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  title info:
    title: Biofortification of Food Crops
  name:
    name part: Singh, Ummed.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Praharaj, C S.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Singh, S S.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Singh, N P.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ii
    date issued: 2016
    edition: 1st ed. 2016.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XIV, 492 p. 63 illus., 9 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: The chapters presented in this book ‘Biofortification of Food Crops’ depict how agricultural technological interventions have true role in alleviating malnutrition. This book highlights the role of multidisciplinary approaches to cope up with the challenges of micronutrient malnutrition or hidden hunger which is an alarming public health issue in most parts of the world including India. In this endeavour, different biofortification approaches such as agronomic (or ferti-fortification), breeding, biotechnological, physiological, microbial etc. has fulfilled their different mandates of nutrient enrichment of food crops including cereals and pulses. The contents of the book proves that biofortified plants have adequate potential to nourish nutrient depleted soils, help increase crop productivity and provide nutritional benefits to plants, humans and livestock. The content and quality of information presented in this book will definitely provide multiple novel ideas of advance techniques and will stimulate innovative thoughts and directions amongst researchers and policy makers in the field of biofortification. In addition, the contributions presented in the book will be a good source of background knowledge and technical know-how to educate the readers about biofortification. The authors hope that the book entitled “Biofortification of Food Crops” would provide a suitable platform in our collective efforts for an appropriate dialogue among the scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and farmers in reducing the budding issues of malnutrition through novel approaches and means.
  table of contents: Part 1. Biofortification for Health and Nutrition -- 1. Biofortification: Introduction, Approaches, Limitations and Challenges(Ummed Singh) -- 2. Global Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition: A Situational Analysis(Purushottam Sharma) -- 3. Zinc in Crops and Human Health(Soumitra Das) -- 4. Food Legumes for Nutritional Quality and Health Benefits(N.P. Singh) -- 5. Biofortification of Food Legumes & Bioavailability of Nutrients(Jagdish Singh) -- 6. Nutritional Benefits of Winter Pulses with Special Emphasis on Peas and Rajmash(A.K. Parihar) -- 7. Nutritional Benefits of Pigeonpea(I. P. Singh) -- Part 2. Biofortification through Biotechnology and Breeding tools -- 8. Enriching Nutrient Density in Staple Crops Using Modern ‘-Omics’ Tools(Abhishek Bohra) -- 9. Transgenic Strategies Towards Nutritional Enrichment of Crops(A. Das) -- 10. Genomics Enabled Breeding for Enhancing Micronutrients in Crops(K.R. Soren) -- 11. Zinc Transporter: Mechanism for Improving Zn Availability(Lalit Kumar) -- 12. Biofortification through Breeding Interventions in Lentil(Jitendra Kumar) -- Part 3. Biofortification with Improved Agronomy -- 13. Soil Factors Associated with Micronutrient Acquisition in Crops – Biofortification Perspective(Anil Kumar) -- 14. Nutrient Mining: Addressing the Challenges to Soil Resources and Food Security(Kaushik Majumdar) -- 15. Improving Protein Density in Food Legumes through Agronomic Interventions(C. S. Praharaj) -- 16. Micronutrient Deficiencies in Humans and Animals: Strategies for their Improvement(Anshu Rahal) -- 17. Micronutrient Fertilizers for Zinc and Iron Enrichment in Major Food Crops: A Practicable Strategy(Yashbir Singh Shivay) -- 18. Soil Test Crop Response: Concepts and Components for Nutrient Use Efficiency Enhancement(S.R. Singh) -- Part 4. Biofortification with Microbes -- 19. Biofortification with Microorganisms: Present Status and Future Challenges(Radha Prasanna) -- 20. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Nutrient Management: Current Persp…
  note: edited by Ummed Singh, C S Praharaj, S S Singh, N P Singh.
  subject:
    topic: Chemistry
  subject:
    topic: Food
    topic: Biotechnology
  subject:
    topic: Nutrition
  subject:
    topic: Public health
  subject:
    topic: Agriculture
  subject:
    topic: Plant science
  subject:
    topic: Botany
  subject:
    topic: Chemistry
  subject:
    topic: Food Science
  subject:
    topic: Nutrition
  subject:
    topic: Plant Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Agriculture
  subject:
    topic: Public Health
  classification: TP248.65.F66
  classification: 641.3
  classification: 664
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
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  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2716-8
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    record creation date: 160122
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