Micronutrient-efficient genotypes for crop yield and nutritional quality in sustainable agriculture. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-107

  Khoshgoftarmanesh, Amir Hossein ^a   Schulin, Rainer ^b   Chaney, Rufus L ^c   Daneshbakhsh, Bahareh ^a   Afyuni, Majid ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Micronutrients; Nutrient efficiency; Stress tolerance indicators

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DEVELOPING WORLD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PRODUCTION; GENOTYPE; GREEN REVOLUTION; LIMITING FACTOR; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEEDLING; TOLERANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 77951888438     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro/2009017     Document Type: Review

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