Agronomic biofortification of maize with selenium (Se) in Malawi

Field Crops Research

Volumn 125, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-128

  Chilimba, Allan D C ^a,b   Young, Scott D ^a   Black, Colin R ^a   Meacham, Mark C ^a   Lammel, Joachim ^c   Broadley, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security   (Malawi)

^c Yara International ASA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertiliser subsidy; Food Security; Malawi; Micronutrients; Selenium; Sub Saharan Africa; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROP YIELD; DIET; FERTILIZER; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; MAIZE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SELENIUM; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MALAWI;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053637536     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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