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Monika G, Melanie Kim SR, Kumar PS, Gayathri KV, Rangasamy G, Saravanan A. Biofortification: A long-term solution to improve global health- a review. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 314:137713. [PMID: 36596329 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Biofortification is a revolutionary technique for improving plant nutrition and alleviating human micronutrient deficiency. Fertilizers can help increase crop yield and growth, but applying too much fertilizer can be a problem because it leads to the release of greenhouse gases and eutrophication. One of the major global hazards that affects more than two million people globally is the decreased availability of micronutrients in food crops, which results in micronutrient deficiencies or "hidden hunger" in people. Micronutrients, like macronutrients, perform a variety of roles in plant and human nutrition. This review has highlighted the importance of micronutrients as well as their advantages. The uneven distribution of micronutrients in geological areas is not the only factor responsible for micronutrient deficiencies, other parameters including soil moisture, temperature, texture of the soil, and soil pH significantly affects the micronutrient concentration and their availability in the soil. To overcome this, different biofortification approaches are assessed in the review in which microbes mediated, Agronomic approaches, Plant breeding, and transgenic approaches are discussed. Hidden hunger can result in risky health conditions and diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, neurological disorders, and many more. Microbes-mediated biofortification is a novel and promising solution for the bioavailability of nutrients to plants in order to address these problems. Biofortification is cost effective, feasible, and environmentally sustainable. Bio-fortified crops boost our immunity, which helps us to combat these deadly viruses. The studies we discussed in this review have demonstrated that they can aid in the alleviation of hidden hunger.
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- G Monika
- Department of Biotechnology, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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- Department of Biotechnology, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai, India.
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- School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon; University Centre for Research and Development & Department of Civil Engineering, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India.
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- Department of Sustainable Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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Golubkina N, Moldovan A, Kekina H, Kharchenko V, Sekara A, Vasileva V, Skrypnik L, Tallarita A, Caruso G. Joint Biofortification of Plants with Selenium and Iodine: New Field of Discoveries. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:1352. [PMID: 34371555 PMCID: PMC8309223 DOI: 10.3390/plants10071352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The essentiality of selenium (Se) and iodine (I) to human beings and the widespread areas of selenium and iodine deficiency determine the high significance of functional food production with high levels of these elements. In this respect, joint biofortification of agricultural crops with Se and I is especially attractive. Nevertheless, in practice this topic has raised many problems connected with the possible utilization of many Se and I chemical forms, different doses and biofortification methods, and the existence of wide species and varietal differences. The limited reports relevant to this subject and the multiplicity of unsolved questions urge the need for an adequate evaluation of the results obtained up-to-date, useful for developing further future investigations. The present review discusses the outcome of joint plant Se-I biofortification, as well as factors affecting Se and I accumulation in plants, paying special attention to unsolved issues. A particular focus has been given to the prospects of herb sprouts production enriched with Se and I, as well as the interactions between the latter microelements and arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi (AMF).
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- Nadezhda Golubkina
- Laboratory Analytical Department, Federal Scientific Center of Vegetable Production, Moscow 143072, Russia; (A.M.); (V.K.)
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- Laboratory Analytical Department, Federal Scientific Center of Vegetable Production, Moscow 143072, Russia; (A.M.); (V.K.)
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- Medical Academy of Post Graduate Education, Moscow 123995, Russia;
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- Laboratory Analytical Department, Federal Scientific Center of Vegetable Production, Moscow 143072, Russia; (A.M.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture, 31-120 Krakow, Poland;
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- Institute of Forage Crops, 89 General Vladimir Vazov Str, 5802 Pleven, Bulgaria;
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- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad 236040, Russia;
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (G.C.)
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Ye Y, Qu J, Pu Y, Rao S, Xu F, Wu C. Selenium Biofortification of Crop Food by Beneficial Microorganisms. J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6020059. [PMID: 32375266 PMCID: PMC7344654 DOI: 10.3390/jof6020059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) is essential for human health, however, Se is deficient in soil in many places all around the world, resulting in human diseases, such as notorious Keshan disease and Keshin–Beck disease. Therefore, Se biofortification is a popular approach to improve Se uptake and maintain human health. Beneficial microorganisms, including mycorrhizal and root endophytic fungi, dark septate fungi, and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), show multiple functions, especially increased plant nutrition uptake, growth and yield, and resistance to abiotic stresses. Such functions can be used for Se biofortification and increased growth and yield under drought and salt stress. The present review summarizes the use of mycorrhizal fungi and PGPRs in Se biofortification, aiming to improving their practical use.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-716-806-6262
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