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. 2021 Jun 17;64(9):1564–1566. doi: 10.1007/s11427-021-1958-2

Huangjing (Polygonati rhizoma) is an emerging crop with great potential to fight chronic and hidden hunger

Donghong Chen 1, Zhigang Han 1, Jinping Si 1,
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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Major Science and Technology Projects of Zhejiang Province (2021C02020).

Compliance and ethics The author(s) declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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