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Next-Gen Biotech Crops for Human Nutrition

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Conceptualizing Plant-Based Nutrition

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The first and second generations of genetically modified crops have played a significant role in conferring biotic and abiotic stress tolerances to crops and thereby increased their yield levels to multiple fold. However, the present context warrants development of nutritionally superior plant phenotypes so as to alleviate nutrient deficiencies and to improve the nutritional security of many. Genetic engineering techniques utilizing multiple approaches such as protein overexpression, RNA-based gene silencing, and mutagenesis-based DNA modification techniques such as genome/gene editing have enabled the development of nutritionally superior plant types with a view to improve human health. This chapter describes the application of these technologies in developing next-gen biotech crops to address food and nutritional security of the world. The issues of consumer acceptance and the road ahead are also discussed.

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Hefferon, K.L. (2022). Next-Gen Biotech Crops for Human Nutrition. In: S. V., R., Praveen, S. (eds) Conceptualizing Plant-Based Nutrition. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4590-8_11

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