Zinc biofortified rice varieties: Challenges, possibilities, and progress in India

Zinc malnutrition is a major issue in developing countries where polished rice is a staple food. With the existing significant genetic variability for high zinc in polished rice, the development of biofortified rice varieties was targeted in India with support from HarvestPlus, Department of Biotech...

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Main Authors:	Sanjeeva Rao, D., Neeraja, C. N., Madhu Babu, P., Nirmala, B., Surman, K., Subba Rao, L. V., Surekha, K., Raghu, P., Longvah, T., Surendra, P., Kumar, Rajesh, Ravindra Babu, V., Voleti, S. R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Frontiers Media 2020
Subjects:	rice biofortification germplasm zinc varieties trace element deficiencies grain crops iron genetic variation genetic variance nutrition trace elements milling inbred lines
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171409