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Genetic control of iron bioavailability is independent from iron concentration in a diverse winter wheat mapping population.
BMC plant biology - 11 May 2021
Wright Tally I C, Gardner Keith A, Glahn Raymond P, Milner Matthew J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anemia is thought to affect up to 1.6 billion people worldwide. One of the major contributors to low iron (Fe) absorption is a higher proportion of cereals compared to meats and pulse crops in people's diets. This has now become a problem in both the developed and developing world, as a result of both modern food choice and food availability. Bread wheat accounts for 20 % of the calories consumed by...
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