Root morphology and seed and leaf ionomic traits in a Brassica napus L. diversity panel show wide phenotypic variation and are characteristic of crop habit

Thomas, C.L.; Alcock, T.D.; Graham, N.S.; Hayden, Rory; Matterson, S.; Wilson, L.; Young, S.D.; Dupuy, L.X.; White, Philip J.; Hammond, J.P.; Danku, J.M.C.; Salt, D.E.; Sweeney, A.; Bancroft, I.; Broadley, Martin R.

doi:10.1186/s12870-016-0902-5

Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia (2024)
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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.

Dietary selenium intake among Ethiopian children in areas known for selenium spatial variability (2023)
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Hailu, K., Joy, E. J., Ferguson, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Davis, K., …Gashu, D. (2023). Dietary selenium intake among Ethiopian children in areas known for selenium spatial variability. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, Article 1250002. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1250002

Introduction: There is spatial variability of selenium (Se) in soil and crops in Ethiopia. We assessed the Se content of food items, breast milk and urine, among infants in Ethiopia from two areas with contrasting Se concentrations in soils. Metho... Read More about Dietary selenium intake among Ethiopian children in areas known for selenium spatial variability.

Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara (2023)
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Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Amede, T., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Mossa, A. W., Tirfessa, D., …Gameda, S. (2023). Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara. Agronomy, 13(10), Article 2598. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102598

Agronomic biofortification, encompassing the use of mineral and organic nutrient resources which improve micronutrient concentrations in staple crops is a potential strategy to promote the production of and access to micronutrient-dense foods at the... Read More about Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara.

Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield (2023)
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Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2023). Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield. Agronomy, 13(6), Article 1452. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061452

The present study aimed to investigate the influence of genotypic differences on responses to zinc and iron agronomic biofortification among yields of finger millet. A field experiment was conducted over two seasons in farmers’ fields in Ethiopia (20... Read More about Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield.

Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope (2023)
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Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2023). Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, Article 1159833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1159833

Background: Food crop micronutrient concentrations can be enhanced through agronomic biofortification, with the potential to reduce micronutrient deficiencies among rural population if they have access to fertilizers. Here we reported the impact of a... Read More about Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope.

Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield (2023)
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Senbetu, D. T., Gashu, D., Joy, E. M., Lark, M. R., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield

The present study aimed to investigate influence of genotypic differences to zinc and iron agronomic biofortification responses among yield of finger millet. A field experiment was conducted over two seasons in farmers’ fields in Ethiopia (2019, 2020... Read More about Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield.

Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi (2022)
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Kumssa, D. B., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Botoman, L., …Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi

The dataset comprises primary data for the concentration of 29 mineral micronutrients in cereal grains and up to 84 soil chemistry properties from GeoNutrition project surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi. The work provided insights on geospatial variation... Read More about Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi.

Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration (2022)
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Hailu, K., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Alonso, S., Gizaw, S., Gameda, S., …Broadley, M. R. (2022). Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 27(7), Article 200. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2707200

INTRODUCTION: Selenium (Se) is an essential mineral for livestock health and productivity. In cattle, Se deficiency is associated with delayed conception, growth retardation, and increased morbidity and mortality. METHODS: We conducted a survey of ca... Read More about Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration.

The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial (2022)
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Gupta, S., Zaman, M., Fatima, S., Shahzad, B., Brazier, A. K. M., Moran, V. H., …Lowe, N. M. (2022). The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial. Nutrients, 14(8), Article 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081657

Biofortification of wheat is potentially a sustainable strategy to improve zinc intake; however, evidence of its effectiveness is needed. A household-based, double-blind, cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in rural Pakistan. The... Read More about The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial.

Application of sodium selenate to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) increases shoot and grain Se partitioning with strong genotypic interactions (2021)
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Silva, V. M., Nardeli, A. J., Mendes, N. A. C., Alcock, T. D., Rocha, M. D. M., Putti, F. F., …Reis, A. R. D. (2021). Application of sodium selenate to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) increases shoot and grain Se partitioning with strong genotypic interactions. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 67, Article 126781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126781

Backgorund: Cowpea is a crop widely used in developing countries due its rusticity. Besides its rich genotypic variability, most breeding programs do not explore its potential to improve elements uptake. Selenium (Se) is a scarce element in most soil... Read More about Application of sodium selenate to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) increases shoot and grain Se partitioning with strong genotypic interactions.

Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa (2021)
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Alcock, T. D., Thomas, C. L., Ó Lochlainn, S., Pongrac, P., Wilson, M., Moore, C., …Broadley, M. R. (2021). Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa. Plant Physiology, 186(3), 1616-1631. https://doi.org/10.1093/PLPHYS/KIAB150

Magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) are essential mineral nutrients poorly supplied in many human food systems. In grazing livestock, Mg and Ca deficiencies are costly welfare issues. Here, we report a Brassica rapa loss-of-function schengen3 (sgn3) muta... Read More about Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa.

Agronomic biofortification of cowpea with zinc: Variation in primary metabolism responses and grain nutritional quality among 29 diverse genotypes (2021)
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Silva, V. M., Nardeli, A. J., Angélica de Carvalho Mendes, N., de Moura Rocha, M., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., …Rodrigues dos Reis, A. (2021). Agronomic biofortification of cowpea with zinc: Variation in primary metabolism responses and grain nutritional quality among 29 diverse genotypes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 162, 378-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.020

© 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread globally, and is particularly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is consumed widely in LMICs due to its high protein conten... Read More about Agronomic biofortification of cowpea with zinc: Variation in primary metabolism responses and grain nutritional quality among 29 diverse genotypes.

Novel sources of variation in grain yield, components and mineral traits identified in wheat amphidiploids derived from thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & rayss) Á. löve (poaceae) under saline soils in India (2020)
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Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Wilson, L., Young, S., King, J., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Novel sources of variation in grain yield, components and mineral traits identified in wheat amphidiploids derived from thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & rayss) Á. löve (poaceae) under saline soils in India. Sustainability, 12(21), Article 8975. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218975

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Salt-affected soils constrain wheat production globally. A wild wheat species, Thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & Rayss) Á. Löve (Poaceae), and its derivatives are tolerant of high external NaC... Read More about Novel sources of variation in grain yield, components and mineral traits identified in wheat amphidiploids derived from thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & rayss) Á. löve (poaceae) under saline soils in India.

Site-Specific Factors Influence the Field Performance of a Zn-Biofortified Wheat Variety (2020)
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Broadley, M. R., Ahmed, I., Zia, M. H., Zaman, M., Wilson, L., Joy, E. J., …Bailey, E. H. (2020). Site-Specific Factors Influence the Field Performance of a Zn-Biofortified Wheat Variety. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4, Article 135. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00135

© Copyright © 2020 Zia, Ahmed, Bailey, Lark, Young, Lowe, Joy, Wilson, Zaman and Broadley. Background: Biofortification of wheat with zinc (Zn) through breeding and agronomy can reduce Zn deficiencies and improve human health. “High-Zn” wheat varieti... Read More about Site-Specific Factors Influence the Field Performance of a Zn-Biofortified Wheat Variety.

Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia (2020)
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Gashu, D., Lark, R., Milne, A., Amede, T., Bailey, E., Chagumaira, C., …McGrath, S. (2020). Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Science of the Total Environment, 733, Article 139231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139231

Grain and soil were sampled across a large part of Amhara, Ethiopia in a study motivated by prior evidence of selenium (Se) deficiency in the Region's population. The grain samples (teff, Eragrostis tef, and wheat, Triticum aestivum) were analysed fo... Read More about Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants (2019)
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Kumssa, D. B., Lovatt, J. A., Graham, N. S., Palmer, S., Hayden, R., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants. Plant and Soil, 457, 25–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04337-x

© 2019, The Author(s). Aim: Magnesium (Mg) deficiency (known as grass tetany) is a serious metabolic disorder that affects grazing ruminants. We tested whether Mg-fertiliser can increase Mg concentration of Italian ryegrasses (Lolium multiflorum L.)... Read More about Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants.

Juvenile root traits show limited correlation with grain yield, yield components and grain mineral composition traits in Indian wheat under hostile soils (2019)
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Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Wilson, L., King, I. P., Young, S. D., & Broadley, M. R. (2019). Juvenile root traits show limited correlation with grain yield, yield components and grain mineral composition traits in Indian wheat under hostile soils. Cereal Research Communications, 47(2), 369–382. https://doi.org/10.1556/0806.47.2019.10

© 2019 The Author(s) Correlations between juvenile wheat root traits, and grain yield and yield component traits under optimal field conditions have previously been reported in some conditions. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that ju... Read More about Juvenile root traits show limited correlation with grain yield, yield components and grain mineral composition traits in Indian wheat under hostile soils.

Species-wide variation in shoot nitrate concentration, and genetic loci controlling nitrate, phosphorous and potassium accumulation in Brassica napus L (2018)
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Alcock, T. D., Havlickova, L., He, Z., Wilson, L., Bancroft, I., White, P. J., …Graham, N. S. (2018). Species-wide variation in shoot nitrate concentration, and genetic loci controlling nitrate, phosphorous and potassium accumulation in Brassica napus L. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article 1487. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01487

Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat (2018)
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Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Singh, G., Wilson, L., King, I. P., …Broadley, M. R. (2018). Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0192026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192026

Wheat is an important dietary source of zinc (Zn) and other mineral elements in many countries. Dietary Zn deficiency is widespread, especially in developing countries, and breeding (genetic biofortification) through the HarvestPlus programme has rec... Read More about Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat.

Root morphology and seed and leaf ionomic traits in a Brassica napus L. diversity panel show wide phenotypic variation and are characteristic of crop habit (2016)
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Thomas, C., Alcock, T., Graham, N., Hayden, R., Matterson, S., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2016). Root morphology and seed and leaf ionomic traits in a Brassica napus L. diversity panel show wide phenotypic variation and are characteristic of crop habit. BMC Plant Biology, 16(1), Article 214. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-016-0902-5

Background Mineral nutrient uptake and utilisation by plants are controlled by many traits relating to root morphology, ion transport, sequestration and translocation. The aims of this study were to determine the phenotypic diversity in root morph... Read More about Root morphology and seed and leaf ionomic traits in a Brassica napus L. diversity panel show wide phenotypic variation and are characteristic of crop habit.

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