Plant breeding: A long-term strategy for the control of zinc deficiency in vulnerable populations

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Ruel, Marie T ^a   Bouis, Howarth E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Developing countries; Interventions; Phytic acid; Plant breeding; Sulfur containing amino acids; Zinc; Zinc deficiency; Zinc fortification; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

PHYTIC ACID;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031928501     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.2.488S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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