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QTL for seed iron and zinc concentration and content in a Mesoamerican common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) population.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Oct 2010
Blair Matthew W, Medina Juliana I, Astudillo Carolina, Rengifo Judith, Beebe Steve E, Machado Gloria, Graham Robin
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Iron and zinc deficiencies are human health problems found throughout the world and biofortification is a plant breeding-based strategy to improve the staple crops that could address these dietary constraints. Common bean is an important legume crop with two major genepools that has been the focus of genetic improvement for seed micronutrient levels. The objective of this study was to evaluate the inheritance of...
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