Macro and micronutrient deficiencies pose serious health challenges globally, with the
largest impact in developing regions such as subSaharan Africa (SSA), Latin America and …

Zn deficiency is one of the leading health problems in children and women of developing
countries. Different interventions could be used to overcome malnutrition, but biofortification …

Finger millet, an orphan crop, possesses immense potential in mitigating climate change
and could offer threefold security in terms of food, fodder, and nutrition. It is mostly cultivated …

Abstract Introduction Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is a highly nutritious warm
season cereal. In a major initiative to further improve its nutritive value, a partnership based …

Micronutrient malnutrition particularly prevalent in resource poor families in the developing
world has emerged as a major health challenge. Billions of people worldwide suffer from …

Micronutrients are known to play an important role in the metabolism and physiological
activities of the human body. Unfortunately, over three billion people in the world are …

Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is a climate-resilient dryland cereal that has
been identified as a potential staple food crop that can contribute to alleviating micronutrient …

Genetic improvement of maize with elevated levels of zinc (Zn) can reduce Zn deficiency
among populations who rely on maize as a staple. Inbred lines of quality protein maize …

Prolificacy assumes significance for development of high‐yielding baby corn hybrids.“Sikkim
Primitive” is a native landrace of North‐Eastern Himalaya, and is the highest prolific maize …

Embryo is a key determinant of kernel-oil in maize. Higher calorific value of maize kernel is
attributed to increment in kernel-oil and it stores in specialised structure called embryo …