Natural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortification

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlus
cg.number7en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorHarjes, Carlos E.en
dc.contributor.authorRocheford, Torbert R.en
dc.contributor.authorBai, Lingen
dc.contributor.authorBrutnell, Thomas R.en
dc.contributor.authorKandianis, Catherine Bermudezen
dc.contributor.authorSowinski, Stephen G.en
dc.contributor.authorStapleton, Ann E.en
dc.contributor.authorVallabhaneni, Ratnakaren
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Marken
dc.contributor.authorWurtzel, Eleanore T.en
dc.contributor.authorYan, Jianbingen
dc.contributor.authorBuckler, Edward S.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T09:57:46Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-21T09:57:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161736
dc.titleNatural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortificationen
dcterms.abstractMaize is the dominant subsistence crop in much of sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas, where 17 to 30 percent of children under age 5 are vitamin A deficient. Diet diversification, food fortification, and supplementation have all been used to combat dietary micronutrient deficiencies. However, diet diversification is often limited by crop seasonality, expense, and low bioavailability of green leafy plant carotenoids. In addition, poor infrastructure has limited widespread use of direct vitamin supplementation. Perhaps the most feasible approach, therefore, is biofortification, a process by which staple crops are purposefully bred for higher nutritional density. Biofortified foods could potentially be an inexpensive, locally adaptable, and long?term solution to diet deficiencies.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHarjes, Carlos E.; Rocheford, Torbert R.; Bai, Ling; Brutnell, Thomas R.; Kandianis, Catherine Bermudez; Sowinski, Stephen G.; Stapleton, Ann E.; Vallabhaneni, Ratnakar; Williams, Mark; Wurtzel, Eleanore T.; Yan, Jianbing and Buckler, Edward S. 2008. Natural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortification. HarvestPlus Abstract 7. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161736en
dcterms.extent2 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfHarvestPlus Abstracten
dcterms.issued2008
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150255en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/129240en
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen
dcterms.subjectmicronutrient deficienciesen
dcterms.subjecttrace elementsen
dcterms.subjectbiofortificationen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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