Making a greener revolution: A nutrient delivery system for food production to address malnutrition through crop science

Plant Production Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 326-329

  Meisner, Craig ^a   Welch, R ^b   Duxbury, J M ^c   Lauren, J G ^c  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center   (Bangladesh)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal production; Crop science; Malnutrition; Nutrients; Rickets

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 25844483731     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.8.326     Document Type: Article

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