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Generation and characterization of low phytic acid germplasm in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Mar 2007
Liu Qing-Long, Xu Xiu-Hong, Ren Xue-Liang, Fu Hao-Wei, Wu Dian-Xing, Shu Qing-Yao
Abstract excerpt
Phytic acid (PA, myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate), or its salt form, phytate, is commonly regarded as the major anti-nutritional component in cereal and legume grains. Breeding of low phytic acid (lpa) crops has recently been considered as a potential way to increase nutritional quality of crop products. In this study, eight independent lpa rice mutant lines from both indica and japonica subspecies were...
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