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Substitutions of 2S and 7U chromosomes of Aegilops kotschyi in wheat enhance grain iron and zinc concentration.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2010
Tiwari Vijay K, Rawat Nidhi, Neelam Kumari, Kumar Sundip, Randhawa Gursharn S, Dhaliwal Harcharan S
Abstract excerpt
Biofortification through genetic manipulation is the best approach for improving micronutrient content of the staple food crops to alleviate hidden hunger, namely, the deficiency of Fe and Zn affecting more than two billion people worldwide. An interspecific hybridization was made between T. aestivum line Chinese Spring (CS) and Aegilops kotschyi accession 3790 selected for high grain iron and zinc concentration....
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