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Biofortification strategies for enhancing crop nutritional value: a review of methods, challenges, and future directions

Asad Azeem, Sana Khan, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Saira Shafiq, Muhammad Aslam, Salman Munir, Muhammad Sikandar Zaman

Discover Plants. · 2025

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Summary

The inadequate intake of vital micronutrients causes significant health risks in human beings. In low- and middle-income countries, the major obstacles causing micronutrient deficiencies are low personal budgets, unavailability of dietary supplementation, and lack of dietary diversity. Looking at the scenario, biofortification is an effective solution that improves the nutritive value of staple crops by augmenting molecular breeding and agronomic practices. The present review explores various crop enhancement methods in the context of biofortification, stretching from genetic manipulation to breeding and agronomic practices, and evaluates how well they work to address micronutrient deficiencies and enhance health. The present review focuses on biofortification programs' achievements and fu

Subject
Micronutrient biofortification
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
System type
Other
DOI
10.1007/s44372-025-00276-3
Catalogue ID
SNmp4zkqwa-z3room
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