Zinc Biofortified Rice Varieties: Challenges, Possibilities, and Progress in India

Zinc Biofortified Rice Varieties: Challenges, Possibilities, and Progress in India

Zinc malnutrition is a major issue in developing countries where polished rice is a staple food. With the existing significant genetic variability for high zinc in polished rice, the development of biofortified rice varieties was targeted in India with support from HarvestPlus, Department of Biotech...

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Main Authors: D. Sanjeeva Rao, C. N. Neeraja, P. Madhu Babu, B. Nirmala, K. Suman, L. V. Subba Rao, K. Surekha, P. Raghu, T. Longvah, P. Surendra, Rajesh Kumar, V. Ravindra Babu, S. R. Voleti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
rice
biofortification
high zinc
germplasm
varieties
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00026/full

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