Natural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortification

Maize is the dominant subsistence crop in much of sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas, where 17 to 30 percent of children under age 5 are vitamin A deficient. Diet diversification, food fortification, and supplementation have all been used to combat dietary micronutrient deficiencies. However, diet...

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Main Authors:	Harjes, Carlos E., Rocheford, Torbert R., Bai, Ling, Brutnell, Thomas R., Kandianis, Catherine Bermudez, Sowinski, Stephen G., Stapleton, Ann E., Vallabhaneni, Ratnakar, Williams, Mark, Wurtzel, Eleanore T., Yan, Jianbing, Buckler, Edward S.
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
Subjects:	maize plant breeding nutrition malnutrition micronutrient deficiencies trace elements biofortification
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161736