Potential for Improved Crop Nutritional Quality in Cereals through Plant Breeding

Author(s):  
V.A. Johnson
2000 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-101

Clarke, E. J. and Wiseman, J. Developments in plant breeding for improved nutritional quality of soya beans I. Protein and amino acid content. Volume 134, part 2, pp. 111–124.Clarke, E. J. and Wiseman, J. Developments in plant breeding for improved nutritional quality of soya beans II. Anti-nutritional factors. Volume 134, part 2, pp. 125–136.The following was omitted from both papers:ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors are grateful to the United States Soybean Board/American Soybean Association, Dalgety Feed Ltd., Finn Feed International and Pioneer Hi-Bred International for their support.


Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2117
Author(s):  
Camille Vindras-Fouillet ◽  
Isabelle Goldringer ◽  
Gaëlle van Frank ◽  
Marc Dewalque ◽  
Axel Colin ◽  
...  

Wheat is a staple food in many diets and is currently cultivated worldwide. It provides a large proportion of the daily energy intake and contributes to food balance. Changes in agro-industrial practices in the bread sector, from the field to bread-making, have led to an increase in chronic diseases and nutritional deficits, emphasizing the link between food and health. Several levers could be used to improve the nutritional quality of bread wheat. Organic farming, by avoiding the use of pesticides, might allow for greater consumption of wholegrain products. Breeding wheat cultivars with an enhanced mineral content may serve as another lever. In this context, the on-farm participatory plant-breeding of highly diversified varieties could provide promising resources. This study investigated the sensory and nutritional quality of nine population varieties resulting from a ten-year participatory plant-breeding process compared to two commercial pure-line varieties. Analysis of variance showed genotype effects for Mg and Zn concentration, so breeding for a high Mg and Zn concentration can reasonably be envisaged. Moreover, a positive correlation was found between plant height, peduncle height (distance between the Last Leaf and Spike (LLSD)) and nutrient content. Finally, as population varieties express more differences in their profile when grown in less fertile soils, these results emphasize the benefits of genetic diversity for diverse nutritional intake and sensory properties.


2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Siti Dewi Indrasari ◽  
Kristamtini Kristamtini

<p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Rice is the staple food of most people in Indonesia and some countries in Asia. As the main food, rice is known to have inadequate micro nutrition so that it is potential to cause malnutrition for consumers. Biofortification is one of the innovations in improving the nutritional quality of rice. The benefits of biofortification include: (1) can be developed in basic foodcrops, (2) cheaper and beneficial in terms of cultivation because the seeds that have been fortified are only needed once in the first use, then the seed of the next crop can be further developed by other farmers, (3) beneficial to nutritious consumer communities, and (4) high production and environmentally friendly. Important minerals such as Fe (iron) and Zn (zinc) in rice can be increased through biofortification programs into Fe and Zn dense rice. Highly nutritious rice derived from local rice and superior varieties needs to be developed after going through the process of release varieties. Prior to that, the variety also needs to be registered to competent parties to be protected as asset and intellectual property rights (IPR) of researchers from theft and illegal acknowledgment by others for personal gain. In addition, it is needed certification of rice labelled assurance of rice varieties produced through plant breeding to increase economic added value and protect consumer rights.</p><p>Keywords: Rice, biofortification, nutrition quality, plant breeding</p><p> </p><p align="center">ABSTRAK</p><p>Beras adalah makanan pokok sebagian besar penduduk di Indonesia dan beberapa negara di Asia. Sebagai pangan utama, beras diketahui memiliki gizi mikro yang tidak memadai sehingga berpotensi menimbulkan kekurangan gizi bagi konsumen. Biofortifikasi merupakan salah satu inovasi dalam meningkatkan mutu gizi beras. Keuntungan biofortifikasi antara lain: (1) dapat dikembangkan pada bahan makanan pokok, (2) lebih murah dan menguntungkan dari segi budi daya karena benih yang telah terfortifikasi hanya diperlukan sekali di awal penggunaan, selanjutnya benih dari pertanaman berikutnya dapat dikembangkan lebih lanjut oleh petani lain, (3) bermanfaat bagi masyarakat konsumen rawan gizi, dan (4)produksi tinggi dan ramah lingkungan. Kadar mineral penting seperti Fe (besi) dan Zn (seng) pada beras dapat ditingkatkan melalui program biofortifikasi menjadi beras kaya Fe dan Zn. Beras bergizitinggi yang berasal dari padi lokal maupun varietas unggul perlusegera dikembangkan setelah melalui proses pelepasan varietas. Sebelum itu, varietas tersebut juga perlu didaftarkan kepada pihak kompeten untuk dilindungi sebagai aset dan hak kekayaan intelektual (HKI) para peneliti dari pencurian dan pengakuan illegal oleh pihak lain untuk kepentingan pribadi. Selain itu diperlukan pula sertifikasi beras berlabel jaminan varietas dari varietas padi yang dihasilkan melalui pemuliaan tanaman guna meningkatkan nilai tambah ekonomi dan melindungi hak konsumen.</p><p>Kata kunci: Padi, biofortifikasi, mutu gizi, pemuliaan tanaman</p>


1973 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 222-226
Author(s):  
G Doussinault ◽  
A Berbigier ◽  
M Pollacsek

The authors describe the objectives, and progress to date, of plant breeding investigations at the INRA Plant Improvement Stations designed to produce new varieties of soft wheat, barley, maize, oats and rye with better agronomic characteristics—such as shorter straw, improved disease-resistance and winter hardiness, and earlier maturity—and enhanced quality. The latter includes various aspects of baking and breadmaking quality, and nutritional quality for animal feeding.


2019 ◽  
pp. 51-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar Are ◽  
Rakesh K. Srivastava ◽  
Govindaraj Mahalingam ◽  
Sunita Gorthy ◽  
Anil Gaddameedi ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
pp. 325-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp W. Simon ◽  
Linda M. Pollak ◽  
Beverly A. Clevidence ◽  
Joannne M. Holden ◽  
David B. Haytowitz

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