Zinc-enriched fertilisers as a potential public health intervention in Africa

Plant and Soil

Volumn 389, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 1-24

  Joy, Edward J M ^a,b   Stein, Alexander J ^c   Young, Scott D ^a   Ander, E Louise ^b   Watts, Michael J ^b   Broadley, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Transport Economist   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agronomic biofortification; Fertiliser; HarvestPlus; Micronutrient deficiency; Phytic acid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939966032     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2430-8     Document Type: Review

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