Alleviation of malnutrition by Biofortification of crops

This review discusses biofortification of different food crops like rice and maize

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2013
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Krishnamurthy, R., Shreya, M.D.

Abstract

This review discusses biofortification of different food crops like rice and maize. It is suggested that approaches like transgenics and plant breeding to improve the nutritional quality of food can reduce malnutrition and deficiencies of vitamins and minerals, thus improving human health.

Citation

Shreya, M.D.; Krishnamurthy, R. Alleviation of malnutrition by Biofortification of crops. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (2013) 2 (5) 1-8.

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Published 1 January 2013
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