Improving wheat as a source of essential micronutrients
Lead Research Organisation:
Rothamsted Research
Department Name: Plant Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Gaddameedi A
(2022)
The location of iron and zinc in grain of conventional and biofortified lines of sorghum
in Journal of Cereal Science
Wan Y
(2022)
Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat
in Journal of Cereal Science
| Description | Work in progress has identified variation in the accumulation of iron and zinc in a range of related genotypes of bread wheat grown in the UK and India, including differences in the distribution within the grain. New high zinc lines from CIMMYT have been compared with conventional wheat lines in field trials in the UK, to determine differences in the amount and distribution of zinc within the grain. |
| Exploitation Route | In collaboration with plant breeders in the UK and India |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Healthcare |
| Description | Work carried out has supported our ISP programme on the same topic |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |