Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iron pulsing, a cost effective and affordable seed invigoration technique for iron bio-fortification and nutritional enrichment of rice grains Subject The topic of the resource Bio-fortification; Hidden hunger; Iron; Phytate; Rice Description An account of the resource Rice being a major staple food for millions of people, it has been one of the major targets for bio-fortification and iron bio-fortification in rice has been in prime focus to address global micronutrient malnutrition. Commonly practiced methods for obtaining Fe biofortified rice includes soil amendments and foliar spray with iron salts, breeding and development of transgenic rice varieties with Fe-enriched grain are associated with impediments like high cost, labor intensiveness, sub-optimal outcome and approval for commercialization respectively. Iron pulsing technique has reportedly enhanced the carbon and nitrogen assimilation in rice seedlings, which has been translated in yield. Based on the previous findings, in the present study, we have undermined the efficacy of iron pulsing, in improving the iron content and nutritional status of rice kernel obtained from pulsed plants. The present study documents that kernel of seeds obtained from iron pulsed plants have a higher amounts of iron, carbohydrate, protein, lipid, vitamins, nutrient and anti-oxidants than that of non-treated ones. The iron localization studies revealed that iron was mostly present in the endosperm and embryo. Besides, the ferritin expression levels also validated the fact that, the treated grains have accumulated more iron. Thus, iron-pulsing can serve as a novel and propitious sustainable agricultural innovation for iron bio-fortification and improvisation of the overall nutritional value of the rice grains that is affordable, user and consumer friendly in years to come. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dey S.; Paul S.; Nag A.; Sengupta R.; Gopal G.; Jose J.; Xavier J.; Mukherjee A.; Kundu R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Plant Growth Regulation, Vol-100, No. 2, pp. 545-559. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-022-00957-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-022-00957-z</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145848193&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs10725-022-00957-z&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c8f664030f8fbb0751d13209434026bb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145848193&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs10725-022-00957-z&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c8f664030f8fbb0751d13209434026bb</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 1676903; CODEN: PGRED Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Dey S., Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India; Paul S., Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University, (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata, 700156, India; Nag A., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Sengupta R., Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India; Gopal G., Centre for Nano Biotechnology, VIT University, Tamil Nadu, Vellore, 632014, India; Jose J., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Xavier J., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Mukherjee A., Centre for Nano Biotechnology, VIT University, Tamil Nadu, Vellore, 632014, India; Kundu R., Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India