Breeding for enhanced zinc and iron concentration in CIMMYT spring wheat germplasm

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Volumn 47, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2011, Pages

  Velu, G ^a   Singh, R ^a   Huerta Espino, J ^b   Pena J ^a   Ortiz Monasterio, I ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bread wheat; Correlation; Genetic biofortification; Grain zinc and iron

Indexed keywords

AEGILOPS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80055063173     PISSN: 12121975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3275-cjgpb     Document Type: Article

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