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Palmgren, Michael G. ; Clemens, Stephan ; Williams, Lorraine E. ; Krämer, Ute ; Borg, Søren ; Schjørring, Jan Kofod ; Sanders, Dale:
Zinc biofortification of cereals : problems and solutions.
In: Trends in Plant Science.
Vol. 13
(2008)
Issue 9
.
- pp. 464-473.
ISSN 1878-4372
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2008.06.005
Abstract in another language
The goal of biofortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. Cereals serve as the main staple food for a large proportion of the world population but have the shortcoming, from a nutrition perspective, of being low in zinc and other essential nutrients. Major bottlenecks in plant biofortification appear to be the root-shoot barrier and - in cereals - the process of grain filling. New findings demonstrate that the root-shoot distribution of zinc is controlled mainly by heavy metal transporting P(1B)-ATPases and the metal tolerance protein (MTP) family. A greater understanding of zinc transport is important to improve crop quality and also to help alleviate accumulation of any toxic metals.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER61603 |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Plant Physiology Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Plant Physiology > Chair Plant Physiology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Clemens Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2015 06:21 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2022 15:01 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/16346 |