Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Biofortification"
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Biofortification for better nutrition: developing and delivering crops with more impact
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-06)Background: Globally, around three billion people have inadequate diets and are often malnourished. Biofortification, a nutrition-sensitive approach that aims to increase the nutritional density of staple crops, has great ... -
Genetic analysis of carotenoid accumulation in tropical maize inbred lines using molecular tools and field tests for accelerating the biofortification of maize with provitamin A
(2015-05-13)Improving the nutritional content of staple crops through breeding (biofortification) is promoted as cheap and sustainable approach for alleviating vitamin A and other micronutrient deficiencies across the world. Maize is ...