edible parts of the plant with micronutrients. …”
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Stable SNP Allele Associations With High Grain Zinc Content in Polished Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Identified Based on ddRAD Sequencing by P. Madhu Babu, C. N. Neeraja, Santosha Rathod, K. Suman, G. Anurag Uttam, Navajeet Chakravartty, V. B. Reddy Lachagari, U. Chaitanya, Lella V. Subba Rao, Sitapati Rao Voleti

“…Characterization of rice landraces and varieties in terms of stability for their grain Zn and yield identified promising donors and recipients along with genomic regions in the present study to be deployed rice Zn biofortification breeding program.…”
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Evaluating the Endophytic Activities of <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> on the Physiology, Growth, and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) by Neo Macuphe, Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju, Felix Nchu

“…This study demonstrated that <i>B. bassiana</i> could be potentially used in the biofortification of nutritive and medicinal qualities of plants.…”
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Multi-Environment Yield Components in Advanced Common Bean (<em>Phaseolus vulgaris</em> L.) × Tepary Bean (<em>P. acutifolius</em> A. Gray) Interspecific Lines for Heat and Drought... by Esteban Burbano-Erazo, Rommel Igor León-Pacheco, Carina Cecilia Cordero-Cordero, Felipe López-Hernández, Andrés J. Cortés, Adriana Patricia Tofiño-Rivera

“…Furthermore, some particular recombination events (i.e., genotype 68) show that there may be potential to couple breeding for heat and drought tolerance with <i>Fe</i> mineral biofortification, despite a prevalent trade-off, as a way to fight malnutrition of marginalized communities in tropical regions.…”
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Arsenic Contents, Speciation and Toxicity in Germinated Rice Alleviated by Selenium by Xin Zheng, Jing Hong, Jingyi Zhang, Yulong Gao, Peng Li, Jian Yuan, Guanglei Li, Changrui Xing

“…Our results indicated that Se biofortification could alleviate the As accumulation and toxicity in rice crops.…”
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Spectroscopic Analyses Highlight Plant Biostimulant Effects of Baker’s Yeast Vinasse and Selenium on Cabbage through Foliar Fertilization by Ștefan-Ovidiu Dima, Diana Constantinescu-Aruxandei, Naomi Tritean, Marius Ghiurea, Luiza Capră, Cristian-Andi Nicolae, Victor Faraon, Constantin Neamțu, Florin Oancea

“…The hypothesis investigated is that Se-VF will induce significant structural changes compared with the control, analytically confirming the biofortification of selenium-enriched cabbage as a nutritive vegetable, and particularly the plant biostimulant effects of the applied Se-VF formulation on cabbage grown in the field. …”
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Genetic dissection of marker trait associations for grain micro-nutrients and thousand grain weight under heat and drought stress conditions in wheat by Narayana Bhat Devate, Hari Krishna, Chandra Nath Mishra, Karthik Kumar Manjunath, V. P. Sunilkumar, Divya Chauhan, Shweta Singh, Nivedita Sinha, Neelu Jain, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Pradeep Kumar Singh

“…The best method for addressing micronutrient deficiencies is the biofortification of food crops. The prerequisites for marker-assisted varietal development are the identification of the genomic region responsible for high grain iron and zinc contents and an understanding of their genetics.MethodsA total of 193 diverse wheat genotypes were evaluated under drought and heat stress conditions across the years at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, under timely sown irrigated (IR), restricted irrigated (RI) and late sown (LS) conditions. …”
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Grain iron and zinc densities in released and commercial cultivars of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) by K N RAI, O P YADAV, M GOVINDARAJ, W H PFEIFFER, H P YADAV, B S RAJPUROHIT, H T PATIL, A KANATTI, A RATHORE, A S RAO, H SHIVADE

“…Crop biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural strategy to reduce micronutrient malnutrition arising from iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) deficiencies. …”
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Growth performance of rice in zinc deficit soils added with zinc, phosphorous and lime by Soltani, Shahram Mahmoud

“…Therefore, the proper management of P, lime and Zn application in paddy fields of the Zn defeciet soils in the tropic can improve rice growth and its Zn biofortification.…”
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