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Harvesting more grain zinc of wheat for human health.
Scientific reports - 1 Aug 2017
Chen Xin-Ping, Zhang Yue-Qiang, Tong Yi-Ping, Xue Yan-Fang, Liu Dun-Yi, Zhang Wei, Deng Yan, Meng Qing-Feng, Yue Shan-Chao, Yan Peng, Cui Zhen-Ling, Shi Xiao-Jun, Guo Shi-Wei, Sun Yi-Xiang, Ye You-Liang, Wang Zhao-Hui, Jia Liang-Liang, Ma Wen-Qi, He Ming-Rong, Zhang Xi-Ying, Kou Chang-Lin, Li Yan-Ting, Tan De-Shui, Cakmak Ismail, Zhang Fu-Suo, Zou Chun-Qin
Abstract excerpt
Increasing grain zinc (Zn) concentration of cereals for minimizing Zn malnutrition in two billion people represents an important global humanitarian challenge. Grain Zn in field-grown wheat at the global scale ranges from 20.4 to 30.5 mg kg-1, showing a solid gap to the biofortification target for human health (40 mg kg-1). Through a group of field experiments, we found that the low grain Zn was not closely...
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