Iron biofortification in rice: It's a long way to the top

Plant Science

Volumn 190, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-39

  Sperotto, Raul Antonio ^a,b   Ricachenevsky, Felipe Klein ^b   Waldow, Vinicius de Abreu ^b   Fett, Janette Palma ^b  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO UNIVATES   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti nutrient; Biofortification; Breeding; Iron; Malnutrition; Micronutrient; QTL; Rice

Indexed keywords

IRON;

BREEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW; RICE; SOIL; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BREEDING; FOOD, FORTIFIED; IRON; ORYZA SATIVA; SOIL;

EID: 84859806622     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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