Nutritional Quality Improvement in Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jaiwal, Pawan Kumar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Chhillar, Anil K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Chaudhary, Darshna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jaiwal, Ranjana (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences,
• Subjects: Agriculture.; Nutrition .; Plant biochemistry.; Plant breeding.; Biotechnology.; Food-Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Food Science.

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...

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. .