Combination of High Zn Density and Low Phytic Acid for Improving Zn Bioavailability in Rice (Oryza stavia L.) Grain

Rice

Yin Wang¹  Yanping Ma¹  Lei Liu¹  Qixian Lai¹  Yusha Meng¹  Xiaoli Shu²  Dianxing Wu²  Liqing Pan³ 

[1] Institute of Rural Development, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 310021, Hangzhou, China;Key Laboratory of Creative Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, 310021, Hangzhou, China;State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310029, Hangzhou, China;Yuyao County Agricultural Techniques Promotion and Service Station, Yuyao Agricultural and Rural Bureau, 315400, Ningbo, China;

关键词: Zinc (Zn);    Bioavailability;    Rice;    Cross-breeding;    Biofortification;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12284-021-00465-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundZn deficiency is one of the leading public health problems in the world. Staple food crop, such as rice, cannot provide enough Zn to meet the daily dietary requirement because Zn in grain would chelate with phytic acid, which resulted in low Zn bioavailability. Breeding new rice varieties with high Zn bioavailability will be an effective, economic and sustainable strategy to alleviate human Zn deficiency.ResultsThe high Zn density mutant LLZ was crossed with the low phytic acid mutant Os-lpa-XS110–1, and the contents of Zn and phytic acid in the brown rice were determined for the resulting progenies grown at different sites. Among the hybrid progenies, the double mutant always displayed significantly higher Zn content and lower phytic acid content in grain, leading to the lowest molar ratio of phytic acid to Zn under all environments. As assessed by in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model, the double mutant contained the relatively high content of bioavailable Zn in brown rice.ConclusionsOur findings suggested pyramiding breeding by a combination of high Zn density and low phytic acid is a practical and useful approach to improve Zn bioavailability in rice grain.

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