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Characterizing bread wheat genotypes of Pakistani origin for grain zinc biofortification potential.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Oct 2018
Rehman Abdul, Farooq Muhammad, Nawaz Ahmad, Al-Sadi Abdullah M, Al-Hashmi Khalid S, Nadeem Faisal, Ullah Aman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Zinc (Zn) is essential for all life forms and its deficiency is a major issue of malnutrition in humans. This study was carried out to characterize 28 wheat genotypes of Pakistani origin for grain zinc biofortification potential, genetic diversity and relatedness. RESULTS: There was low genetic differentiation among the tested genotypes. However, they differed greatly in yield-related traits, grain...
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