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Legumes Biofortification (1st ed. 2023)
Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, Faheem Shehzad Baloch, Sajid Fiaz, Muhammad Aasim, Ephrem Habyarimana, …
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Sustainable food production is vital to ensure food and nutritional
security to growing human population. Recently, there has been a
shift in agricultural production system, crop production is not
only considering yield as primary interest to produce higher number
of calories for reducing hunger, but also more nutrient-rich food
to reduce malnutrition or “hidden hunger”. Micronutrient
malnutrition is a continuing and serious public health problem in
many countries, various Interventions to alleviate this problem
have been implemented. Biofortification, the process of breeding
nutrients into food crops, provides a comparatively cost effective,
sustainable, and long-term means of delivering more micronutrients.
Legumes have higher protein content than most plant foods
approximately twice than cereals and are rich in the key
micronutrients folate, niacin, thiamine, calcium, iron and
zinc. This book summarizes the biofortification of legumes.
Detailed information through contributed chapters shed light on
legumes research relevant to human health, with key topics that
include genomic and genetic resources for food security,
conventional and modern breeding approaches for improving
nutrition, agronomic traits and biotechnological interventions.
Landraces possess a very large genetic base in population structure
and are dynamic populations of cultivated plants with historical
origin, distinct identity, and without any formal crop improvement.
They are often genetically diverse, locally adapted, and associated
with traditional farming systems. Resistance genes to biotic and
abiotic stress factors, which are especially diversified in
landraces, are of great interest to plant breeders, faced with
global climate challenge. In addition, gene pools made of different
landraces grown in different ecological conditions can be used for
wheat breeding to enhance quality; yield and other desirable
agricultural parameters. An estimated 75% of the genetic diversity
of crop plants was lost in the last century due to the replacement
of high yielding modern varieties. There is, thus, an urgent need
to preserve existing species, not only for posterity but also as a
means to secure food supply for a rising world population. In this
book, we provide an overview of wheat landraces with special
attention to genetic diversities, conservation, and utilization.
This edited open access book presents the comprehensive outcome of
The European DataBio Project, which examined new data-driven
methods to shape a bioeconomy. These methods are used to develop
new and sustainable ways to use forest, farm and fishery resources.
As a European initiative, the goal is to use these new findings to
support decision-makers and producers - meaning farmers, land and
forest owners and fishermen. With their 27 pilot projects from 17
countries, the authors examine important sectors and highlight
examples where modern data-driven methods were used to increase
sustainability. How can farmers, foresters or fishermen use these
insights in their daily lives? The authors answer this and other
questions for our readers. The first four parts of this book give
an overview of the big data technologies relevant for optimal raw
material gathering. The next three parts put these technologies
into perspective, by showing useable applications from farming,
forestry and fishery. The final part of this book gives a summary
and a view on the future. With its broad outlook and variety of
topics, this book is an enrichment for students and scientists in
bioeconomy, biodiversity and renewable resources.
This edited book summarizes the efforts made to develop sustainable
bioenergy production through different generations. The topics
included in the book cover information about different bioenergy
crops, their classification and use as biofuel, agronomic practices
to improve biomass yield, classic breeding techniques, genetic
diversity, current status and future perspective of bioenergy crops
in the omics era. It also discusses application of modern
biotechnological and molecular biotechnological techniques for the
improvement of bioenergy crops this having enhanced biomass and
plant based products. The book explores growing biofuel
crops and their impact on environment, bioethics and biosafety
issues related to the modern approaches. Another important aspect
is the incorporation of nanotechnology for bioenergy crops and
biofuel production. All book chapters are contributed renowned
researchers in their respective field. This is a unique book
covering the bioeneragy crops in the modern omics era. The book is
useful for the researchers and post-graduate students to guide them
in the field of bioenergy crops.
Landraces possess a very large genetic base in population structure
and are dynamic populations of cultivated plants with historical
origin, distinct identity, and without any formal crop improvement.
They are often genetically diverse, locally adapted, and associated
with traditional farming systems. Resistance genes to biotic and
abiotic stress factors, which are especially diversified in
landraces, are of great interest to plant breeders, faced with
global climate challenge. In addition, gene pools made of different
landraces grown in different ecological conditions can be used for
wheat breeding to enhance quality; yield and other desirable
agricultural parameters. An estimated 75% of the genetic diversity
of crop plants was lost in the last century due to the replacement
of high yielding modern varieties. There is, thus, an urgent need
to preserve existing species, not only for posterity but also as a
means to secure food supply for a rising world population. In this
book, we provide an overview of wheat landraces with special
attention to genetic diversities, conservation, and utilization.
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