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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Mineral biofortification and metal/metalloid accumulation in food crops: recent research and trends (Part I)

Shahid Hussain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2497-127X A
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A Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Email: shahid.hussain@bzu.edu.pk

Crop and Pasture Science 73(2) 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1071/CPv73n2_FO
Published: 25 January 2022


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