Golden rice: What role could it play in alleviation of vitamin A deficiency?

Food Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 541-560

  Dawe, D ^a   Robertson, R ^b   Unnevehr, L ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Household consumption; Nutrition; Rice; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; RICE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

PHILIPPINES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036826350     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(02)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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