PAID ACCESS | Published on : 04-Feb-2026 | Pages: 1-7 | Doi : 10.37446/ edibook152024 /1-7
Major commercially cultivated, consumed cereals, pulses and oilseed are deficient in nutrients, devoid of vitamins and minerals. Over two billion world population suffers due to inadequate amount of nutrient in diet. To overcome the problem of nutritional deficiency, application of classical breeding, biofortification and recent genomic techniques are used as a tool to fight against malnutrition.
Consumed cereals, Population, Biofortification, Classical breeding
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