The emphasis of traditional crop production on yield is counter-productive for human nutrition.
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Morris, C., Sands, D. The breeder's dilemma—yield or nutrition?. Nat Biotechnol 24, 1078–1080 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0906-1078
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