13 Mar 2013
Fertilizing Crops to Improve Human Health: A Scientific Review
International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), International Fertilizer Association (IFA)
| The Role of Plant Nutrition in Supporting Food Security Co-author: Terry Roberts, President, International Plant Nutrition Institute Without adequate plant nutrition, the world would produce only about half as much staple foods and more forested lands would have to be put into production. |
| Micronutrient Malnutrition: Causes, Prevalence, Consequences and Interventions Co-author: Howarth Bouis, Director, HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Billions of people in developing countries suffer from an insidious form of hunger know as micronutrient malnutrition. |
| Perspectives on Enhancing the Nutritional Quality of Food Crops with Trace Elements Co-author: Ross Welch, Lead Scientist, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health at Cornell University Micronutrient malnutrition is the result of dysfunctional food systems based in agricultural systems that do not meet all human nutritional needs. |
| Agronomic Biofortification of Food Crops with Micronutrients Co-author: Graham Lyons, Research Associate, University of Adelaide Agronomic biofortification of food crops might be an effective component of a food system strategy to reduce micronutrient malnutrition in human populations. |
| Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium in Food Author: Forrest Nielsen, Research Nutritionist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Proper plant nutrition, which is impacted by fertilization, influences the amount of calcium, magnesium and potassium provided by foods of plant origin towards their requirements by humans. |
| Protein, Carbohydrate and Oil Composition of Food Crops Co-author: Cynthia Grant, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada In the long term, ensuring that soil fertility is maintained is important to avoid the major declines in quantities of the essential nutritional components of protein, carbohydrate and oil that can be seen when crops are grown on highly depleted soils. |
| Fertilizer Use and Functional Quality of Fruits and Vegetables Co-author: John Jifon, Assistant Professor, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University Many initiatives aimed at securing an adequate food supply have focused primarily on improving crop productivity and market quality ...missing the opportunity to capture the nutritional and health benefits of foods. |
| Human Health Issues Associated with Nutrient Use in Organic and Conventional Crop Production Authors: Holger Kirchmann and Lars Bergström, Professors, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences A comprehensive review provided no evidence that organically grown crops are of superior quality or that the use of mineral fertilizers deteriorates food quality. |
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