[HTML][HTML] Biofortification of staple crops to alleviate human malnutrition: contributions and potential in developing countries

A Kiran, A Wakeel, K Mahmood, R Mubaraka, Hafsa… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Micronutrient malnutrition is a global health challenge affecting almost half of the global
population, causing poor physical and mental development of children and a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of climate change on food systems, diet quality, nutrition, and health outcomes: A narrative review

V Owino, C Kumwenda, B Ekesa, ME Parker… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many consequences of climate change undermine the stability of global food systems,
decreasing food security and diet quality, and exposing vulnerable populations to multiple …

Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

NA Eckardt, EA Ainsworth, RN Bahuguna… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

[HTML][HTML] Metallic micronutrients are associated with the structure and function of the soil microbiome

Z Dai, X Guo, J Lin, X Wang, D He, R Zeng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The relationship between metallic micronutrients and soil microorganisms, and thereby soil
functioning, has been little explored. Here, we investigate the relationship between metallic …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding soil selenium accumulation and bioavailability through size resolved and elemental characterization of soil extracts

J Tolu, S Bouchet, J Helfenstein, O Hausheer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Dietary deficiency of selenium is a global health threat related to low selenium
concentrations in crops. Despite the chemical similarity of selenium to the two more …

Biofortification of iron content by regulating a NAC transcription factor in maize

P Yan, Q Du, H Chen, Z Guo, Z Wang, J Tang, WX Li - Science, 2023 - science.org
Iron (Fe) deficiency remains widespread among people in developing countries. To help
solve this problem, breeders have been attempting to develop maize cultivars with high …

[HTML][HTML] Priority micronutrient density in foods

T Beal, F Ortenzi - Frontiers in nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Despite concerted efforts to improve diet quality and reduce malnutrition,
micronutrient deficiencies remain widespread globally, especially in low-and middle-income …

The role of alternative proteins and future foods in sustainable and contextually-adapted flexitarian diets

A Green, C Blattmann, C Chen, A Mathys - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Devising contextually adapted and sustainable flexitarian diets that integrate
alternative proteins and future foods can support sustainable food systems. Scope and …

Challenges for sustainable maize production of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

JE Cairns, J Chamberlin, P Rutsaert, RC Voss… - Journal of Cereal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maize production must increase three-fold in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the needs of future
generations. Sustainably increasing maize production will require a portfolio of …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of nutritional quality of food crops with fertilizer: a global meta-analysis

M Ishfaq, Y Wang, J Xu, MU Hassan, H Yuan… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
Providing the world's population with sufficient and nutritious food through sustainable food
systems is a major challenge of the twenty-first century. Fertilizer use is a major driver of crop …