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Genetically modified Cavendish and Lady Finger bananas in field trials in Australia produced fruit with up to 45.5 mg kg -1 dry weight iron and 51.9 mg kg -1 dry weight zinc.
- Why it matters: Iron deficiency is a major public health issue in East Africa, where banana supports over 30 million people, yet agronomic performance must be preserved for any biofortification strategy.
- What they did: Six iron-homeostasis transgenes were expressed singly or in combination in 450 plants, field evaluated in Australia, and fruit mineral concentrations measured in the first planting crop.
- The result: Lines expressing OsNAS showed elevated iron and zinc linked to increased nicotianamine, and 28 lines reached iron levels meeting 50% of children’s estimated average requirement, though higher mineral accumulation was negatively correlated with yield.
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