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HarvestPlus: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition

^a HarvestPlus, c/o CIAT, A.A. 6713, Cali, Colombia
^b HarvestPlus, c/o IFPRI, 2033 K St., NW, Washington, DC., 20006

View larger version (31K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. HarvestPlus Impact Pathway.

View larger version (37K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. HarvestPlus Breeding Framework.

View larger version (26K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Iron concentration and content measured on 58 Triticum monococcum accessions grown in field experiments at Cd. Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Data source: I. Ortiz-Monasterio, unpublished data, 2006.

View larger version (25K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 4. Typical average and maximum zinc concentrations for adapted genotypes evaluated in field experiments for major cereals, legumes, and tubers. Data source: HarvestPlus database.

View larger version (73K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 5. Micronutrient increments from baseline concentrations needed for making a measurable biological impact on women from a public health perspective for various intake levels. For calculating micronutrient increments, we assumed 100% retention and (a) for iron, 5% and 10% bioavailability, and an 8 mg d–1 requirement; (b) for zinc, 25% bioavailability and a 3 mg d–1 requirement; (c) for β-carotene/provitamins A, assumed β-carotene/provitamins A to retinol bioconversion rates of 3:1, 6:1, and 12:1. We further assumed the crop provides 50% of the estimated average requirement (EAR) and a requirement of 500 µg EAR d–1.