Biofortification of the crops with micronutrients using plant breeding and/or transgenic strategies

Minerva Biotecnologica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Poletti, S ^a   Sautter, Christof ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Crops; Plants; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MINERAL; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC;

CROP IMPROVEMENT; FOOD SAFETY; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLANT BREEDING; REVIEW; TRANSGENICS;

EID: 33744455608     PISSN: 11204826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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