Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition
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Article Title | Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition |
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ERA Journal ID | 17479 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Myers, Samuel S. (Author), Zanobetti, Antonella (Author), Kloog, Itai (Author), Huybers, Peter (Author), Leakey, Andrew D. B. (Author), Bloom, Arnold (Author), Carlisle, Eli (Author), Dietterich, Lee H. (Author), Fitzgerald, Glenn (Author), Hasegawa, Toshihiro (Author), Holbrook, N. Michele (Author), Nelson, Randall L. (Author), Ottman, Michael J. (Author), Raboy, Victor (Author), Sakai, Hidemitsu (Author), Sartor, Karla A. (Author), Schwartz, Joel (Author), Seneweera, Saman (Author), Tausz, Michael (Author) and Usui, Yasuhiro (Author) |
Journal Title | Nature |
Journal Citation | 510 (7503), pp. 139-142 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0028-0836 |
0090-0028 | |
0300-8746 | |
1476-4687 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13179 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v510/n7503/full/nature13179.html |
Abstract | Dietary deficiencies of zinc and iron are a substantial global public health problem. An estimated two billion people suffer these deficiencies, causing a loss of 63 million life-years annually. Most of these people depend on C3 grains and legumes as their primary dietary source of zinc and iron. Here we report that C3 grains and legumes have lower concentrations of zinc and iron when grown under field conditions at the elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration predicted for the middle of this century. C3 crops other than legumes also have lower concentrations of protein, whereas C4 crops seem to be less affected. Differences between cultivars of a single crop suggest that breeding for decreased sensitivity to atmospheric CO2 concentration could partly address these new challenges to global health. |
Keywords | legumes; developing countries; nutritional deficiencies; atmospheric carbon dioxide; wheat |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310806. Plant physiology |
319902. Global change biology | |
410102. Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Harvard University, United States |
Department of Environmental Health, United States | |
Boston University, United States | |
University of Illinois, United States | |
University of California, United States | |
University of Pennsylvania, United States | |
Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria | |
National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation, Japan | |
University of Arizona, United States | |
Department of Agriculture, United States | |
Nature Conservancy, United States | |
University of Melbourne |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2658/increasing-co2-threatens-human-nutrition
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