Oat agriculture, cultivation and breeding targets: Implications for human nutrition and health

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages S50-S57

  Stewart, Derek ^a,b   McDougall, Gordon ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cereals; Grains; Oats; Glucan

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CHOLESTEROL; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMIC TRAIT; BARLEY; CEREAL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; DAY LENGTH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GERMPLASM; GRAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METABOLOMICS; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; OAT; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; RICE; RISK REDUCTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SOIL ACIDITY; SPECIES CULTIVATION; VARIETAS; WEATHER; WHEAT; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED;

AGRICULTURE; AVENA SATIVA; BETA-GLUCANS; BREEDING; CEREALS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HEALTH; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEEDS;

EID: 84910676909     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514002736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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