Investigation of Baseline Iron Levels in Australian Chickpea and Evaluation of a Transgenic Biofortification Approach

Investigation of Baseline Iron Levels in Australian Chickpea and Evaluation of a Transgenic Biofortification Approach

Iron deficiency currently affects over two billion people worldwide despite significant advances in technology and society aimed at mitigating this global health problem. Biofortification of food staples with iron (Fe) represents a sustainable approach for alleviating human Fe deficiency in developi...

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Main Authors: Grace Z. H. Tan, Sudipta S. Das Bhowmik, Thi M. L. Hoang, Mohammad R. Karbaschi, Hao Long, Alam Cheng, Julien P. Bonneau, Jesse T. Beasley, Alexander A. T. Johnson, Brett Williams, Sagadevan G. Mundree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
pulse biofortification
iron
genetic modification
nicotianamine synthase
soybean ferritin
crop improvement
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00788/full

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