Sharma, V and Prakash, N R and Kumar, A (2023) Molecular Breeding Approaches for Biofortification of Cereal Crops. In: Biofortification in Cereals Progress and Prospects. Biofortification in Cereals . Springer Nature, Switzerland, pp. 59-91. ISBN 978-981-19-4307-2
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Over three billion population in this world is suffering from micronutrient malnutrition; among them women and children are more sufferers, mainly in developing countries. The effective and sustainable way to enhance the food value is by breeding cereal crops having a good amount of micronutrient content. Several reports of quantitative trait locus (QTL)/loci for iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) content in rice, wheat, and millets; provitamin A, vitamin E, and quality protein in maize; starch content in rye; and malting quality in barley have been discussed in detail. A detailed discussion was also made on molecular approaches for biofortification, viz., dissection of genome-wide genomic regions linked with biofortification traits, marker-assisted selection (MAS), and genomic selection. This chapter emphasizes a different breeding approach to develop micronutrient-rich cereal cultivars to overcome malnutrition and ultimately eradicate hidden hunger.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Divisions: | Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Series Name: | Biofortification in Cereals |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biotechnological advances, Biofortification, Genetic engineering, plant breeding, Nutrigenomics |
| Subjects: | Others > Genetic Engineering Others > Cereals Others > Biofortification |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2024 06:13 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2024 06:13 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12346 |
| Acknowledgement: | UNSPECIFIED |
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