dc.creator | Hoisington, D.A. | |
dc.date | 2022-12-08T17:19:09Z | |
dc.date | 2022-12-08T17:19:09Z | |
dc.date | 2002 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-17T20:09:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-17T20:09:53Z | |
dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10883/22325 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1177/156482650202300411 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7514073 | |
dc.description | Naturally occurring variation detected in the germplasm of maize and wheat, two of the top three cereal crops in the world, provides options for incorporating higher levels of iron, zinc, and β-carotene into these grains. In addition, quality protein maize (QPM) has been developed from naturally occurring variation; its seed contains enhanced levels of lysine and trytophan, two essential amino acids lacking in cereals. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, along with its many partners, has identified several maize and wheat varieties with 25% to 30% higher grain iron and zinc concentrations. Wild relatives of wheat have been found to contain some of the highest iron and zinc concentrations in the grains. Although these accessions are often low yielding and have poor grain quality, backcrossing to bread wheat could result in highly nutritious cultivars. Options are now available for conventional and biotechnology-assisted improvement of the nutritional content of maize and wheat germplasm. | |
dc.description | 376-377 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications Inc. | |
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dc.rights | Open Access | |
dc.source | 4 | |
dc.source | 23 | |
dc.source | 0379-5721 | |
dc.source | Food and Nutrition Bulletin | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | |
dc.subject | Nutritionally Enhanced | |
dc.subject | Micronutrient Malnutrition | |
dc.subject | MAIZE | |
dc.subject | MALNUTRITION | |
dc.subject | NUTRIENTS | |
dc.subject | WHEAT | |
dc.title | Opportunities for nutritionally enhanced maize and wheat varieties to combat protein and micronutrient malnutrition | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type | Published Version | |
dc.coverage | USA | |