Vitamins and Minerals Biofortification of Edible Plants

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-119-51111-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: New York Academy of Sciences

A Detailed Reference on How Modern Biotechnology is using the Biofortification of Crops to Improve the Vitamin and Mineral Content of Edible Plants

In this reference, Vitamins and Minerals Bio-Fortification of Edible Plants, authors cover new territory on phytonutrients, focusing on the enhancement and modification of edible crops. This book presents techniques and research findings from modern biotechnology to educate readers on the newest tools and research in the field. Readers will learn how groundbreaking scientific advances have contributed to the nutritional content of edible plants and crops for animals and humans.

Inside, readers will find comprehensive information on new concepts of biofortification, including but not limited to:

* Modern biotechnology and its uses for improving the vitamin and mineral content of edible plants

* Potential minerals and vitamins that can be targeted and implemented in agriculture

* Ways of enhancing the nutritional contents of edible plants to address nutritional deficiencies and improve livestock

* Methods of identifying plants that can be used to heal or prevent disease and illness

While many books cover the phytonutrients of crops, this reference book reports on methodologies, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. It is one of the first to provide information on using modern biotechnologies to modify crops with the goal of creating health benefits.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benkeblia, Noureddine

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Biofortification of Horticultural Crops: Set the Stage for Better Nutrition

2. Modern Biotechnologies and Mineral Biofortification of Edible Crops

3. Modern Biotechnologies and Vitamin Biofortification of Edible Crops

4. Carotenoids Biofortification of Sweetpotato

5. Iron biofortification of crops

6. Bio-fortification of carotenoids in agricultural and horticultural crops: A promising strategy to target vitamin A malnutrition

7. Stakeholders' Reactions toward Iodine Biofortified Foods: A case-study in East-Africa

8. Ethical and Sociocultural Considerations of Biofortified Crops: Ensuring Value and Sustainability for Public Health

9. Food Fortification: What's in it for the modern world

Über Autor(innen)

NOUREDDINE BENKEBLIA is a Professor of Crop Science at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, focusing on food-plants biochemistry and physiology. His work is mainly devoted to the metabolome and the metabolism in crops.