Main description:

Genetic Engineering and Genome Editing for Zinc Biofortification of Rice provides the first single-volume, comprehensive resource on genetic engineering approaches, including novel genome editing techniques, that are carried out in rice, a staple crop for much of the world's population. Dietary zinc deficiency can lead to negative health outcomes, including increased risk of stunting, respiratory diseases, diarrhea, mortality during childhood, and preterm births in pregnancy. By providing a complete view of the need for zinc biofortification in rice, sections in this book discuss state-of-the-art scientific advances, and then go further, placing them in their proper scientific, regulatory and socioeconomic contexts.

While zinc biofortification can be achieved through conventional breeding, genetic engineering and agronomic practices, this is the first reference to bring all the latest insights and understanding to a comprehensive resource that is based on real-world experience and targeted applications.

Contents:

1. Potential of genetic engineering and genome editing for zinc biofortification in rice
2. Molecular mechanisms of zinc uptake and translocation in rice
3. Zinc biofortification, key enzymes in the phytosiderophores biosynthetic pathway
4. Zinc biofortification, citrate transporter
5. Zinc biofortification, phytosiderophore transporter
6. Zinc biofortification, vacuolar efflux transporter of DMA
7. Zinc biofortification, iron-regulated transporter
8. Zinc biofortification, iron(II)-nicotianamine transporter
9. Zinc biofortification, cell number regulator
10. Zinc bioavailability, phytate reduction
11. Stages in the development of GM crops for commercialization
12. Genome editing, next generation
13. Current status on the regulation of genome-edited plants
14. Regulatory hurdles facing biofortified genetically modified crops
15. Economic implications of genetically modified and genome edited high Zn-rice