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A foundation for provitamin A biofortification of maize: genome-wide association and genomic prediction models of carotenoid levels.
Genetics - 1 Dec 2014
Owens Brenda F, Lipka Alexander E, Magallanes-Lundback Maria, Tiede Tyler, Diepenbrock Christine H, Kandianis Catherine B, Kim Eunha, Cepela Jason, Mateos-Hernandez Maria, Buell C Robin, Buckler Edward S, DellaPenna Dean, Gore Michael A, Rocheford Torbert
Abstract excerpt
Efforts are underway for development of crops with improved levels of provitamin A carotenoids to help combat dietary vitamin A deficiency. As a global staple crop with considerable variation in kernel carotenoid composition, maize (Zea mays L.) could have a widespread impact. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of quantified seed carotenoids across a panel of maize inbreds ranging from light...
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