{"product_id":"vitamins-and-minerals-biofortification-of-edible-plants-isbn-9781119511113","title":"Vitamins and Minerals Biofortification of Edible Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Detailed Reference on How Modern Biotechnology is using the Biofortification of Crops to Improve the Vitamin and Mineral Content of Edible Plants\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this reference, \u003ci\u003eVitamins and Minerals Bio-Fortification of Edible Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, authors cover new territory on phytonutrients, focusing on the enhancement and modification of edible crops. This book presents techniques and research findings from modern biotechnology to educate readers on the newest tools and research in the field. Readers will learn how groundbreaking scientific advances have contributed to the nutritional content of edible plants and crops for animals and humans. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside, readers will find comprehensive information on new concepts of biofortification, including but not limited to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e●      Modern biotechnology and its uses for improving the vitamin and mineral content of edible plants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e●      Potential minerals and vitamins that can be targeted and implemented in agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e●      Ways of enhancing the nutritional contents of edible plants to address nutritional deficiencies and improve livestock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e●      Methods of identifying plants that can be used to heal or prevent disease and illness \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile many books cover the phytonutrients of crops, this reference book reports on methodologies, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. It is one of the first to provide information on using modern biotechnologies to modify crops with the goal of creating health benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Biofortification of Edible Plants: Set the Stage for Better Nutrition 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoureddine Benkeblia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Food Fortification: What’s in It for the Malnourished World? 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Poniedziałek, Kinga Perkowska, and Piotr Rzymski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Modern Biotechnologies and Mineral Biofortification of Edible Crops 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoureddine Benkeblia and Kathleen L. Hefferon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Biotechnologies and Vitamins Biofortification of Edible Crops 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoureddine Benkeblia and Kathleen L. Hefferon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Carotenoids Biofortification of Sweet Potatoes 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoureddine Benkeblia, Elisabete M. Pinto, and Marta W. Vasconcelos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Improving Iron Nutrition in Plant Foods: The Role of Legumes and Soil Microbes 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMariana Roriz, Marta Barros, Paula M. L. Castro, Susana M. P. Carvalho, and Marta W. Vasconcelos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Biofortification of Carotenoids in Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: A Promising Strategy to Target Vitamin A Malnutrition 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHulikere Jagdish Shwetha, Shivaprasad Shilpa, Bangalore Prabhashankar Arathi, Marisiddaiah Raju, and Rangaswamy Lakshminarayana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Agronomic Biofortification from a Stakeholder’s Viewpoint: Evidence from Studies on Iodine-Enriched Foods in Uganda 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolomon Olum, Joshua Wesana, Walter Odongo, Joseph Mogendi, Collins Okello, Dominic Webale, Anselimo Makokha, Duncan Ongeng, Xavier Gellynck, and Hans De Steur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Biofortification of Cereals through Foliar Application of Minerals 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShahid Hussain, Ayta Umar, Mamoona Amir, and Muhammad Aon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e10 \u003ci\u003eNAS \u003c\/i\u003eOverexpression and Rice Zinc Biofortification: An Insight, Current Knowledge, and Outlook 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYuta Kawakami and Navreet K. Bhullar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 235\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOUREDDINE BENKEBLIA\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Crop Science at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, focusing on food-plants biochemistry and physiology. His work is mainly devoted to the metabolome and the metabolism in crops.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DETAILED REFERENCE ON HOW MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY IS USING THE BIOFORTIFICATION OF CROPS TO IMPROVE THE VITAMIN AND MINERAL CONTENT OF EDIBLE PLANTS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this reference, \u003ci\u003eVitamins and Minerals Biofortification of Edible Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, authors cover new territory on phytonutrients, focusing on the enhancement and modification of edible crops. This book presents techniques and research findings from modern biotechnology to educate readers on the newest tools and research in the field. 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