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Biofortified Pearl Millet Cultivars offer Potential Solution to Tackle Malnutrition in India

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Title Biofortified Pearl Millet Cultivars offer Potential Solution to Tackle Malnutrition in India
 
Creator Govindaraj, M
Virk, P S
Kannati, A
Cherian, B
Rai, K N
Anderson, M S
Pfeiffer, W H
 
Subject Pearl Millet
Biofortification
Food and Nutrition
 
Description Dietary deficiency of micronutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A), leading to micronutrient malnutrition or hiden hunger, has been recognized as a widespread food-related health problem, affecting more than 2 billion people worldwide (White and Broadley, 2009; Stein 2010; fao,2015; Darnton-Hill and Mkparu, 2015). This is primarily attributable to lack of affordability and access to diversified diet, such as fruits, vegetables and livestock products. As a consequence, women, children and infants, belonging to the poorer section of society are malnourished. In particular, deficiencies of iron and zinc are widespread, leading to numerous adverse health consequences , as they play a vital role in various physiological body functions.
 
Publisher CAB International
 
Date 2020
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11497/1/Book%20Chapter%20MS%20Kang%20ed%3B%20MG%20et%20al.pdf
Govindaraj, M and Virk, P S and Kannati, A and Cherian, B and Rai, K N and Anderson, M S and Pfeiffer, W H (2020) Biofortified Pearl Millet Cultivars offer Potential Solution to Tackle Malnutrition in India. In: Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding. CAB International, pp. 385-396.