Genetics of carotenoids for provitamin A biofortification in tropical-adapted maize

Yellow maize contains high levels of β-carotene (βC), making it an important crop for combating vitamin A deficiency through biofortification. In this study, nine maize inbred lines were selected at random from 31 provitamin A (PVA) maize inbred lines and crossed in a partial diallel mating design t...

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Main Authors: Alhassan D. Halilu, Shehu G. Ado, Daniel A. Aba, Inuwa S. Usman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-08-01
Series:Crop Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514116300423