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Molecular Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways for Micronutrient Acquisition and Storage in Legumes to Support Biofortification for Nutritional Security

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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.682842
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.682842
 
Title Molecular Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways for Micronutrient Acquisition and Storage in Legumes to Support Biofortification for Nutritional Security
 
Creator Roorkiwal, M
Pandey, S
Thavarajah, D
Hemalatha, R
Varshney, R K
 
Subject Biofortification
Genetics and Genomics
Food and Nutrition
Legume Crops
 
Description The world faces a grave situation of nutrient deficiency as a consequence of increased
uptake of calorie-rich food that threaten nutritional security. More than half the world’s
population is affected by different forms of malnutrition. Unhealthy diets associated with
poor nutrition carry a significant risk of developing non-communicable diseases, leading
to a high mortality rate. Although considerable efforts have been made in agriculture
to increase nutrient content in cereals, the successes are insufficient. The number of
people affected by different forms of malnutrition has not decreased much in the recent
past. While legumes are an integral part of the food system and widely grown in sub-
Saharan Africa and South Asia, only limited efforts have been made to increase their
nutrient content in these regions. Genetic variation for a majority of nutritional traits
that ensure nutritional security in adverse conditions exists in the germplasm pool of
legume crops. This diversity can be utilized by selective breeding for increased nutrients
in seeds. The targeted identification of precise factors related to nutritional traits and their
utilization in a breeding program can help mitigate malnutrition. The principal objective
of this review is to present the molecular mechanisms of nutrient acquisition, transport
and metabolism to support a biofortification strategy in legume crops to contribute to
addressing malnutrition.
 
Publisher Frontiers Media
 
Date 2021-06
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11880/1/fpls-12-682842.pdf
Roorkiwal, M and Pandey, S and Thavarajah, D and Hemalatha, R and Varshney, R K (2021) Molecular Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways for Micronutrient Acquisition and Storage in Legumes to Support Biofortification for Nutritional Security. Frontiers in Plant Science (TSI), 12 (682842). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1664-462X