Plant breeding to control zinc deficiency in India: how cost-effective is biofortification?

Stein, A.J. and Nestel, P. and Meenakshi, J.V. and Qaim, M. and Sachdev, H.P.S. and Bhutta, Z.A. (2007) Plant breeding to control zinc deficiency in India: how cost-effective is biofortification? Public Health Nutrition, 10 (5). pp. 492-501.

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Abstract

Not only may zinc biofortification save lives and prevent morbidity among millions of people, it may also help accommodate the need to economise and to allocate resources more efficiently. Further research is needed to corroborate these findings.

Item Type:	Article
Author Affiliation:	Division of International Agricultural Trade and Food Security, University of Hohenheim (490b), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Subjects:	Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding
Divisions:	Other Crops
Depositing User:	Sushil
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2010 05:21
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2010 05:21
Official URL:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna...
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/62

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