Biofortified Maize and Wheat (IMAGE)

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Biofortified Maize and Wheat

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Global demand for staple crops like maize, wheat, and rice is on the rise -- making these crops ideal targets for improving nutrition through biofortification. Biofortification is the process of developing micronutrient-dense staple crops by combining traditional breeding practices with modern biotechnology.

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N. Palacios and V. Govindan

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