Assessing the prospects for the adoption of biofortified crops in South Africa

AgBioForum

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-191

  Wolson, Rosemary A ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre

Author keywords

Biofortication; Biofortified crops; Genetically modified organisms; GMOs; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449083850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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