Protein analysis reveals differential accumulation of late embryogenesis abundant and storage proteins in seeds of wild and cultivated amaranth species

Abstract Background Amaranth is a plant naturally resistant to various types of stresses that produces seeds of excellent nutritional quality, so amaranth is a promising system for food production. Amaranth wild relatives have survived climate changes and grow under harsh conditions, however no stud...

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Main Authors: Esaú Bojórquez-Velázquez, Alberto Barrera-Pacheco, Eduardo Espitia-Rangel, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella, Ana Paulina Barba de la Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1656-7