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AuthorDe La Torre-Roche, Roberto
AuthorCantu, Jesus
AuthorTamez, Carlos
AuthorZuverza-Mena, Nubia
AuthorHamdi, Helmi
AuthorAdisa, Ishaq O.
AuthorElmer, Wade
AuthorGardea-Torresdey, Jorge
AuthorWhite, Jason C.
Available date2023-10-11T09:07:46Z
Publication Date2020-11-04
Publication NameJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04881
ISSN00218561
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85095672650&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48440
AbstractMicronutrient deficiencies in global food chains are a significant cause of ill health around the world, particularly in developing countries. Agriculture is the primary source of nutrients required for sound health, and as the population has continued to grow, the agricultural sector has come under pressure to improve crop production, in terms of both quantity and quality, to meet the global demands for food security. The use of engineered nanomaterial (ENM) has emerged as a promising technology to sustainably improve the efficiency of current agricultural practices as well as overall crop productivity. One promising approach that has begun to receive attention is to use ENM as seed treatments to biofortify agricultural crop production and quality. This review highlights the current state of the science for this approach as well as critical knowledge gaps and research needs that must be overcome to optimize the sustainable application of nano-enabled seed fortification approaches.
SponsorJason C. White acknowledges United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hatch CONH00147 and USDA NIFA AFRI 2020-67022-32416. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey acknowledges USDA Grant 2016-67021-24985 NIFA, partial funding from National Science Foundation (NSF) ERC-1449500, and the Dudley family for the Endowed Research Professorship. Also, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey acknowledges the LERR and STARs Retention Award (2018) of the University of Texas System.
Languageen
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Subjectcrop nutrition
micronutrient deficiency
nanoparticles
seed coating
seed priming
TitleSeed Biofortification by Engineered Nanomaterials: A Pathway to Alleviate Malnutrition?
TypeArticle Review
Pagination12189-12202
Issue Number44
Volume Number68
ESSN1520-5118
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