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Editorial: Food Legume Diversity And Legume Research Policies, Matthew W. Blair, Jing Wu, Shumin Wang
Editorial: Food Legume Diversity And Legume Research Policies, Matthew W. Blair, Jing Wu, Shumin Wang
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
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A Legume Biofortification Quandary: Variability And Genetic Control Of Seed Coat Micronutrient Accumulation In Common Beans, Matthew W. Blair, Paulo Izquierdo, Carolina Astudillo, Michael A. Grusak
A Legume Biofortification Quandary: Variability And Genetic Control Of Seed Coat Micronutrient Accumulation In Common Beans, Matthew W. Blair, Paulo Izquierdo, Carolina Astudillo, Michael A. Grusak
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), like many legumes, are rich in iron, zinc, and certain other microelements that are generally found to be in low concentrations in cereals, other seed crops, and root or tubers and therefore are good candidates for biofortification. But a quandary exists in common bean biofortification: namely that the distribution of iron has been found to be variable between the principal parts of seed; namely the cotyledonary tissue, embryo axis and seed coat. The seed coat represents ten or more percent of the seed weight and must be considered specifically as it accumulates much of …