Enrichment of food staples through plant breeding: A new strategy for fighting micronutrient malnutrition

被引:76
作者
Bouis, H
机构
[1] Intl. Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
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D O I
10.1111/j.1753-4887.1996.tb03915.x
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 [营养与食品卫生学];
摘要
Taken together, mineral and vitamin deficiencies affect a greater number of people in the world than does protein-energy malnutrition. If farmers could be induced to grow commonly eaten food staple crops that fortify their seeds with essential vitamins and minerals, a significant, lower cost improvement in human nutrition might occur.
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页码:131 / 137
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