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Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency

dc.contributor.authorAmah, D.
dc.contributor.authorBiljon, A. van
dc.contributor.authorBrown, A.
dc.contributor.authorPerkins-Veazie, P.
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, R.
dc.contributor.authorLabuschagne, M.T.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:23:43Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-12
dc.identifier.citationAmah, D., van Biljon, A., Brown, A., Perkins-Veazie, P., Swennen, R. & Labuschagne, M. (2018). Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-39.
dc.identifier.issn1040-8398
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4120
dc.descriptionOpen Access Article; Published online: 04 Oct 2018
dc.description.abstractVitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies that disproportionately affects low income populations in developing countries. Traditional breeding and modern biotechnology have significant potential to enhance micronutrient bioavailability in crops through biofortification. Bananas (Musa spp.) are economically important fruit crops grown throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world where VAD is most prevalent. Some banana genotypes are rich in provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs), providing an opportunity to use bananas as a readily available vehicle for provitamin A delivery. This review summarizes the progress made in carotenoid research in bananas relative to banana diversity and the use of conventional breeding and transgenic approaches aimed at banana biofortification to address vitamin A deficiency. Existing reports on sampling strategies, pVAC retention and bioavailability are also evaluated as essential components for a successful banana biofortification effort. The wide variability of pVACs reported in banana cultivars coupled with recent advances in unravelling the diversity and genetic improvement of this globally important but often-neglected staple fruit crop underscores their importance in biofortification schemes.
dc.description.sponsorshipHarvestPlus
dc.format.extent1-39
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectProvitamins
dc.subjectMicronutrient
dc.subjectCarotenoids
dc.subjectBiofortification
dc.titleRecent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of the Free State
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierDelphine Amah: 0000-0002-5706-8773
cg.creator.identifierRony Swennen: 0000-0002-5258-9043
cg.creator.identifierMaryke Labuschagne: 0000-0003-0593-2678
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectBiofortification
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.journalCritical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid99611
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2018.1495175


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