Breeding strategies for enhancing nutrient content and quality in Cucurbitaceae: a review

Micronutrient malnutrition is a major problem in developing countries affecting women, children and infants. Biofortification, improved soil health and waste management efficiencies have been used to overcome nutrient deficiencies. Application of classical breeding and selection resulted in rapid de...

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Published in:International journal of vegetable science 2021-09, Vol.27 (5), p.415-438
Main Authors: Wan Shafiin, Wan Nur Suzani Sazleen, Ablah, Nurfatin Liyana, Nur Fatihah, Hasan Nudin, Alam, Md. Amirul, Ma'arup, Rohayu, Jahan, Md Sarwar, Mustafa, Kamarul Ain, Alias, Nadiawati
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agronomic
biofortification
Biotechnology
Citrullus lanatus
Crop enhancement
Cuculus saturatus
Cucumis melo
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbitaceae
Developing countries
genetic
Genomes
LDCs
Malnutrition
Minerals
Nutrient content
Nutrients
Nutrition
Plant breeding
Pumpkins
Soil improvement
sustainable variety
Vitamins
Waste management
Water melons
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Summary:Micronutrient malnutrition is a major problem in developing countries affecting women, children and infants. Biofortification, improved soil health and waste management efficiencies have been used to overcome nutrient deficiencies. Application of classical breeding and selection resulted in rapid development of staple crops through breeding. The Cucurbitaceae mainly pumpkins and squashes (Cucurbita moschata Duch., Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbita maxima Duch. ex Lam), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.), and melon (Cucumis melo L.) possess beneficial vitamins and minerals that can be used as nutrients for human consumption. To improve nutritional content in Cucurbitaceae, understanding the information in the genome is important for breeders to increase the level of nutrition and quality of characteristics using biotechnology approaches. Nonconventional breeding approaches can assist conventional breeding to save time, costs, and efficacy in selection. This review describes breeding strategies for necessary solutions toward development of elite varieties of Cucurbitaceae via various approaches that contain high nutrition content and improve traits and quality to fight micronutrient malnutrition.
ISSN:1931-5260
1931-5279
DOI:10.1080/19315260.2020.1833125