Unravelling the Effect of Provitamin A Enrichment on Agronomic Performance of Tropical Maize Hybrids

Unravelling the Effect of Provitamin A Enrichment on Agronomic Performance of Tropical Maize Hybrids

Maize is consumed in different traditional diets as a source of macro- and micro-nutrients across Africa. Significant investment has thus been made to develop maize with high provitamin A content to complement other interventions for alleviating vitamin A deficiencies. The current breeding focus on...

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Main Authors: Abebe Menkir, Ibnou Dieng, Wende Mengesha, Silvestro Meseka, Bussie Maziya-Dixon, Oladeji Emmanuel Alamu, Bunmi Bossey, Oyekunle Muhyideen, Manfred Ewool, Mmadou Mory Coulibaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
provitamin A carotenoids
agronomic performance
stability
adaptability
trade-off
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1580

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