Type: Book

Instant Insights: Crop biofortification

Author

Dr Helena Pachón

Dimensions:

229x152mm
6x9"

Publication date:

13 April 2021

Length of book:

138 pages

ISBN-13: 9781801460576

Paperback - £37.99
£37.99
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Table of contents

Chapter 1 - Wheat flour fortification and human health: Helena Pachón, Food Fortification Initiative and Emory University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Status of wheat flour fortification 3 How the human health impact of wheat flour fortification is measured 4 Examples of health outcomes associated with wheat flour fortification that have been studied 5 Additional considerations when assessing the health impact of wheat flour fortification 6 Health impact results observed from wheat flour fortification studies 7 Summary 8 Future trends in research 9 Where to look for further information 10 References
Chapter 2 - Biofortification of maize: Eliab Simpungwe, HarvestPlus, Zambia; 1 Introduction 2 Justification for maize biofortification 3 Suitability of maize for biofortification 4 Breeding of Provitamin A biofortified maize 5 Target setting for Provitamin A carotenoids 6 Delivering biofortified maize 7 Case study: the Zambia maize biofortification programme 8 Future trends 9 Where to look for further information 10 References
Chapter 3 - Biofortification of grain legumes: Bodo Raatz, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia; 1 Introduction 2 Fe and Zn in grain legumes: assessing natural variation and QTL studies 3 Biofortification: transgenic approaches and agronomic management 4 Micronutrient bioavailability and anti-nutrients 5 HarvestPlus: breeding, releases, adoption and impact 6 Case study: breeding for biofortification of the common bean at CIAT 7 Future trends 8 Summary and conclusion 9 Where to look for further information 10 References
Chapter 4 - Breeding, delivery, use and benefits of bio-fortified cassava: Elizabeth Parkes and Olufemi Aina, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria; 1 Introduction 2 The HarvestPlus breeding programme for pro-vitamin A cassava 3 Delivering pro-vitamin A cassava varieties to farmers: the HarvestPlus Programme in Nigeria 4 Encouraging use of pro-vitamin A cassava by consumers 5 Retention of carotenoids and bioavailability after processing 6 Quantification of carotenoid content in pro-vitamin A cassava varieties and food products 7 Conclusion and future trends 8 Appendix: Procedure for carotenoid determination using iCheck TM methodology 9 Where to look for further information 10 Acknowledgements 11 References