Breeding biofortifed cowpea lines for semi-arid tropical areas by combining higher seed protein and mineral levels

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 6782-6789

  Santos, C A F ^a   Boiteux, L S ^b  

^a EMBRAPA SEMIÁRIDO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cultivars; Human nutrition; Semi arid tropics; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; ZINC; MINERAL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BRAZIL; COWPEA; CROSS BREEDING; CULTIVAR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GRAIN YIELD; HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT SEED; SEMIARID CLIMATE; TROPIC CLIMATE; BREEDING; CROP; DIET; FABACEAE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; FABACEAE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

EID: 84890482506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2013.December.16.4     Document Type: Article

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