Publications

HarvestZinc Project-Related Papers

  • Bouis H (2020) Food Biofortification—Reaping the Benefits of Science to Overcome Hidden Hunger. A Paper in the Series on the Need for Agricultural Innovation to Sustainably Feed the World by 2050. No: 69, October, 2020  [PDF]
  • Prom-u-thai et al., 2020: Simultaneous biofortification of rice with zinc, iodine, iron and selenium through foliar treatment of a micronutrient cocktail in five countries. Front. Plant Sci. 11:589835.  [PDF]
  • Cakmak I, Marzorati M, Van den Abbeele P, Hora K, Holwerda HT, Yazici MA, Savasli E, Neri J and Du Laing G. 2020: Fate and bioaccessibility of iodine in food prepared from agronomically biofortified wheat and rice and impact of cofertilization with zinc and selenium. J Agric. Food Chem. 68: 1525-1535  [PDF]
  • Zou C, Du Y, Rashid A,Ram H, Savasli E, Pieterse PJ, Ortiz-Monasterio I, Yazici A, Kaur C, Mahmood K, Singh S, Le Roux MR, Kuang W, Onder O, Kalayci M and Cakmak I. 2019: Simultaneous biofortification of wheat with zinc, iodine, selenium, and iron through foliar treatment of a micronutrient cocktail in six countries. J. Agric Food Chem. 67: 8096-8106.  [PDF]
  • Rashid A, Ram H, Zou CQ, Rerkasem B, Duarte AP, Simunji S, Yazici A, Guo S, Rizwan M, Bal RS, Wang Z, Sudeep SM, Phattarakul N, de Freitas RS, Lungu O, Barros VLPN and Cakmak I. 2019: Effect of zinc?biofortified seeds on grain yield of wheat, rice, and common bean grown in six countries. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 182: 791-804  [PDF]
  • Signorell, C., Zimmermann, M.B., Cakmak, I., Wegmuller, R. W. et al. (2019) Zinc absorption from agronomically biofortified wheat is similar to post-harvest fortified wheat and is a substantial source of bioavailable zinc in humans. J. Nutr. 149: 840-846.  [PDF]
  • Cakmak I and Kutman B (2018) Agronomic biofortification of cereals with zinc: a review. Eur. Soil Sci J. 69: 172-180 (doi:10.1111/ejss.12437) [PDF]
  • Candan N., Cakmak I and Ozturk L (2018) Zinc‐biofortified seeds improved seedling growth under zinc deficiency and drought stress in durum wheat. [PDF]
  • Bouis, H. E., Saltzman, A. (2017): Improving nutrition through biofortification: a review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Sec. 12, 49-58  [PDF]
  • Yilmaz, O., Altintas, G.K., Cakmak, I. and Ozturk L. (2017): Differences in grain zinc are not correlated with root uptake and grain translocation of zinc in wild emmer and durum wheat genotypes. Plant and Soil, 411: 69-79 [PDF]
  • Chen et al. 2017: Harvesting more grain zinc of wheat for human health. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 7016 (doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07484-2) [PDF]
  • Cakmak, I et al (2017) Iodine biofortification of wheat, rice and maize through fertilizer strategy. Plant Soil (2017) 418:319-335 [PDF]
  • Govindan V, Tutus, Y. Gomez-Becerra, H. Hao YF, Demir L, Kara R, Crespo-Herrera LA, Orhan S, Yazici A, Singh RP and Cakmak I. (2017) QTL mapping for grain zinc and iron concentrations and zinc efficiency in a tetraploid and hexaploid wheat mapping populations. Plant Soil, 411:81-99. [PDF]
  • Yilmaz O, Altintas GK, Cakmak I and Ozturk L. (2017). Differences in grain zinc are not correlated with root uptake and grain translocation of zinc in wild emmer and durum wheat genotypes. Plant and Soil, 411: 69-79 [PDF]
  • Persson, D.P., de Bang, T.C., Kutman, U.B., Cakmak, I., Andersen, B., Finnie, C., Schjoerring, J.K. and Husted, S. (2016): Molecular speciation and tissue compartmentation of zinc in durum wheat grains with contrasting nutritional status. New Phytologist, 2011: 1255-1265 [PDF]
  • Ram, H., Rashid, A., Zhang, W., Duarte, A.P., Phattarakul, N., Simunji, S., Kalayci, M., Freitas, R., Rerkasem, B., Bal, R.S., Mahmood, K., Savasli, E., Lungu, O., Wang, Z.H., de Barros, V.L.N.P., Malik, S.S., Arisoy, R.Z., Guo, J.X., Sohu, V.S., Zou, C.Q. and Cakmak, I. (2016): Biofortification of wheat, rice and common bean by applying foliar zinc fertilizer along with pesticides in seven countries. Plant Soil, 403: 389-401 [PDF]
  • Ajiboye, B., Cakmak, I., Paterson, D., de Jonge, M.D., Howard, D.L., Stacey, S.P., Torun, A.A., Aydin, N. and McLaughin, M.J. (2015): X-ray fluorescence microscopy of zinc localization in wheat grains biofortified through foliar zinc applications at different growth stages under field conditions. Plant Soil. 392:147-162. [PDF]
  • Velu G, Ortiz-Monasterio  I, Cakmak I, Hao Y and Singh RB. 2014: Biofortification strategies to increase grain zinc and iron concentrations in wheat. J. Cereal Sci. 59:365-372 [PDF]
  • Velu G., Ortiz-Monasterio, I., Cakmak, I., Hao, Y. and Singh, R.P. (2014): Biofortification strategies to increase grain zinc and iron concentrations in wheat. J. Cereal. Sci. 59:365-372. [PDF]
  • Bruulsema TW, Heffer P, Welch RM, Cakmak I, Moran K (2012): Fertilizing Crops to Improve Human Health: a Scientific Review. Food and Nutrition Security. IPNI, Norcross, GA, USA; IFA, Paris, France, May 2012, pp.1-290 [PDF]
  • Zou CQ, Zhang YQ, Rashid A, Ram H, Savasli E, Arisoy RZ, Ortiz-Monasterio I, Simunji S, Wang ZH, Sohu V, Hassan M, Kaya Y, Onder O, Lungu O, Yaqub MM, Joshi AK, Zelenskiy Y, Zhang FS, Cakmak I (2012): Biofortification of wheat with zinc through zinc fertilization in seven countries. Plant Soil, 361:119–130 [PDF]
  • Phattarakul N, Rerkasem B, Li LJ, Wu LH, Zou CQ,. Ram H, Sohu VS, Kang BS, Surek H, Kalayci M, Yazici A, Zhang FS, Cakmak I (2012): Biofortification of rice grain with zinc through zinc fertilization in different countries. Plant Soil, 361:131–141 [PDF]
  • Kutman UB,  Yildiz BK, Ceylan Y,  Ova  EA, Cakmak I (2012): Contributions of root uptake and remobilization to grain zinc accumulation in wheat depending on post-anthesis zinc availability and nitrogen nutrition. Plant Soil, 361:177-187 [PDF]
  • Erenoglu EB, Kutman UB, Ceylan Y, Yildiz B, Cakmak, I. 2011:  Improved nitrogen nutrition enhances root uptake, root-to-shoot translocation and remobilization of Zinc (65Zn) in wheat. New Phytol. 189: 438-448 [PDF]
  • Kutman, UB, Yildiz, B, Cakmak, I. 2011:  Improved nitrogen status enhances zinc and iron concentrations both in the whole grain and the endosperm fraction of wheat. J. Cereal Sci.53:118-125 [PDF]
  • Kutman, UB, Yildiz, B, Cakmak, I. 2011:  Effect of nitrogen on uptake, remobilization, and partitioning of zinc and iron throughout the development of durum wheat. Plant Soil, 342: 149-164 [PDF]
  • Aciksoz SB, Ozturk L, Gokmen OO, Roemheld V. Cakmak I (2011): Effect of nitrogen on root release of phytosiderophores and root uptake of Fe(III)-phytosiderophore in Fe-deficient wheat plants. Physiol Plant.  142: 287-296 [PDF]
  • Cakmak, I., Pfeiffer, WH. and McClafferty, B. 2010: Biofortification of durum wheat with zinc and iron. Cereal Chem. 87: 10-20 [PDF]
  • Kutman, UB., Yildiz, B., Ozturk, L. and Cakmak, I. 2010: Biofortification of durum wheat with zinc through soil and foliar applications of nitrogen. Cereal Chem. 87: 1-9 [PDF]
  • Cakmak I, Kalayci M, Kaya Y, Torun AA, Aydin N, Wang Y, Arisoy Z, Erdem H, Gokmen O, Ozturk L, Horst WJ. 2010: Biofortification and localization of zinc in wheat grain. J. Agric. Food Chem.  58: 9092-9102 [PDF]
  • Gomez-Becerra, HF., Erdem, H., Yazici, A., Tutus, Y., Torun, B., Ozturk, L., and Cakmak, I. 2010: Grain concentrations of protein and mineral nutrients in a large collection of spelt wheat grown under different environments. Journal of Cereal Science, 52: 342-349 [PDF]
  • Cakmak, I. 2008: Enrichment of cereal grains with zinc: Agronomic or genetic biofortification? Plant and Soil, 302: 1-17. [PDF]
  • Pfeiffer, W.H., and B. McClafferty. 2007: Biofortification: Breeding Micronutrient-Dense Crops. In M.S. Kang and P.M. Priyadarshan (eds.). Breeding Major Food Staples. Blackwell Publishing, page 61-91. [PDF]
  • Ozturk, L., Yazici, M.A., Yucel, C., Torun, A., Cekic, C., Bagci, A., Ozkan, H., Braun, Sayers, Z. and Cakmak, I. 2006: Concentration and localization of zinc during seed development and germination in wheat. Physiol. Plant. 128: 144-152. [PDF]
  • Cakmak, I., Torun, A., Millet, E., Feldman, M., Fahima, T., Korol, A., Nevo, E., Braun, H.J. and Ozkan, H. 2004: Triticum dicoccoides: An Important genetic resource for increasing zinc and iron concentration in modern cultivated wheat. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 50: 1047-1054. [PDF]
  • Welch, RM. and Graham, RD. 2004: Breeding for micronutrients in staple food crops from a human nutrition perspective. J. Exp. Bot. 55: 353-364. [PDF]
  • Bouis, HE. 2003: Micronutrient fortification of plants through plant breeding: can it improve nutrition in man at low cost? Proc. Nutr. Soc. 62: 403-11 [PDF]
  • Cakmak, I. 2002. Plant nutrition research: Priorities to meet human needs for food in sustainable ways. Plant Soil, 247: 3-24. [PDF]
  • Welch RM and Graham RD. 1999: A new paradigm for world agriculture: meeting human needs, productive, sustainable, nutritious. Field Crops Res. 60: 1-10. [PDF]
  • Cakmak, I., Kalayci, M., Ekiz, H., Braun, H. J. and Yilmaz A. 1999: Zinc deficiency as an actual problem in plant and human nutrition in Turkey: A NATO-Science for Stability Project. Field Crops Res. 60: 175-188. [PDF]