Zinc Crops 2007 - Improving crop production and human health


An international scientific conference to review the latest knowledge and best agricultural practices in addressing zinc deficiency and its impact on global crop production and human health.

	● HUMAN NUTRITION ● SOIL AND CROP MANAGEMENT ● ZINC FERTILIZERS AND CROP NUTRITION ● PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ● GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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The public health importance of zinc nutrition, and strategies for the control of zinc deficiency
Keynote Address: Kenneth H. Brown

Assessment of human zinc deficiency and determinants in Pakistan: implications for interventions
Z.A. Bhutta, A. Jiwani, A. Feroze, N. Kissana and I. Ortiz-Monasterio

Improving zinc delivery by sorghum to its consumers. Interventions along the food chain
T.J. Stomph, M.A. Slingerland, M.J.R. Nout, J.M.A. Van Raaij, P.A.P. Kayode, C.E.S. Mitchikpe and K. Traore

Zinc (Zn) in biofortified crops: efficacy in human nutrition
K.M. Hambidge, N.F. Krebs, L.V. Miller, J.E. Westcott, J. Rosado, O. Garcia, K. Gonzalez, I. Ortiz-Monasterio, W. Pfeiffer and C. Hotz

The feasibility of using zinc fertilizers to improve the adequacy of zinc intakes of children consuming rice-based diets in NE Thailand
R.S. Gibson, P. Winichagoon, T. Pongcharoen, R. Thurlow, W. Krittaphol, K. Bailey and V. Anderson

The role of zinc on the reduction of PA/Zn molar ratio in wheat grains and human health promotion
M.J. Malakouti, A. Majidi and A. Bybordi

Burden of disease reduction and cost-effectiveness of biofortification in combating zinc malnutrition: a synthesis of the evidence
E.C.H. Meng, Z.A. Bhutta and J.V. Meenakshi

The cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) cytome assay as a bioefficacy biomarker for zinc status
M. Fenech

Dose-response trial to assess the efficacy and risk of zinc supplementation, with or without copper, on plasma zinc concentrations, morbidity, markers of copper status and growth of young Ecuadorian children at risk of zinc deficiency
S.E. Wuehler, F. Sempértegui and K.H. Brown

Growth performance of rural Chinese primary school children in relation to soil zinc
Y. Qin, J.M.A. Van Raaij, J. Zhao, Q. Liao, X. Hu and F.J. Kok

Concentrations of bioavailable zinc in maize grain determined in a vast experiment
D. Simic, A. Jambrovic, I. Brkic and V. Kovacevic

Evaluation of the in vitro solubility of zinc from sorghum thick porridges prepared by households in Benin
P.A.P. Kayode, A.R. Linnemann, J.D. Hounhouigan, M.J.R. Nout and M.A.J.S. van Boekel

Soaking and dehulling failed to improve zinc bioavailability from experimentally processed dibou, a thick sorghum porridge
C.E.S. Mitchikpe, R.A.M. Dossa, G. Hooiveld, P. Hulshof, M.J.R. Nout, J.M.A. Van Raaij and F.J. Kok

Predicted zinc (Zn) absorption from high-Zn wheat in young children
N.F. Krebs, K.M. Hambidge, I. Ortiz-Monasterio, C. Hotz and W. Pfieffer

Effect of form of delivery of additional zinc (as either a vitamin supplement or a fortified cereal porridge) on young Peruvian children’s growth, morbidity, plasma zinc concentrations and body composition
D. Lopez de Romaña, J.E. Arsenault, M.E. Penny and K.H. Brown

Important zinc-selenium interactions in humans
G.H. Lyons and R.D. Graham

Determination of some micro-minerals in dry bean genotypes
M. Borji, M. Ghorbanli and M. Sarlak

Zinc and cadmium in soil and wheat grain: the health risks of the population
A.H. Khoshgoftarmanesh, M. Afyuni and R. Schulin

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