Biofortified pearl millet cultivars offer potential solution to tackle malnutrition in India

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dc.creatorGovindaraj, Mahalingam
dc.creatorVirk, Parminder K.
dc.creatorKannati, Anand
dc.creatorCherian, Binu
dc.creatorRai, K. N.
dc.creatorAnderson, Meike S.
dc.creatorPfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
dc.date2020-12-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:16:11Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:16:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:04:14Z
dc.descriptionDietary 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143704
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93643
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCAB International
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceGovindaraj, Mahalingam; Virk, Parminder K.; Kannati, Anand; Cherian, Binu; Rai, K. N.; Anderson, Meike S.; and Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H. 2020. Biofortified pearl millet cultivars offer potential solution to tackle malnutrition in India. In Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding, ed. Manjit Kang. Chapter 20, Pp. 385-396. http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11497
dc.subjectpearl millet
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectretinol
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecttrace elements
dc.subjectiron
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectmaternal nutrition
dc.subjectzinc
dc.titleBiofortified pearl millet cultivars offer potential solution to tackle malnutrition in India
dc.typeBook Chapter

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