Zinc biofortification of cereals: problems and solutions

Michael G Palmgren, Stephan Clemens, Lorraine E Williams, Ute Krämer, Søren Borg, Jan K Schjørring, Dale Sanders

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    Abstract

    The goal of biofortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. Cereals serve as the main staple food for a large proportion of the world population but have the shortcoming, from a nutrition perspective, of being low in zinc and other essential nutrients. Major bottlenecks in plant biofortification appear to be the root-shoot barrier and - in cereals - the process of grain filling. New findings demonstrate that the root-shoot distribution of zinc is controlled mainly by heavy metal transporting P1B-ATPases and the metal tolerance protein (MTP) family. A greater understanding of zinc transport is important to improve crop quality and also to help alleviate accumulation of any toxic metals.
    Udgivelsesdato: September
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftTrends in Plant Science
    Vol/bind13
    Nummer9
    Sider (fra-til)464-473
    Antal sider10
    ISSN1360-1385
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2008

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