The potential of genetically enhanced plants to address food insecurity

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-42

  Christou, Paul ^a   Twyman, Richard M ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Food insecurity; Genetically enhanced plants

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; HARVEST; HUNGER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEST RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PLANT METABOLISM; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 3142521461     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/NRR200373     Document Type: Review

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