Over the past 15 years, biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, has gained ample recognition as a cost-effective, complementary, feasible means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets, supplements, or commercially fort...
Andersson, Meike S.
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Saltzman, Amy
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Virk, Parminder Singh
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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[Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus]
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Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus
Background and aims
Biofortification breeding programs have the need for rapid and accurate screening methods to identify nutrient dense genotypes. This study explores the use of energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) for the rapid screening of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentration in thre...
Guild, Georgia E.
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Paltridge, Nicholas G.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Stangoulis, James C.R.
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[An energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence method for analysing Fe and Zn in common bean, maize and cowpea biofortification programs]
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An energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence method for analysing Fe and Zn in common bean, maize and cowpea biofortification programs
Andersson, Meike S.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Enhancing nutritional quality in crops via genomics approaches]
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Enhancing nutritional quality in crops via genomics approaches
HarvestPlus and its partners have successfully developed and delivered iron bean varieties to more than one million farming households in Rwanda, DRC, and Uganda to help combat the adverse health effects of iron deficiency widespread in these countries. Focusing primarily on Rwanda, this chapter ...
Mulambu, J.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Palenberg, M.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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Saltzman, Amy
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Birol, E.
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Oparinde, A.
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Boy, E.
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Asare-Marfo, Dorene
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Lubobo, A.
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Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha
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Nkalubo, Stanley T.
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[Iron beans in Rwanda: crop development and delivery experience]
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Iron beans in Rwanda: crop development and delivery experience
Maize (Zea mays L.) has a great potential of combating food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa because of its wide production and consumption in this region. However, its role in curbing nutrition insecurity is limited due to lack of key micronutrients such as vitamin A. This negates its capacity t...
Kondwakwenda, Aleck
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Sibiya, Julia
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Zengeni, Rebeca
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Musvosvi, Cousin
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Andersson, Meike S.
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[Provitamin A Maize Biofortification in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Provitamin A Maize Biofortification in Sub-Saharan Africa