Nadezhda Golubkina1, Anastasia Moldovan1, Helene Kekina2, Victor Kharchenko1, Agnieszka Sekara3, Viliana Vasileva4, Liubov Skrypnik5, Alessio Tallarita6, Gianluca Caruso6. 1. Laboratory Analytical Department, Federal Scientific Center of Vegetable Production, Moscow 143072, Russia. 2. Medical Academy of Post Graduate Education, Moscow 123995, Russia. 3. Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture, 31-120 Krakow, Poland. 4. Institute of Forage Crops, 89 General Vladimir Vazov Str, 5802 Pleven, Bulgaria. 5. Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad 236040, Russia. 6. Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy.
Abstract
The essentiality of selenium (Se) and iodine (I) to human beings and the widespread areas of selenium and iodine deficiency determine the high significance of functional food production with high levels of these elements. In this respect, joint biofortification of agricultural crops with Se and I is especially attractive. Nevertheless, in practice this topic has raised many problems connected with the possible utilization of many Se and I chemical forms, different doses and biofortification methods, and the existence of wide species and varietal differences. The limited reports relevant to this subject and the multiplicity of unsolved questions urge the need for an adequate evaluation of the results obtained up-to-date, useful for developing further future investigations. The present review discusses the outcome of joint plant Se-I biofortification, as well as factors affecting Se and I accumulation in plants, paying special attention to unsolved issues. A particular focus has been given to the prospects of herb sprouts production enriched with Se and I, as well as the interactions between the latter microelements and arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi (AMF).
The esn class="Gene">seical">ntiality of ical">n class="Chemical">selenium (Se) and iodine (I) to human beings and the widespread areas of selenium and iodine deficiency determine the high significance of functional food production with high levels of these elements. In this respect, joint biofortification of agricultural crops with Se and I is especially attractive. Nevertheless, in practice this topic has raised many problems connected with the possible utilization of many Se and I chemical forms, different doses and biofortification methods, and the existence of wide species and varietal differences. The limited reports relevant to this subject and the multiplicity of unsolved questions urge the need for an adequate evaluation of the results obtained up-to-date, useful for developing further future investigations. The present review discusses the outcome of joint plant Se-I biofortification, as well as factors affecting Se and I accumulation in plants, paying special attention to unsolved issues. A particular focus has been given to the prospects of herb sprouts production enriched with Se and I, as well as the interactions between the latter microelements and arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi (AMF).