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PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 180, Issue 4, Pages 562-574Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.12.003
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Iron; Zinc; Copper; Remobilization; Micronutrient transporters; Biofortification
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The micronutrients iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) are essential for plants and the humans and animals that consume plants. Increasing the micronutrient density of staple crops, or biofortification, will greatly improve human nutrition on a global scale. This review discusses the processes and genes needed to translocate micronutrients through the plant to the developing seeds, and potential strategies for developing biofortified crops. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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