Natural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortification

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlusen_US
cg.number7en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorHarjes, Carlos E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRocheford, Torbert R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBai, Lingen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrutnell, Thomas R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKandianis, Catherine Bermudezen_US
dc.contributor.authorSowinski, Stephen G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStapleton, Ann E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVallabhaneni, Ratnakaren_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Marken_US
dc.contributor.authorWurtzel, Eleanore T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYan, Jianbingen_US
dc.contributor.authorBuckler, Edward S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T09:57:46Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-11-21T09:57:46Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161736en_US
dc.titleNatural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortificationen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
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_US
dcterms.extent2 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfHarvestPlus Abstracten_US
dcterms.issued2008en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150255en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/129240en_US
dcterms.subjectmaizeen_US
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen_US
dcterms.subjectnutritionen_US
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen_US
dcterms.subjectmicronutrient deficienciesen_US
dcterms.subjecttrace elementsen_US
dcterms.subjectbiofortificationen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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