Biofortification strategies to increase grain zinc and iron concentrations in wheat

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-372

  Velu, G ^a   Ortiz Monasterio, I ^a   Cakmak, I ^b   Hao, Y ^a   Singh, R P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Iron; Malnutrition; Zinc

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84899628537     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2013.09.001     Document Type: Review

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