Micronutrients & recovery
Biofortification of crops with essential mineral elements (iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium, and iodine) through agronomic fertilization and genetic breeding is a viable strategy to remediate global mineral malnutrition.
To improve your mineral intake, focus on consuming crops that are biofortified. This can be achieved through agricultural practices that optimize mineral fertilizers or by choosing crop varieties bred to accumulate more iron, zinc, and other essential minerals. This approach addresses mineral malnutrition globally, especially in areas where soil quality is low.
This article reviews aspects of soil science, plant physiology and genetics underpinning crop biofortification strategies, as well as agronomic and genetic approaches currently taken to biofortify food crops with the mineral elements most commonly lacking in human diets: iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iodine (I) and selenium (Se).
Why this rating
The paper is a comprehensive review citing numerous studies on soil science, plant physiology, and genetics.
Source
Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets – iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine
Philip J. White et al. · New Phytologist · 2009
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