Main description:

Wheat and Barley Grain Biofortification addresses topics associated with the alleviation of malnutrition in globally diverse populations via wheat and barley biofortification. The book synthesizes the current trends of malnutrition across the globe, the need for wheat and barley nutritional enhancement and how agronomic, microbial and molecular understanding of biofortification can help in devising significant approaches and strategies. In addition, it includes discussions on potential genetic variability available and their efficient utilization in wheat and barley for molecular breeding for nutrients, challenges and opportunities for bioavailability, and technical advancement for analysis of bioavailability.

Contents:

1. The unacceptable status quo: Malnutrition challenges of the developed and developing world 2. Role of Molecular Approaches in Improving Genetic Variability of Micronutrients and their Utilization in Breeding Programs 3. Getting more micronutrients from wheat and barley through agronomic biofortification 4. Anti-nutritional factors and bioavailability: approaches, challenges and opportunities 5. A decade of progress on genetic enhancement of grain zinc and iron in CIMMYT wheat germplasm 6. Biofortification of wheat through wide hybridization and molecular breeding 7. Exploring Genetic Variability for Developing Celiac Disease Safe Wheat 8. Prospecting plant-microbe interactions for enhancing nutrient availability and grain biofortification 9. Effect of Storage and Processing Conditions on Nutrient Composition of Wheat and Barley 10. Advantage of biofortification over fortification technologies 11. Barley Biofortification: Present Status and Future prospects 12. Barley grain beta glucan enrichment: Status and opportunities 13. Biofortification for enhancing nutritional outcomes and policy imperatives