Production of Selenium-Biofortified Cereal Products

摘要：

Biofortification of staple crops with micronutrients by breeding for higher density of micronutrients in edible parts or by fertilisation is an important component of a food systems strategy to address global dietary deficiencies. This paper investigates genotypic variation in wheat Triticum aestivum L.) and other cereals for grain selenium (Se) density and then focuses on an agronomic biofortification (fertiliser) strategy to increase Se in wheat grain. The amount of Se in a food system depends mainly on levels of available Se in soils used for agriculture.Selenium is ubiquitous in soils but very unevenly distributed,hence the variable Se status observed in different populations and their subgroups (Reilly,1996).

作者: GH.Lyons

作者单位: HarvestPlus,School of Agriculture & Wine,University of Adelaide,Waite Campus,Glen Osmond,SA 5064,Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The First International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health(第一届硒与环境和人体健康国际会议)

会议地点: 苏州

会议语种:英文

页码: 75-76

在线出版日期: 2009-10-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）