Breeding strategies for biofortified staple plant foods to reduce micronutrient malnutrition globally

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Welch, Ross M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Bioavailability; Micronutrient malnutrition; Sustainability; Trace minerals

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREEDING METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP IMPROVEMENT; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; GENOME; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALNUTRITION; PLANT GROWTH; TECHNOLOGY;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036193661     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.3.495s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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