Nutritional Quality Improvement in Plants

Nutritional Quality Improvement in Plants edited by Pawan Kumar Jaiwal, Anil K. Chhillar, Darshna Chaudhary, Ranjana Jaiwal.

This book presents a detailed overview and critical evaluation of recent advances and remaining challenges in improving nutritional quality and/or avoiding the accumulation of undesirable substances in plants using a variety of strategies based on modern biological tools and techniques. Each review...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jaiwal, Pawan Kumar (Editor), Chhillar, Anil K. (Editor), Chaudhary, Darshna (Editor), Jaiwal, Ranjana (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Agriculture.
Nutrition   .
Plant biochemistry.
Plant breeding.
Biotechnology.
Food—Biotechnology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Biofortification of staple cereals with amino acid, lysin
  • Biofortification of cereals with iron and zinc
  • Calcium biofortification in food crops
  • Iodine biofortification of crops
  • Iodine biofortification of crops
  • Pro-vitamin A crops
  • Folate: biosynthesis, functions and biofortification in crop plant
  • The role of thiamin in plants and current perspectives in its improvement in crop plants
  • Vitamins B6, B12, C and E rich crops
  • Strategies that influence the production of secondary metabolites in plants
  • Phytate free food-grains
  • Development of aflatoxin free crops
  • Reducing acrylamide forming potential of crop plants
  • Brassica crops with low glucosinolates and rich in anticancer compounds
  • Biofortification of cassava
  • Biofortification of millets
  • Biofortification of maize
  • Common Bean biofortification
  • Engineering potato for nutritional enhancement
  • All roads leading to iron fortification. .

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