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Association mapping unveils favorable alleles for grain iron and zinc concentrations in lentil (Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Singh Akanksha, Sharma Vinay, Dikshit Harsh Kumar, Aski Muraleedhar, Kumar Harish, Thirunavukkarasu Nepolean, Patil Basavanagouda S, Kumar Shiv, Sarker Ashutosh
Abstract excerpt
Lentil is a major cool-season grain legume grown in South Asia, West Asia, and North Africa. Populations in developing countries of these regions have micronutrient deficiencies; therefore, breeding programs should focus more on improving the micronutrient content of food. In the present study, a set of 96 diverse germplasm lines were evaluated at three different locations in India to examine the variation in...
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