Improving rice to meet food and nutritional needs: Biotechnological approaches

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 229-247

  Datta, S K ^a   Khush, G S ^b  

^a Plant Biotechnologist Department of Plant Breedin   (Philippines)

^b Principal Plant Breeder Department of Plant Breedi

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetic transformation; Iron; Microarray analysis; Nutrition; Rice; Sequencing; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036435697     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v06n01_12     Document Type: Article

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