Improving carotenoids and amino-acids in cassava

Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition and Agriculture

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-38

  Nassar, Nagib M A ^a   Junior, Osmindo P ^a   Sousa, Marcelo V ^a   Ortiz, Rodomiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Genetic resources enhancement; Lycopene; Wild manihot species

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

CAROTENOID; LYSINE; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASSAVA; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

BRAZIL; CAROTENOIDS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; LYSINE; MANIHOT; METHIONINE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; VEGETABLES;

EID: 78049440317     PISSN: 22127984     EISSN: 18761429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2212798410901010032     Document Type: Article

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