Breeding for nutrition
Taken together, mineral and vitamin deficiencies affect a far greater number of people in the world than protein-energy malnutrition. Can commonly-eaten food staple crops be developed which fortify their seeds with essential minerals and vitamins? Can farmers be induced to grow such varieties? If so...
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Federation of American Scientists
1995
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171774 |
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