Overview
- Explains biofortification – the idea of breeding crops with increased nutritional value
- Shows how plant breeding and genetic engineering can help prevent malnutrition
- Discusses the challenges involved in biofortification
Part of the book series: Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences (CSPS)
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Book Title: Nutritional Quality Improvement in Plants
Editors: Pawan Kumar Jaiwal, Anil K. Chhillar, Darshna Chaudhary, Ranjana Jaiwal
Series Title: Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95354-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95353-3Published: 15 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95354-0Published: 01 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-3188
Series E-ISSN: 2662-3196
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 498
Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Food Science