Breeding Biofortified Pearl Millet Varieties and Hybrids to Enhance Millet Markets for Human Nutrition

Pearl millet is an important food crop in the arid and semi-arid tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Iron and zinc deficiencies are widespread and serious public health problems worldwide, including in India and Africa. Biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural strategy to a...

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Main Authors: Mahalingam Govindaraj, Kedar Nath Rai, Binu Cherian, Wolfgang Helmut Pfeiffer, Anand Kanatti, Harshad Shivade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/5/106