Biofortification of Grain and Vegetable Crops

Molecular and Breeding Approaches

1st Edition - November 28, 2023
Editors: Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Muhammad Qadir Ahmad, Iqrar Ahmad Rana, Rana Muhammad Atif
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 3 5 - 3
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 7 2 1 4 - 7

Biofortification of Grain and Vegetable Crops: Molecular and Breeding Approaches is a comprehensive overview of important food crops whose vitamin and mineral enhancement can co… Read more

Purchase options

World Book Day Celebration!

Save up to 30% on books and eBooks!

Shop now

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Request a sales quote

Biofortification of Grain and Vegetable Crops: Molecular and Breeding Approaches is a comprehensive overview of important food crops whose vitamin and mineral enhancement can contribute significantly to improved food and nutrition security. Providing the latest information on crops including cereals, oilseeds, legumes and vegetables, this book provides details of agronomic and molecular resources for enhanced mineral production. Each chapter focuses on a specific food crop and the unique opportunities offered by each through breeding practices. This will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics and those in industry who are exploring biotechnological approaches as a powerful tool to combat malnutrition.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Foreword
1. Biofortification of crops to achieve food and nutritional security
Abstract
1.1 Status of malnutrition
1.2 Different approaches for nutrition enhancement
1.3 Current status of biofortified crops
1.4 Limitations and future prospects
1.5 Conclusion
References
2. Genetically modified organisms for crop biofortification
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Rice
2.3 Wheat
2.4 Soybean
2.5 Sorghum
2.6 Vegetables
2.7 Pulses
2.8 Fruit trees
References
Further reading
3. Maize biofortification in the 21st century
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Pro-vitamin A biofortification in maize
3.3 Zinc biofortification
3.4 Iron biofortification
3.5 Zinc and iron biofortification through transgenic approaches
3.6 Pseudocereals in the 21st century
References
4. Biofortified rice for zero hunger: current status, challenges, and prospects
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Hunger: a global issue
4.3 Rice biofortification to eradicate hidden hunger
4.4 Conclusion
References
5. Agronomic and genetic biofortification of wheat: progress and limitations
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Impact of micronutrient-deficient wheat on human health
5.3 Wheat biofortification: a promising landmark toward balanced human nutrition
5.4 Approaches for wheat biofortification
5.5 Limitations of biofortified wheat
References
6. Barley biofortification for food security: challenges and future prospects
Abstract
6.1 Barley: a “super cereal”
6.2 Genetic variability of nutrients in grain profile of barley
6.3 Effects of bioactive compounds in barley grain
6.4 Approaches for barley biofortification
6.5 Agronomic approach
6.6 Genetic approach
6.7 Hurdles/bottlenecks for barley biofortification
6.8 Bioavailability postfortification
6.9 Prioritizing and setting up the framework
6.10 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
7. Biofortified sorghum: a prospectus of combating malnutrition
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Biochemical and nutritional value of sorghum grain
7.3 Malnourishment and its effects on human health
7.4 Biofortification in sorghum
7.5 Approaches to develop biofortified sorghum
7.6 Conclusion
References
8. Biofortification of chickpea: genetics, genomics, and breeding perspectives
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Research efforts toward evaluation of genetic diversity for nutrition traits
8.3 Toward omics-facilitated biofortification
8.4 Challenges and future perspectives
References
9. Biofortification potential of neglected protein legumes for combating hidden hunger in resource-poor countries
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Neglected and underutilized legumes
9.3 Factors affecting the nutritional quality of legumes
9.4 Strategies used to enhance nutrients in neglected and underutilized legumes
9.5 Ribonucleic acid interference
9.6 MNUGLs and PGPRs
9.7 Conclusion
References
10. Biofortification of Brassicas for oil and quality improvement
Abstract
10.1 Biofortification—introduction
10.2 Need of biofortification research
10.3 Success stories of biofortification
10.4 Agronomic approaches
10.5 Conventional breeding
10.6 Drawbacks of biofortification
10.7 Conclusion
References
11. Tomato biofortification: evidence and tools linking agriculture and nutrition
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Carotenoids
11.3 Vitamins
11.4 Sugar content
11.5 Nutrient fortification through mobilization
References
12. Biofortification of potatoes to reduce malnutrition
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Background
12.3 Potato: an ideal crop for biofortification
12.4 Zinc fortification in potato
12.5 Iron fortification in potato
12.6 Folate-fortified tubers
12.7 Iodine biofortified potato
12.8 Additional strategies for potato biofortification
12.9 Conclusion
References
13. Biofortified sweet potato—an ideal source of mitigating hidden hunger
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Hidden hunger and human health
13.3 Germplasm resources of sweet potato
13.4 High beta-carotene content sweet potato
13.5 Biofortification approaches in sweet potato
13.6 Future prospectus
References
14. Cassava: a potential candidate for biofortification exploration
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 HarvestPlus and cassava
14.3 BioCassava Plus program
14.4 Agronomic biofortification
14.5 Nutritional investigation of cassava
14.6 Future prospects
References
15. Biotechnological overview of cauliflower for biofortification
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Combating hidden hunger with biofortified vegetables
15.3 Nutritional worth of cauliflower
15.4 Genetic diversity in caulifower gene pool
15.5 Genetic bottlenecks in cauliflower breeding
15.6 Heterosis
15.7 Practical applications
15.8 Target traits
15.9 Micronutrient biofortification
15.10 Overexpression of BoOR mutant gene
15.11 Anthocyanin pigmentation
15.12 Challenges and opportunities
References
16. Biofortified Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.): a potential option to fight hunger
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Nutritional potential of lettuce
16.3 Status of lettuce breeding for biofortification
16.4 Agronomic biofortification in lettuce
16.5 Why biofortification is necessary in current era?
References
17. Molecular mechanistic approaches for iron and zinc biofortification in field plants
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Iron and zinc biofortification
17.3 Genetic engineering
17.4 Molecular mechanisms
17.5 Increasing iron and zinc distribution
17.6 Increasing iron and zinc storage
17.7 Conclusion and future prospective
References
Index

Muhammad Tehseen Azhar

Dr. Muhammad Tehseen Azhar is working as Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan, where his primary responsibility is teaching to graduate and post-graduate classes. Besides, his focus is screening and development of segregating population resulting in the development of several bulks of cotton with more yield and fibre traits. Dr Azhar has specific interest in the development of cotton germplasm having tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. These advanced strains of cotton have showed good performance for yield of cotton in national traits and those genotypes are suitable for cultivation in high temperature and water stress conditions. Being a Borlaug Alumnus, he worked with various cotton geneticists namely, Dr Richard Percy, Dr Lori L. Hinze and Dr Jame Frelichowsk at Texas A&M University and USDA-ARS, USA. Dr Azhar has completed various research projects funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan; CAS-PARB and Cooperation Organization Partnership for Science and Technology, China. Besides, Dr Azhar is Endeavour Alumnus and appointed as Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Plant Biology, UWA. Recently he is appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. Due to his consistency Dr Azhar is appointed as a Chair (20219-2021) of Germplam and Genetic Stock in International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI). He is winner of ASIA Young Scientist Innovation Gold Medal-2023 from International Cotton Researchers Association (ICRA), a sub-committee of International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), Washington.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muhammad Qadir Ahmad

Dr. Muhammad Qadir Ahmad is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. He earned his PhD degree from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 2013. Additionally, he gained experience as a scholar at the Genomics and Gene Discovery Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), California. Later, Dr. Ahmad worked as a research assistant at Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Sweetpotato Research Centre, Jiangsu, China, and he now holds the position of adjunct associate professor at this institute. He teaches different courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Plant Breeding and Genetics. He is actively involved in field and laboratory experiments, and over a period of time, he has screened wheat germplasm stocks against heat and drought stresses. He has also developed various breeding populations of wheat.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Iqrar Ahmad Rana

Iqrar Ahmad Rana is Associate Professor at University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He did his PhD in Applied Molecular Biology of Plants from the University of Hamburg in Germany. During his stay in Germany he learned molecular cloning, invitro regeneration and transformation of cereals. Furthermore, he learned basic techniques in molecular phytopathology. Coming back to Pakistan he started his research group at the Center of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Since then he has developed disease resistant germplasm in wheat and sugarcane. Dr. Rana successfully developed 'inplanta' transformation replacing tissue culture in multiple crop plants like wheat, maize, cotton, and brassicas.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Center of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Rana Muhammad Atif

Rana Muhammad Atif is Assistant Professor at Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He also heads the Chickpea Biotechnology Lab at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture & Food Security, a joint USAID and HEC funded project at University of Agriculture. He was a visiting scientist at “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Chickpea” headed by Professor Douglas Cook at the University of California, Davis, USA. His research focuses on breeding grain legumes for abiotic stress tolerance with enhanced nutritional values. For this purpose, he has been employing genomic and molecular approaches for the characterization and development of germplasm. His research programs are supported by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, Punjab Agricultural Research Board and USAID.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health

Biofortification of Grain and Vegetable Crops

Molecular and Breeding Approaches

Purchase options

World Book Day Celebration!

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Muhammad Tehseen Azhar

Muhammad Qadir Ahmad

Iqrar Ahmad Rana

Rana Muhammad Atif

Related books