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Presence of tannins in sorghum grains is conditioned by different natural alleles of Tannin1.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Jun 2012
Wu Yuye, Li Xianran, Xiang Wenwen, Zhu Chengsong, Lin Zhongwei, Wu Yun, Li Jiarui, Pandravada Satchidanand, Ridder Dustan D, Bai Guihua, Wang Ming L, Trick Harold N, Bean Scott R, Tuinstra Mitchell R, Tesso Tesfaye T, Yu Jianming
Abstract excerpt
Sorghum, an ancient old-world cereal grass, is the dietary staple of over 500 million people in more than 30 countries in the tropics and semitropics. Its C4 photosynthesis, drought resistance, wide adaptation, and high nutritional value hold the promise to alleviate hunger in Africa. Not present in other major cereals, such as rice, wheat, and maize, condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins) in the pigmented testa...
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