Development and Uses of Biofortified Agricultural Products

by Banuelos; Gary S.

• ISBN13: 9781420060058
• ISBN10: 1420060058
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-23
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Nutritionally important trace elements, essential for human health, are both deficient and over-abundant in soils in many regions of the world. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book provides new strategies and techniques for the production of bioforitfied agricultural products from different soils. Contributors explore the effects of both environmental and biological factors on the accumulation and speciation of nutritionally important trace elements in agricultural products. Other chapters address alternative biosources and bioproducts produced from phytoremediation processes. The text also examines bioavailability and the effects of bioproduct compounds.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Editors	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xv
The Impact of Trace Elements from Plants on Human Nutrition: A Case for Biofortification	p. 1
Biofortification in the Food Chain, and Use of Selenium and Phyto-Compounds in Risk Reduction and Control of Prostate Cancer	p. 17
Uptake and Accumulation of Selenium in Plants in Relation to Chemical Speciation and Biotransformation	p. 45
Phytoremediation of Selenium-Contaminated Soil and Water Produces Biofortified Products and New Agricultural Byproducts	p. 57
Soil and Crop Management for Improving Iron and Zinc Nutrition of Crops	p. 71
Effects of Soil Management on Zinc Uptake and Its Bioavailability in Plants	p. 95
Farming Practices and Crop Quality: Implementation on Feed and Diet Quality	p. 115
Effects of Long-Term Cattle Manure Applications on Soil, Water, and Crops: Implications for Animal and Human Health	p. 135
How Does Aerobic Rice Take Up Zinc from Low Zinc Soil? Mechanisms, Trade-Offs, and Implications for Breeding	p. 153
Breeding for Micronutrient Enriched Rice	p. 171
Biofortification in a Food Chain Approach for Rice in China	p. 181
Expression of Pea Seed Ferritin cDNA in Indian Mustard: Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stress Tolerance of the Transformants	p. 205
Progress in Understanding the Molecular Regulation of Iron Uptake in Strategy I Plants	p. 221
Identification of Genes for Biofortification: Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Mineral Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana and Other Plant Species	p. 231
Uptake of Trace Elements by Soybean in Typic Quartzipsamment Soil Treated with Different Phosphorous Fertilizers in Brazil	p. 253
Determination and Importance of Trace Elements in Chinese Medicinal Herbs Used for Healthcare and Medical Treatments	p. 265
Field-to-Fork Perspective: Soil Nutrition/Biofortification as the Root of Human Health and Well-Being	p. 279
Index	p. 283
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