Vitamin A-biofortified maize: Exploiting native genetic variation for nutrient enrichment

Vitamin A is important in immune function. Approximately one third of children under the age of five are at risk for Vitamin A deficiency (WHO 2009). This is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness. Nutrition trials in countries administering Vitamin A capsules resulted on average in a...

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Main Authors:	Menkir, Abebe, Palacios-Rojas, Natalia, Alamu, Oladeji, Dias Paes, Maria Cristina, Andersson, Meike S., Bouis, Howarth E., Jamora, Nelissa, Major, Michael
Format:	Brief
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Crop Trust 2018
Subjects:	blindness biofortification retinol nutrition vitamin deficiencies children diet quality immune system
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146070

Vitamin A-biofortified maize: exploiting native genetic variation for nutrient enrichment by Menkir, A., Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Alamu, O., Dias Paes, M.C., Dhliwayo, T., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Mengesha, W., Ndhlela, T., Oliveira Guimarães, P.E., Pixley, K., Rocheford, T.

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Vitamin A-biofortified maize: Exploiting native genetic variation for nutrient enrichment

Vitamin A-biofortified maize: exploiting native genetic variation for nutrient enrichment by Menkir, A., Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Alamu, O., Dias Paes, M.C., Dhliwayo, T., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Mengesha, W., Ndhlela, T., Oliveira Guimarães, P.E., Pixley, K., Rocheford, T.

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