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Introgression of the Low Phytic Acid Locus (lpa2) Into Elite Maize (Zea Mays L.) Inbreds Through Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding (MABB)
2022-02-02
Abstract excerpt
Phytic acid (PA) is an important antinutritional component in maize that affects the availability of major micro-nutrients like di- and multi-valent mineral cations like iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn). The long-term consumption of maize as a staple food crop leads to micronutrient malnutrition especially iron and zinc deficiency in the human population. In addition, it also acts as a storehouse of a major part of mineral...
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- 7ebccc4c-ed47-5936-a90b-3193057214b5
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1293507/v1
