Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States of America.
Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States of America.
Sci Total Environ. 2024 Feb 10;911:168665. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168665. Epub 2023 Nov 20.
The ultimate goal of world crop production is to produce more with less to meet the growing population demands. However, concentrating solely on increased quantity of production often impacts the quality of produce. Consumption of crops or foods that do not meet nutritional or dietary needs can lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition and undernutrition are prevalent in a significant portion of the population. Agronomic biofortification of minerals and vitamins in horticultural crops has emerged as a promising approach to address nutrient deficiencies and enhance the nutritional quality of food. Despite numerous research papers on plant nutrient biofortification, there remains a lack of systematic reviews that comprehensively summarize the latest knowledge on this topic. Herein we discuss different agronomic ways to biofortify several horticultural crops over the past decade. This systematic review aims to fill this gap by presenting various methodologies and comparing the outcomes of these methods in respect to nutrient content in plant parts. The review focuses on original research papers collected from various scientific databases including Scopus and Web of Knowledge, covering the most recent literature from the last ten years (2012-2022) for specific studies on the agronomic biofortification macronutrients, micronutrients, and vitamins in horticultural plants with exclusion of certain criteria such as 'genetic,' 'breeding,' and 'agronomic crops.' This review critically analyzes the current state of research and explores prospects for the future in this field. The biofortification of various minerals and vitamins, including calcium, selenium, iodine, B vitamins, vitamin A, and vitamin C, are examined, highlighting the achievements and limitations of existing studies. In conclusion, agronomic biofortification of minerals and vitamins in horticultural crops with further research offers a promising approach to address nutrient deficiencies and improve the nutritional quality of food.
世界作物生产的最终目标是以更少的投入生产更多的产品，以满足不断增长的人口需求。然而，仅仅专注于增加产量往往会影响产品的质量。食用不符合营养或饮食需求的作物或食物会导致营养不良。在很大一部分人口中，营养不良和营养不足很普遍。矿质营养和维生素的农业生物强化已成为解决营养缺乏和提高食品营养质量的一种有前途的方法。尽管有许多关于植物营养生物强化的研究论文，但仍缺乏系统的综述来全面总结这一主题的最新知识。在这里，我们讨论了过去十年中几种园艺作物的不同农业生物强化方法。本系统综述旨在通过介绍各种方法并比较这些方法在植物部分营养含量方面的结果来填补这一空白。该综述侧重于从 Scopus 和 Web of Knowledge 等各种科学数据库中收集的原始研究论文，涵盖了过去十年（2012-2022 年）特定于园艺植物宏量营养素、微量营养素和维生素的农业生物强化的最新文献，排除了某些标准，如“遗传”、“育种”和“农业作物”。本综述批判性地分析了当前的研究状况，并探讨了该领域的未来前景。对各种矿物质和维生素（包括钙、硒、碘、B 族维生素、维生素 A 和维生素 C）的生物强化进行了检查，强调了现有研究的成就和局限性。总之，进一步研究园艺作物矿质营养和维生素的农业生物强化为解决营养缺乏和提高食品营养质量提供了一种有前途的方法。
