Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
38 followers · 268 posts · Server mastodon.world#Indonesia: Improving #zinc content of #rice thru cross-#breeding has been successful. High-zinc varieties can be used for #biofortification to reduce #stunting. Improving other #micronutrients such as iron & pro-#vitaminA is still needed: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100602 #nutrition #GMO
#indonesia #zinc #rice #breeding #biofortification #stunting #micronutrients #vitaminA #nutrition #gmo
JIPB · @JIPB
35 followers · 131 posts · Server mstdn.science
🍅They'rrrre baaaack!...🍅
Meng et. 🍅al highlight the role of🍅 SlBZR1 as a master #regulator of🍅#tomato #fruit #ripening🍅, with potential for #crop 🍅improvement and #carotenoid🍅#biofortification.🍅
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13491 🍅
@wileyplantsci
#PlantScience @plantscience 🍅#CropSci #JIPB🍅
#regulator #Tomato #fruit #ripening #crop #carotenoid #biofortification #plantscience #cropsci #JIPB
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
9 followers · 83 posts · Server mastodon.world
#Biofortification can be a #sustainable solution to hidden #hunger. Plant-based foods form a greater proportion of #diets; their fortification can help combat #malnutrition. So far agronomic, plant #breeding & transgenic approaches were used successfully: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.1043655
#biofortification #sustainable #hunger #diets #malnutrition #breeding
· @mem_somerville
323 followers · 394 posts · Server mastodon.socialWow, #biofortification can make a huge difference here. Headline: "More than 50 million people in Pakistan are zinc deficient"
https://islamabadpost.com.pk/more-than-50-million-people-in-pakistan-are-zinc-deficient/
#biofortification #pakistan #hiddenhunger
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
8 followers · 59 posts · Server mastodon.world
#Biofortification increases micronutrient content in crops thru conventional #breeding, #fertilizer or genetic engineering. Measuring the bioavailability of the target #micronutrients is critical to optimize their absorption & improve #nutrition programs: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2142762
#biofortification #breeding #fertilizer #micronutrients #nutrition
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
2 followers · 24 posts · Server mastodon.world
#Biofortification via plant #breeding can be more cost-effective than fertilizers, but in zinc-limited #soils the crops may not deliver more #zinc, and not all crops are biofortified; #fertilizers could reduce zinc deficiency in the short term: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.1037161 #nutrition
#biofortification #breeding #soils #zinc #fertilizers #nutrition
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
2 followers · 24 posts · Server mastodon.worldTo improve maize #yields and the #nutrition value of crops, the levels of #zinc in grains can be increased thru Zn-enriched #fertilizers. National recommendation rates for the application of Zn #fertilizer need to be optimized: https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.458 | #biofortification #Malawi
#Yields #nutrition #zinc #fertilizers #fertilizer #biofortification #Malawi