Comparison of Grain Zinc and Iron Concentration between Synthetic Hexaploid Wheats and Their Parents
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52408#.VJOZ7cCAM4 Author(s) Bo Zhang 1,2* , Wenjie Chen 1.2 , Baolong Liu 1,2 , Lianquan Zhang 3 , Deyong Zhao 1,2 , Yuancan Xiao 1 , Dengcai Liu 1.2.3 , Huaigang Zhang 1.2 Affiliation(s) 1 Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China . 2 The Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding of Qinghai Province, Xining, China . 3 Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China . ABSTRACT Deficiencies of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) in human food afflict a large proportion of the world’s population. Wheat is a majo...