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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Main Author: Bouis, Howarth E.
Format: Otro
Language:Inglés
Published: Federation of American Scientists 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171774

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