Biofortification in underutilized staple crops for nutrition in Asia and Africa
Malnutrition is one of the biggest public health challenges of the century with about 2 billion people affected by it globally. Biofortification is the process of breeding micronutrients traits into staple food crops, which is bioavailable to make a positive measurable impact to the population that...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98325 |
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