TY - CHAP
T1 - Agronomic and transgenic approaches for rice Zn biofortification
AU - Sperotto, Raul Antonio
AU - Navarro, Bruno Bachiega
AU - Alves, Jover da Silva
AU - Dias, Pedro Vinicius da Cruz
AU - Tavares, Ana Catarina Oliveira
AU - Brunetto, Gustavo
AU - Ricachenevsky, Felipe Klein
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - In humans, zinc deficiency can affect a large number of populations and may cause decreased height, diarrhea, and pneumonia, and also result in higher infant mortality rates. Zn deficiency may appear due to the food produced in ïnfertile lands and also due to the consumption of low Zn foods. Cereal-based diets such as rice (O. sativa L.) are more likely to have micronutrient deficiencies. Present understanding shows that achieving high levels of Zn in rice grains will need a combination of complementary approaches, including transgenic, agronomic practices and breeding. To do that, we should have a deep understanding about Zn uptake, distribution within the plant and loading in developing seeds. This chapter covers the latest updates about the agronomic and transgenic approaches for Zn biofortification in rice which is one of the most important staple food crops of the world.
AB - In humans, zinc deficiency can affect a large number of populations and may cause decreased height, diarrhea, and pneumonia, and also result in higher infant mortality rates. Zn deficiency may appear due to the food produced in ïnfertile lands and also due to the consumption of low Zn foods. Cereal-based diets such as rice (O. sativa L.) are more likely to have micronutrient deficiencies. Present understanding shows that achieving high levels of Zn in rice grains will need a combination of complementary approaches, including transgenic, agronomic practices and breeding. To do that, we should have a deep understanding about Zn uptake, distribution within the plant and loading in developing seeds. This chapter covers the latest updates about the agronomic and transgenic approaches for Zn biofortification in rice which is one of the most important staple food crops of the world.
KW - Foliar spray
KW - O. sativa
KW - Zinc homeostasis
KW - Zn fertilization
KW - Zn transporters
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85163521482&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-16-3280-8_18
DO - 10.1007/978-981-16-3280-8_18
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85163521482
SN - 9789811632792
SP - 461
EP - 482
BT - Biofortification of staple crops
A2 - Kumar, Shiv
A2 - Dikshit, Harsh Kumar
A2 - Mishra, Gyan Prakash
A2 - Singh, Akanksha
PB - Springer Nature
ER -
