Biofortification of maize with provitamin A carotenoids

Carotenoids and Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 271-292

  Pixley, Kevin ^a,b   Rojas, Natalia Palacios ^a   Babu, Raman ^a   Mutale, Raphael ^c   Surles, Rebecca ^a   Simpungwe, Eliab ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofortification; Corn; Maize; Nutrition and health; Provitamin A carotenoids; Vitamin A; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939938880     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-203-2_17     Document Type: Chapter

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