Journal article

Improving Rice Zinc Biofortification Success Rates Through Genetic and Crop Management Approaches in a Changing Environment

Niluka Nakandalage, Marc Nicolas, Robert M Norton, Naoki Hirotsu, Paul J Milham, Saman Seneweera

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Published : 2016

Abstract

Though rice is the predominant source of energy and micronutrients for more than half of the world population, it does not provide enough zinc (Zn) to match human nutritional requirements. Moreover, climate change, particularly rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, reduces the grain Zn concentration. Therefore, rice biofortification has been recognized as a key target to increase the grain Zn concentration to address global Zn malnutrition. Major bottlenecks for Zn biofortification in rice are identified as low Zn uptake, transport and loading into the grain; however, environmental and genetic contributions to grain Zn accumulation in rice have not been fully explored. In this rev..

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Funding Acknowledgements

NN is supported by a Melbourne International Research Scholarship and a Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship. We would also like to thank the International Plant Nutrition Institute for their support for Niluka's scholarship.