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Andean potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.) as a source of antioxidant and mineral micronutrients.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 24 Jan 2007
Andre Christelle M, Ghislain Marc, Bertin Pierre, Oufir Mouhssin, Herrera María del Rosario, Hoffmann Lucien, Hausman Jean-François, Larondelle Yvan, Evers Danièle
Abstract excerpt
Potato tubers were evaluated as a source of antioxidants and minerals for the human diet. A genetically diverse sample of Solanum tuberosum L. cultivars native to the Andes of South America was obtained from a collection of nearly 1000 genotypes using microsatellite markers. This size-manageable collection of 74 landraces, representing at best the genetic diversity among potato germplasm, was analyzed for iron,...
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