Increasing grain zinc and yield of wheat for the developing world: A Review

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 326-339

  Hussain, Shahid ^a   Maqsood, Muhammad Aamer ^a   Rahmatullah, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Developing countries; Grain yield; Wheat; Zinc deficiency.

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956786361     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v22i5.4821     Document Type: Review

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