A biofortification tool enhances iron and manganese tolerance and accumulation in plants

Iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) deficiencies cause serious problems in crop growth and development, as well as in human nutrition. This issue may be addressed by enhancing the absorption and accumulation of micronutrients in the grains of various crops through genetic breeding. Previous studies have shown that the vacuolar iron transporter (VIT) is involved in Fe transport and accumulation in plants.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

• Publication date

  2025-07-21

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1002/jsfa.70076PMID 40686439
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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