eprintid: 9748
rev_number: 16
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dir: disk0/00/00/97/48
datestamp: 2016-10-25 06:30:42
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creators_name: Govindaraj, M
creators_name: Rai, K N
creators_name: Kanatti, A
creators_name: Velu, G
creators_name: Shivade, H
icrisatcreators_name: Govindaraj, M
icrisatcreators_name: Rai, K N
icrisatcreators_name: Kanatti, A
icrisatcreators_name: Shivade, H
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) (Apdo)
country: India
country: Mexico
title: Breeding high-iron pearl millet cultivars: present status and future prospects
ispublished: submitted
subjects: PLB1
subjects: S1.5.1
divisions: CRPS2
crps: crp1.15
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Breeding, High-iron pearl millet cultivars, Pearl Millet
abstract: Micronutrient malnutrition, widespread in resource poor families in the developing world where large populations rely on cereals as staple food, has emerged as a major health challenge. Over 60% and 30% of the world’s populations are deficient in iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), respectively1. About 80% of pregnant women and 70% children are reported to suffer from Fe deficiency, while 52% children (<5 years) have stunted growth in India2,3. Biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural approach to deliver essential micronutrients through staple foods. Pearl millet is an important staple food in the arid and semi-arid regions of Asia and Africa. The primary focus of HarvestPlus-supported pearl millet biofortification research at ICRISAT is on improving Fe density with Zn density as an associated trait...
date: 2015-10
date_type: submitted
pagerange: 01
event_title: 2nd International Conference on " Global Food Security"
event_location: Ithaca, NY, USA
event_dates: October 11-14, 2015
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Govindaraj, M and Rai, K N and Kanatti, A and Velu, G and Shivade, H  (2015) Breeding high-iron pearl millet cultivars: present status and future prospects.  In: 2nd International Conference on " Global Food Security", October 11-14, 2015, Ithaca, NY, USA.    (Submitted)  
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9748/1/Breeding%20high-iron%20pearl%20millet%20III.pdf