Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops

Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops

Selenium plays a significant role in preventing certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The level of Selenium in the human body depends on its concentration in food. In turn, the content in vegetable crops is a function of the soil-plant system. There are many countries in the world wit...

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Main Authors: Hegedűsová, Alžbeta (Author), Hegedűs, Ondrej (Author), Jakabová, Silvia (Author), Andrejiová, Alena (Author), Šlosár, Miroslav (Author), Mezeyová, Ivana (Author), Golian, Marcel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:
Agriculture.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Plant diseases.
Botany.
Biotechnology.
Plant breeding.
Online Access:Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The role of selenium in human nutrition
  • Methods for determination of selenium in foodstuffs
  • Selenium uptake by selected vegetable species after fortification of the growing substrate.-Selenium uptake by selected vegetable species after foliar application
  • Changes of selenium content in edibilities during the processing.

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