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Genetic diversity and structure in a major Brazilian annatto (Bixa orellana) germplasm bank revealed by microsatellites and phytochemical compounds
2017-10-01
Abstract excerpt
Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) is a tropical crop indigenous to the Americas, probably Amazonia. Annatto is commercially valuable in the food and cosmetics industries as a natural dye used instead of synthetic dyes. In addition, annatto contains other important substances for human health, such as geranylgeraniol, tocotrienols and other carotenoids. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the genetic diversity of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 2b9912e1-88bf-54d3-bc69-8ec69ed31634
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10722-017-0535-z
