Maize gets an iron boost: Biofortification breakthrough holds promise to combat iron deficiency

Sunil Kumar Sahu

doi:10.1111/jipb.13623

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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ›› 2024, Vol. 66 ›› Issue (4) : 635-637. DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13623

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Maize gets an iron boost: Biofortification breakthrough holds promise to combat iron deficiency

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Sunil Kumar Sahu. Maize gets an iron boost: Biofortification breakthrough holds promise to combat iron deficiency. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2024, 66(4): 635‒637 https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13623

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