{"title":"Agronomic Biofortification of Plants with Iodine and Selenium: A Potential Solution for Iodine and Selenium Deficiencies.","authors":"Yesim Oztekin, Zehra Buyuktuncer","doi":"10.1007/s12011-024-04346-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Iodine and selenium deficiencies are widespread both in developed countries and developing countries. The soil is the fundamental source of iodine and selenium for plants, and iodine and/or selenium-depleted soil restrains the cultivation of crops to cover recommended daily intakes of iodine and selenium. Although food fortification strategies, including salt iodization, increase the dietary intake of these minerals, their global deficiencies have not been eliminated. Therefore, new strategies have been developed to prevent iodine and selenium deficiencies, and biofortification is one of them. The aim of this review is to assert the outcomes of the studies that investigate the optimum conditions for biofortification with iodine and selenium and to recognize the role of biofortification practices as a potential solution for preventing iodine and selenium deficiencies. The findings of studies show that biofortification with iodine and selenium can be a solution for iodine and selenium deficiencies. Agronomic biofortification is currently a more convenient method to increase selenium and iodine contents in plants. However, the most effective agronomic biofortification conditions are crucial to acquire biofortified food. Moreover, increasing the awareness of the producers and consumers on biofortification has a determinative role in the achievement of biofortification practices for human health. Although research about iodine and selenium biofortification has been increased, the effectiveness of biofortified foods to meet recommended daily intakes is still unknown. More research is needed to understand most effective biofortification conditions for plants and bioavailability of biofortified foods for humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":8917,"journal":{"name":"Biological Trace Element Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biological Trace Element Research","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-024-04346-7","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Iodine and selenium deficiencies are widespread both in developed countries and developing countries. The soil is the fundamental source of iodine and selenium for plants, and iodine and/or selenium-depleted soil restrains the cultivation of crops to cover recommended daily intakes of iodine and selenium. Although food fortification strategies, including salt iodization, increase the dietary intake of these minerals, their global deficiencies have not been eliminated. Therefore, new strategies have been developed to prevent iodine and selenium deficiencies, and biofortification is one of them. The aim of this review is to assert the outcomes of the studies that investigate the optimum conditions for biofortification with iodine and selenium and to recognize the role of biofortification practices as a potential solution for preventing iodine and selenium deficiencies. The findings of studies show that biofortification with iodine and selenium can be a solution for iodine and selenium deficiencies. Agronomic biofortification is currently a more convenient method to increase selenium and iodine contents in plants. However, the most effective agronomic biofortification conditions are crucial to acquire biofortified food. Moreover, increasing the awareness of the producers and consumers on biofortification has a determinative role in the achievement of biofortification practices for human health. Although research about iodine and selenium biofortification has been increased, the effectiveness of biofortified foods to meet recommended daily intakes is still unknown. More research is needed to understand most effective biofortification conditions for plants and bioavailability of biofortified foods for humans.
期刊介绍:
Biological Trace Element Research provides a much-needed central forum for the emergent, interdisciplinary field of research on the biological, environmental, and biomedical roles of trace elements. Rather than confine itself to biochemistry, the journal emphasizes the integrative aspects of trace metal research in all appropriate fields, publishing human and animal nutritional studies devoted to the fundamental chemistry and biochemistry at issue as well as to the elucidation of the relevant aspects of preventive medicine, epidemiology, clinical chemistry, agriculture, endocrinology, animal science, pharmacology, microbiology, toxicology, virology, marine biology, sensory physiology, developmental biology, and related fields.