Carotenoid diversity in tropicaladapted yellow maize inbred lines

Maize is a staple food for millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa where a significant number of people suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Yellow maize contains both pro-vitamin A and nonprovitamin A carotenoids with potential health benefits to humans. An improvement in the concentration of these c...

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Main Authors: Menkir, A., Liu, W., White, W.S., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Rocheford, T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90760

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