Harvesting more grain zinc of wheat for human health

Harvesting more grain zinc of wheat for human health

Abstract Increasing grain zinc (Zn) concentration of cereals for minimizing Zn malnutrition in two billion people represents an important global humanitarian challenge. Grain Zn in field-grown wheat at the global scale ranges from 20.4 to 30.5 mg kg−1, showing a solid gap to the biofortification tar...

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Main Authors: Xin-Ping Chen, Yue-Qiang Zhang, Yi-Ping Tong, Yan-Fang Xue, Dun-Yi Liu, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Qing-Feng Meng, Shan-Chao Yue, Peng Yan, Zhen-Ling Cui, Xiao-Jun Shi, Shi-Wei Guo, Yi-Xiang Sun, You-Liang Ye, Zhao-Hui Wang, Liang-Liang Jia, Wen-Qi Ma, Ming-Rong He, Xi-Ying Zhang, Chang-Lin Kou, Yan-Ting Li, De-Shui Tan, Ismail Cakmak, Fu-Suo Zhang, Chun-Qin Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07484-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07484-2

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