Biofortification

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of increasing the nutritional content of the edible portion of plant foods to levels that consistently exceed the average content observed. uncountable, usually

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"The group is creating seeds that grow into more nutrient-rich crops than normal ones. This process is called biofortification."

Etymology

From bio- + fortification.

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