Despite Calcium (Ca) being an essential nutrient for humans, deficiency of Ca is becoming an ensuing public health problem worldwide. Breeding staple crops with higher Ca concentrations is a sustainable long-term strategy for alleviating Ca deficiency, and particular criteria for a successful breeding initiative need to be in place. This paper discusses current challenges and projected benefits of Ca-biofortified crops. The most important features of Ca nutrition in plants are presented along with explicit recommendations for additional exploration of this important issue. In order for Ca-biofortified crops to be successfully developed, tested, and effectively implemented in most vulnerable populations, further research is required.
Source:
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021, 12, 669053-
Publisher:
Frontiers Media S.A.
Funding / projects:
Children's Investment Fund Foundation by means of HarvestPlus
United Kingdom Government
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
United States Government's Feed the Future initiative
Global Affair Canada
European Commission European Commission Joint Research Centre
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers - CGIAR
TY - JOUR
AU - Knez, Marija Lj.
AU - Stangoulis, James C. R.
PY - 2021
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1156
AB - Despite Calcium (Ca) being an essential nutrient for humans, deficiency of Ca is becoming an ensuing public health problem worldwide. Breeding staple crops with higher Ca concentrations is a sustainable long-term strategy for alleviating Ca deficiency, and particular criteria for a successful breeding initiative need to be in place. This paper discusses current challenges and projected benefits of Ca-biofortified crops. The most important features of Ca nutrition in plants are presented along with explicit recommendations for additional exploration of this important issue. In order for Ca-biofortified crops to be successfully developed, tested, and effectively implemented in most vulnerable populations, further research is required.
PB - Frontiers Media S.A.
T2 - Frontiers in Plant Science
T1 - Calcium Biofortification of Crops–Challenges and Projected Benefits
SP - 669053
VL - 12
DO - 10.3389/fpls.2021.669053
ER -
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Knez, M. Lj.,& Stangoulis, J. C. R.. (2021). Calcium Biofortification of Crops–Challenges and Projected Benefits. in Frontiers in Plant Science
Frontiers Media S.A.., 12, 669053.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.669053
Knez ML, Stangoulis JCR. Calcium Biofortification of Crops–Challenges and Projected Benefits. in Frontiers in Plant Science. 2021;12:669053.
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.669053 .
Knez, Marija Lj., Stangoulis, James C. R., "Calcium Biofortification of Crops–Challenges and Projected Benefits" in Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 (2021):669053,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.669053 . .
