Nutritional Quality Improvement in Plants

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Pawan Kumar Jaiwal, Anil K. Chhillar, Darshna Chaudhary, Ranjana Jaiwal

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This book presents a detailed overview and critical evaluation of recent advances and remaining challenges in improving nutritional quality and/or avoiding the accumulation of undesirable substances in plants using a variety of strategies based on modern biological tools and techniques.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-11-15
Mått155 x 235 x 34 mm
Vikt934 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieConcepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences
Antal sidor498
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319953533

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Biofortification of staple cereals with amino acid, lysin.- Biofortification of cereals with iron and zinc.- Calcium biofortification in food crops.- Iodine biofortification of crops.- Iodine biofortification of crops.- Pro-vitamin A crops.- Folate: biosynthesis, functions and biofortification in crop plant.- The role of thiamin in plants and current perspectives in its improvement in crop plants.- Vitamins B6, B12, C and E rich crops.- Strategies that influence the production of secondary metabolites in plants.- Phytate free food-grains.- Development of aflatoxin free crops.- Reducing acrylamide forming potential of crop plants.- Brassica crops with low glucosinolates and rich in anticancer compounds.- Biofortification of cassava.- Biofortification of millets.- Biofortification of maize.- Common Bean biofortification.- Engineering potato for nutritional enhancement.- All roads leading to iron fortification.