title: Selenium and Sulfur to Produce Allium Functional Crops.
abstract: Selenium is an element that must be considered in the nutrition of certain crops since its use allows the obtaining of biofortified crops with a positive impact on human health. The objective of this review is to present the information on the use of Se and S in the cultivation of plants of the genusAllium. The main proposal is to useAlliumas specialist plants for biofortification with Se and S, considering the natural ability to accumulate both elements in different phytochemicals, which promotes the functional value ofAllium. In spite of this, in the agricultural production of these species, the addition of sulfur is not realized to obtain functional foods and plants more resistant; it is only sought to cover the necessary requirements for growth. On the other hand, selenium does not appear in the agronomic management plans of most of the producers. Including S and Se fertilization as part of agronomic management can substantially improveAlliumcrop production.Alliumspecies may be suitable to carry out biofortification with Se; this practice can be combined with the intensive use of S to obtain crops with higher production and sensory, nutritional, and functional quality.
authors.affiliation: CONACYT-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. sgonzalezmo@conacyt.mx.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González-Morales
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. fabperlab@outlook.com.
authors.forename: Fabián
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez-Labrada
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. emlaugaren@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ema Laura
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: García-Enciso
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. pclm15@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leija-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Pedro de Alba s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66450, Mexico. jmedmac@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medrano-Macías
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. dari_86@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Irma Esther
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Dávila-Rangel
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Botánica, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. juma841025@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juárez-Maldonado
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. erikanohemi257@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Erika Nohemí
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Rivas-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico. abenmen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benavides-Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000490:Allium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D000072759:Biofortification; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005308:Fertilizers; D012643:Selenium; D013455:Sulfur
chemical_list: D005308:Fertilizers; D013455:Sulfur; D012643:Selenium
keywords: biofortification; nutritional quality; phytochemicals of Allium; selenium metabolism; sulfur metabolism