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MeSH Heading: Biofortification
Tree Number(s): J01.040.227.250
Unique ID: D000072759
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072759
Scope Note: Improving the NUTRITIONAL VALUE of plant foods by augmenting the plant's environment, by using PLANT BREEDING, or by GENETIC ENGINEERING plants to increase their ability to synthesize VITAMINS or uptake essential NUTRIENTS from the soil.
Entry Term(s): Biofortified Crops
Previous Indexing: Food, Fortified (2005-2016)
See Also: Food, Fortified
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Introduced: 2017/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/01/01

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