Micronutrient fortification of plants through plant breeding: Can it improve nutrition in man at low cost?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 403-411

  Bouis, Howarth E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Biofortification v. commercial fortification; Human micronutrient status; Plant breeding strategy

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BEAN; BIOAVAILABILITY; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GERMPLASM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAIZE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; POPULATION RESEARCH; RICE; RURAL AREA; SEEDLING; SOIL FERTILITY; URBAN AREA; WHEAT;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BREEDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RURAL POPULATION; SEEDS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038605301     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2003262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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