Mishra, B.K. and Sharma, R.K. and Nagarajan, S. (2004) Plant breeding: a component of public health strategy. Current Science, 86 (9). pp. 1210-1215.
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Abstract
Micronutrient malnutrition leading to hidden hunger is seriously damaging the health of billions of people world over. Micronutrient malnutrition (e.g., Fe, Zn and vitamin A deficiencies) now afflicts over 40% of the world’s population. Food fortification that involves adding of micronutrients to the food has played an important role in tackling the malnutrition problem to a great extent. Biofortification, on the other hand, improves the genetic potential of the crop plants to produce micronutrient- rich grains and thus offers self-sustaining solution.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India. |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding Crop Improvement > Biotechnology |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Sushil |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2010 05:22 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2010 18:05 |
| Official URL: | http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/59 |
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