Code
3G019408
Duration
01 January 2008 → 30 December 2013
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Analytical chemistry
- Sustainable chemistry
- Other chemical sciences
- Plant biology
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
- Environmental science and management
- Soil sciences, challenges and pollution
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Medical and health sciences
- Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production
- Agriculture, land and farm management
- Horticultural production
Keywords
food
selenium
crops
Project description
The enrichment of food crops with bioactive selenium compounds is studied. Therefore, analytical techniques to identify these compounds are further developed. Factors affecting the uptake of Se by food crops and the effect of Se qupplementation on the growth and quality of these crops, including the uptake of bioactive Se-compounds, will be studied in greenhouse and field experiments.