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Percentage of provitamin A in breeding targets

03/01/2017
50% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for vitamin A seek to provide biofortified yellow cassava and orange maize (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Cita 50% del Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) de vitamina A buscan proporcionar la yuca amarilla y el maíz naranja biofortificados (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Fuente Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.