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Metabolic engineering of micronutrients in crop plants [PDF]
, 2016 Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread phenomenon, most prevalent in developing countries. Being causally linked to the occurrence of a range of diseases, it affects billions of people worldwide. Enhancing the content of micronutrients in crop products
Blancquaert, Dieter +3 more
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Open Agriculture, 2023 Genotype assessment across various environments is a basic condition for developing stable and superior genotypes for sustainable maize production in the South-East of the DR Congo.
Tabu Hugues Ilunga +4 more
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Investing in food security? Philanthrocapitalism, biotechnology and development [PDF]
, 2013 This paper traces the evolution of philanthropic involvement in developing country agriculture from the ‘scientific philanthropy’ of the Rockefeller Foundation during and after the Green Revolution era to the ‘philathrocapitalism’ of the Bill and ...
Brooks, Sally
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Thiamin biofortification of crops [PDF]
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2017 Thiamin is essential for human health. While plants are the ultimate source of thiamin in most human diets, staple foods like white rice have low thiamin content. Therefore, populations whose diets are mainly based on low-thiamin staple crops suffer from thiamin deficiency.
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Advances in Genomic Interventions for Wheat Biofortification: A Review
Agronomy, 2020 Wheat is an essential constituent of cereal-based diets, and one of the most significant sources of calories. However, modern wheat varieties are low in proteins and minerals.
Dinesh Kumar Saini +2 more
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Finger on the Pulse: Pumping Iron into Chickpea
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Iron deficiency is a major problem in both developing and developed countries, and much of this can be attributed to insufficient dietary intake. Over the past decades several measures, such as supplementation and food fortification, have helped to ...
Grace Z. H. Tan +6 more
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Frontiers in Agronomy, 2022 Modern agriculture pays attention to improving agricultural production by producing zinc-enriched crops through zinc-solubilizing bacteria to strengthen the bioeconomy.
Viabhav Kumar Upadhayay +3 more
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Contributions of biotechnology to meeting future food and environmental security needs [PDF]
, 2018 Biotechnology, including genetic modifications, can play a vital role in helping to meet future food and environmental security needs for our growing population.
Gartland, Jill S., Gartland, Kevan
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Tackling the drivers of child undernutrition in developing countries : What works and how should interventions be designed? [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: The present paper presents a synthesis of available evidence to support action on the interventions that can effectively address the main drivers of child undernutrition in developing countries.
Carr-Hill, Roy, Pridmore, Pat
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Frontiers in Fungal BiologyIntroductionGiven the growing recognition of Fomitopsis betulina for its bioactive potential, the influence of cultivation parameters on its mycelial development, metabolite production in submerged culture, and associated antioxidant activity remains ...
Tetiana Zaichenko +3 more
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