B vitamins; climate change; micronutrient quality; minerals; winter wheat
Abstract :
[en] Micronutrients are vital for human health. Wheat is a major staple crop and a significant source of minerals and B-vitamins. The impact of multifactorial climate change on their content remains largely unknown, introducing uncertainty to human nutrition and well-being. Here, we used an Ecotron to evaluate micronutrient levels in European winter wheat (Triticum aestivum var. Asory) under historical and projected climate conditions, incorporating gradients of atmospheric CO2, temperature, precipitation, and light intensity representative of ongoing climate change in Western Europe. Our findings indicate that future climates will strongly diminish multiple minerals and B-vitamins in grains, thereby posing a significant challenge for global public health.
Cao, Da ✱; Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Michel, Jennifer ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences
Lorer, Eline ; Forest & Nature Laboratory, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Melle, Belgium
Weinmann, Markus; Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Gouis, Jacques Le; UMR GDEC, INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont, France
Léon, Claire; UMR GDEC, INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont, France
Perrochon, Sibille; UMR GDEC, INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont, France
Alvarez, David; UMR GDEC, INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont, France
Leemans, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges (BIODYNE)
Guijarro, Iñaki Balanzategui; Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (EEZA-CSIC), Almería, Spain
Laraño, Jordi Moya; Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (EEZA-CSIC), Almería, Spain
Moreno, Sara Sánchez; Department of Environment and Agronomy, National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Sarah, Symanczik; Department of Soil Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland
Matthias, Waibel; Department of Soil Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland
Vanderschuren, Hervé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences ; Tropical Crop Improvement Laboratory, Department of Biosystems, KU, Leuven, Belgium
Thonar, Cécile ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences ; Agroecology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
Delaplace, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences
Van Der Straeten, Dominique ; Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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