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Characterization of chickpea genotypes of Pakistani origin for genetic diversity and zinc grain biofortification.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 30 Aug 2020
Ullah Aman, Al-Sadi Abdullah M, Al-Subhi Ali M, Farooq Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intake of food low in essential minerals, like zinc (Zn), is one of the major reasons of malnutrition. Development of genotypes with grains enriched in essential minerals may help to solve the issue of malnutrition. In this study, 16 chickpea genotypes (eight each of desi and kabuli types) of Pakistani origin were evaluated for genetic diversity and grain Zn biofortification potential with and without...
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