Performance of biofortified spring wheat genotypes in target environments for grain zinc and iron concentrations

Field Crops Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2012, Pages 261-267

  Velu, G ^a   Singh, R P ^a   Huerta Espino, J ^a,b   Pena R J ^a   Arun, B ^c   Mahendru Singh, A ^d   Mujahid, M Yaqub ^e   Sohu, V S ^f   Mavi, G S ^f   Crossa, J ^a   Alvarado, G ^a   Joshi, A K ^g   Pfeiffer, W H ^h  

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

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^e PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

^f PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

^h INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Biofortification; G E; Grain Zn and Fe; South Asia; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOACCUMULATION; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; IRON; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TRACE ELEMENT; WHEAT; ZINC;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SOUTH ASIA;

AEGILOPS TAUSCHII X TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA; TRITICUM DICOCCON;

EID: 84868701510     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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