Mineral Biofortification in Crop Plants for Ensuring Food Security

This  book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the  biofortification of plants under climate change and how it affects food  security globally. The need for mineral biofortification to eradicate or  alleviate malnutrition through sustainable agriculture is also  discussed.

Biofortification of edible plants is  considered the most appropriate approach to alleviate nutritional  problems and nutrient deficiencies. In contrast, biofortification  focuses on improving the nutritional content of the region's current  agricultural biodiversity while preserving its habits and customs.  Emphasis is also placed on recent advances and developments in omics,  particularly metabolomics and related techniques, to unravel the  potential alterations in plants caused by biofortification. The book  brings together eminent scientists to present the latest developments in  the field.

This timely publication addresses  practical scenarios of bio-fortified food production and climate change.  The book focuses on the methods, techniques, and environmental changes  used to enhance and improve agricultural products. This book is one of  the first to provide information on the use of modern biotechnologies to  modify crops for health benefits. It also examines the mechanisms of  the plant responses to genetically induced biofortification, the  production and responses of fortified plants under climate change, and  their effects on food security.

The book will be  useful for students and researchers, especially crop scientists,  environmental scientists, biotechnologists, botanists, and agronomists,  to understand the techniques and mechanisms of biofortification, and  responses of biofortified plants under climate change.