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Selenium accumulation in lettuce germplasm.
Planta - 1 Apr 2011
Ramos Silvio J, Rutzke Michael A, Hayes Ryan J, Faquin Valdemar, Guilherme Luiz Roberto G, Li Li
Abstract excerpt
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for animals and humans. Increasing Se content in food crops offers an effective approach to reduce the widespread selenium deficiency problem in many parts of the world. In this study, we evaluated 30 diverse accessions of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) for their capacity to accumulate Se and their responses to different forms of Se in terms of plant growth, nutritional...
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