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Zinc biofortification potential of diverse mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] genotypes under field conditions.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Haider Muhammad Umar, Hussain Mubshar, Farooq Muhammad, Ul-Allah Sami, Ansari Mohammad Javed, Alwahibi Mona S, Farooq Shahid
Abstract excerpt
Zinc (Zn) is an important micronutrient for crop plants and essential for human health. The Zn-deficiency is an important malnutrition problem known globally. Biofortified foods could overcome Zn deficiency in humans. Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] is an important, pulse crop frequently grown in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Mungbean could provide essential micronutrients, including Zn to...
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