Prioritizing strategies for wheat biofortification: Inspiration from underutilized species.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between malnutrition and climate change is still poorly understood but a comprehensive knowledge of their interactions is needed to address the global public health agenda. Limited studies have been conducted to propose robust and economic-friendly strategies to augment the food basket with underutilized species and biofortify the staples for nutritional security. Sea-buckthorn is a known "superfood" rich in vitamin C and iron content. It is found naturally in northern hemispherical temperate Eurasia and can be utilized as a model species for genetic biofortification in cash crops like wheat. This review focuses on the impacts of climate change on inorganic (iron, zinc) and organic (vitamin C) micronutrient malnutrition employing wheat as highly domesticated crop and proce

SUBMITTER: Ali Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560789 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature