Molecular approaches for increasing the micronutrient density in edible portions of food crops

Field Crops Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 81-92

  Schachtman, Daniel P ^a   Barker, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Genetic engineering; Iron; Manganese; Molecular markers; Transport; Uptake; Yeast; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MARKER; NUTRIENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT NUTRITION;

EID: 0033034625     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00134-8     Document Type: Article

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