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Preventing and Controlling Zinc Deficiency Across the Life Course: A Call to Action (2024)
Journal Article
Lowe, N. M., Hall, A. G., Broadley, M. R., Foley, J., Boy, E., & Bhutta, Z. A. (2024). Preventing and Controlling Zinc Deficiency Across the Life Course: A Call to Action. Advances in Nutrition, 15(3), Article 100181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100181

Through diverse roles, zinc determines a greater number of critical life functions than any other single micronutrient. Beyond the well-recognized importance of zinc for child growth and resistance to infections, zinc has numerous specific roles cove... Read More about Preventing and Controlling Zinc Deficiency Across the Life Course: A Call to Action.

Heat and salinity stress on the African eggplant F1 Djamba, a Kumba cultivar (2024)
Journal Article
David-Rogeat, N., Broadley, M. R., & Stavridou, E. (2024). Heat and salinity stress on the African eggplant F1 Djamba, a Kumba cultivar. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, Article 1323665. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1323665

Climate change is expected to increase soil salinity and heat-wave intensity, duration, and frequency. These stresses, often present in combination, threaten food security as most common crops do not tolerate them. The African eggplant (Solanum aethi... Read More about Heat and salinity stress on the African eggplant F1 Djamba, a Kumba cultivar.

Drought and heatwave affected the African eggplant differently when present in combination than individually (2024)
Journal Article
David-Rogeat, N., Broadley, M., & Stavridou, E. (2024). Drought and heatwave affected the African eggplant differently when present in combination than individually. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 220, Article 105670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105670

Heat waves and drought periods are set to happen more often due to a changing climate, especially in Africa. The African eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum L., is a highly nutritious vegetable crop indigenous to Africa commonly grown by small-holder farme... Read More about Drought and heatwave affected the African eggplant differently when present in combination than individually.

Urine Se concentration poorly predicts plasma Se concentration at sub-district scales in Zimbabwe, limiting its value as a biomarker of population Se status (2024)
Journal Article
Mutonhodza, B., Dembedza, M. P., Joy, E. J. M., Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H., Nyadzayo, T. K., …Chopera, P. (2024). Urine Se concentration poorly predicts plasma Se concentration at sub-district scales in Zimbabwe, limiting its value as a biomarker of population Se status. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, Article 1288748. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1288748

Introduction: The current study investigated the value of urine selenium (Se) concentration as a biomarker of population Se status in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Method: Urine and plasma Se concentrations were measured among children aged 6–59 mont... Read More about Urine Se concentration poorly predicts plasma Se concentration at sub-district scales in Zimbabwe, limiting its value as a biomarker of population Se status.

Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia (2024)
Journal Article
Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Amede, T., & Broadley, M. R. (2024). Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 460. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48749-3

Improved crop genotypes are constantly introduced. However, information on their nutritional quality is generally limited. The present study reports the proximate composition and the concentration and relative bioavailability of minerals of improved... Read More about Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia.

Mehlich 3 as an indicator of grain nutrient concentration for five cereals in sub-Saharan Africa (2024)
Journal Article
Haefele, S. M., Mossa, A. W., Gashu, D., Nalivata, P. C., Broadley, M. R., McGrath, S. P., & Thomas, C. L. (2024). Mehlich 3 as an indicator of grain nutrient concentration for five cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Field Crops Research, 307, Article 109243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109243

Context or Problem: Soil testing for available nutrients is an important tool to determine fertilizer rates, however many standard methods test the availability of a single nutrient only. In contrast, Mehlich 3 (M3) is a multi-element test for predic... Read More about Mehlich 3 as an indicator of grain nutrient concentration for five cereals in sub-Saharan Africa.