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Genetic dissection of grain zinc concentration in spring wheat for mainstreaming biofortification in CIMMYT wheat breeding.
Scientific reports - 10 Sept 2018
Velu Govindan, Singh Ravi Prakash, Crespo-Herrera Leonardo, Juliana Philomin, Dreisigacker Susanne, Valluru Ravi, Stangoulis James, Sohu Virinder Singh, Mavi Gurvinder Singh, Mishra Vinod Kumar, Balasubramaniam Arun, Chatrath Ravish, Gupta Vikas, Singh Gyanendra Pratap, Joshi Arun Kumar
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Wheat is an important staple that acts as a primary source of dietary energy, protein, and essential micronutrients such as iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) for the world's population. Approximately two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiency, thus breeders have crossed high Zn progenitors such as synthetic hexaploid wheat, T. dicoccum, T. spelta, and landraces to generate wheat varieties with competitive...
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