Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa
Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most varieties grown are high dry matter white-fleshed types, lacking beta-carotene. In 1995, researchers r...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81126 |
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