Biofortification - A Sustainable Agricultural Strategy for Reducing Micronutrient Malnutrition in the Global South

Minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor may be increased either through conventional plant breeding or through use of transgenic techniques, a process known as biofortification HarvestPlus seeks to develop and distribute cultivars of food staples (rice [Oryza sativa L.], wheat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bouis, Howarth E., Welch, Ross M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2010
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128784

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