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Diversity of nutritional content in seeds of Brazilian common bean germplasm.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Delfini Jessica, Moda-Cirino Vânia, Dos Santos Neto José, Buratto Juliana Sawada, Ruas Paulo Maurício, Azeredo Gonçalves Leandro Simões
Abstract excerpt
Mineral deficiency is worldwide one of the major problems associated with human health, and biofortification through breeding is considered an important strategy to improve the nutritional content of staple food in countries that face this problem. The assessment of genetic variability for seed nutrient contents is a first step in the development of a biofortified crop. From the germplasm bank IDR-IAPAR-EMATER, a...
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