par Hermans, Christian 
;Verbruggen, Nathalie
Editeur scientifique Yardley, A.W.
Référence Dietary Magnesium, New Research, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, page (159-175)
Publication Publié, 2008
;Verbruggen, Nathalie Editeur scientifique Yardley, A.W.
Référence Dietary Magnesium, New Research, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, page (159-175)
Publication Publié, 2008
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| Résumé : | Plant and crop nutrition drives all terrestrial food-webs. Nutrient composition of crops can be manipulated through agronomy and genetics to optimize the delivery of essential minerals to humans and livestock. Our aim is to dissect and exploit the physiological and genetic bases for magnesium homeostasis in plants. Understanding how plants regulate Mg uptake from the rhizophere, as well as transport and cycling could have significant implications for plant nutrition and human health. With the knowledge of genes governing Mg homeostasis, it will be possible to reduce the need for fertilisers and to develop crops that grow efficiently on nutrient-poor soils. Furthermore, biofortification strategies through conventional breeding and transgenic approaches could lead to Mg-rich edible parts of crops, which would offer humans improved sources of this essential cation and overcome mineral malnutrition. |
