The impact of trace elements from plants on human nutrition: A case for biofortification

Development and Uses of Biofortified Agricultural Products

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-15

  Bonsmann, Stefan Storcksdieck genannt ^a   Hurrell, Richard F ^b  

^a European Food Information Council ^*  (Belgium)

^b Institute of Food Science and Nutrition   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IODINE COMPOUNDS; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

BIOFORTIFICATION; CONVENTIONAL BREEDING; GENETIC MAKE-UP; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN NUTRITION; NEW APPROACHES; PLANT NUTRIENTS; VARIOUS FUNCTIONS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 77952668558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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