Nutritionally enhanced food crops; progress and perspectives

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 3895-3914

  Hefferon, Kathleen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Biofortified crops; Functional food; Global health

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; IODINE; PHYTIC ACID; RESVERATROL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFORTIFICATION; CASSAVA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD CROP; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GENETICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARDS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84938393149     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16023895     Document Type: Review

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