Increase of selenium concentration in wheat grains through foliar application of sodium selenate

D Delaqua, R Carnier, RS Berton, FCA Corbi… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) in small amounts is an essential element for human beings and provides
several health benefits. However, its deficiency in the population is commonly reported in …

The effects of selenium biofortification on mercury bioavailability and toxicity in the lettuce-slug food chain

A Kavčič, B Budič, K Vogel-Mikuš - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of foliar Se biofortification (Se+) of the lettuce on the transfer and toxicity of Hg
from soil contaminated with HgCl 2 (H) and soil collected near the former Hg smelter in Idrija …

Radioactive selenium: origin and environmental dispersion scenarios

T Gil-Díaz, F Heberling, E Eiche - 2021 - iwaponline.com
Radionuclides can be present in the environment from both natural and anthropogenic
origins, showing characteristic biogeochemical behaviours according to the specific …

[PDF][PDF] SELECTIVE BREEDING: A PANACEA FOR ENHANCEMENT AND ADOPTION OF BIOFORTIFIEDCROPS IN NIGERIA.

GOS Ojo, AE Ochigbo, TM Igyuve, A Sheidu - academia.edu
Conventional selective breeding is one of the concepts proactively aimed at improving the
nutritional value of crops thus known as Biofortification. Crops could be biofortified via …