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Genetic engineering approaches to enrich rice with iron and vitamin A
Author(s) -
Lucca Paola,
Poletti Susanna,
Sautter Christof
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00609.x
Subject(s) - staple food , biofortification , micronutrient , malnutrition , microbiology and biotechnology , human nutrition , nutrient , human health , population , biology , iron deficiency , vitamin , essential nutrient , agriculture , environmental health , agronomy , medicine , food science , anemia , ecology , biochemistry , pathology
Major staple crops are often deficient in some of the nutrients required in human diet. Thus, malnutrition is a major problem, especially in developing countries, where a diversified diet is not affordable for the majority. Several strategies have been adopted to improve nutrition. However, micronutrient deficiency is still widely spread. Rice is one of the most important staple foods for a large part of the world's population. Therefore, even a small improvement in nutritional content of rice seeds can have a dramatic impact on human health. Different approaches are being exploited to produce rice enhanced in nutrients with iron and provitamin A.