Variation and inheritance of iron reductase activity in the roots of Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and association with seed iron accumulations QTL

Background: Iron deficiency anemia is a global problem which often affects women and children of developing countries. Strategy I plants, such as common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) take up iron through a process that involves an iron reduction mechanism in their roots; this reduction is required to...

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Main Authors: Blair, Matthew W., Knewtson, SJB, Astudillo, Carolina, Li, CM, Fernández, A.C., Grusak, M.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44218

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