Hsieh, En-JungEn-JungHsiehLiao, Siao-WeiSiao-WeiLiaoChang, Ching-YuanChing-YuanChangTseng, Chu-HanChu-HanTsengSHAN-LI WANGLOUIS GRILLET2023-09-112023-09-112023-08-251817-406Xhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/635309Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia worldwide, particularly in countries with predominant plant-based diets. Plants constitute the main source of dietary iron. Increasing their iron concentration could reduce the occurrence of anemia. The water spinach Ipomoea aquatica is consumed as a vegetable throughout Asia and tolerates high iron concentrations making it an attractive candidate for iron biofortification. L-DOPA is an allelopathic molecule secreted by some legumes. L-DOPA can trigger the expression of Fe deficiency-inducible genes, and could potentially be used as a biostimulant to increase Fe concentration.enAllelopathy; Iron; L-DOPA; Water spinach; pHjournal article10.1186/s40529-023-00396-7376207332-s2.0-85168663522https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85168663522