Application of biotechnology to improving the nutritional quality of rice
This paper summarizes research to date on improving the nutritional characteristics of rice by using biotechnology, including efforts to produce β-carotene in the rice endosperm, to introduce a heat-stable phytase gene, and to increase iron concentration. The results obtained using biotechnology are...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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United Nations University
2000
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158113 |
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