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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 64, 期 33, 页码 6383-6396出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02171
关键词
biofortification; breeding; prebreeding; genomics; molecular markers; micronutrients; lentils
资金
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi
- Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) under HarvestPlus Challenge Program
Micronutrient deficiency in the human body, popularly known as hidden hunger, causes many health problems. It presently affects >2 billion people worldwide, especially in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Biofortification of food crop varieties is one way to combat the problem of hidden hunger using conventional plant breeding and transgenic methods. Lentils are rich sources of protein, micronutrients, and vitamins including iron, zinc, selenium, folates, and carotenoids. Lentil genetic resources including germplasm and wild species showed genetic variability for these traits. Studies revealed that a single serving of lentils could provide a significant amount of the recommended daily allowance of micronutrients and vitamins for adults. Therefore, lentils have been identified as a food legume for biofortification, which could provide a whole food solution to the global micronutrient malnutrition. The present review discusses the current ongoing efforts toward genetic biofortification in lentils using classical breeding and molecular marker-assisted approaches.
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