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Xue YF, Li XJ, Yan W, Miao Q, Zhang CY, Huang M, Sun JB, Qi SJ, Ding ZH, Cui ZL. Biofortification of different maize cultivars with zinc, iron and selenium by foliar fertilizer applications. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1144514. [PMID: 37746013 PMCID: PMC10513412 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1144514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Fertilizer-based biofortification is a strategy for combating worldwide malnutrition of zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) and selenium (Se). Field experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of foliar treatments on concentrations of Zn, Fe, Se, N and bioavailability of Zn and Fe in grains of three maize cultivars grown at three locations. We compared the efficacy of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), Zn complexed chitosan nanoparticles (Zn-CNPs), conventional ZnSO4 and a cocktail solution (containing Zn, Fe and Se). All treatments were foliar-applied at rate of 452 mg Zn L-1, plus urea. Applying ten-fold less Zn (at rate of 45.2 mg Zn L-1) plus urea in the form of ZnO-NPs, Zn-CNPs, or ZnSO4 resulted in no increase, or a negligible increase, in grain Zn concentration compared with deionized water. By contrast, among the different Zn sources plus urea applied by foliar sprays, conventional ZnSO4 was the most efficient in improving grain Zn concentration. Furthermore, foliar application of a cocktail solution effectively improved grain concentrations of Zn, Fe, Se and N simultaneously, without a grain yield trade-off. For example, the average grain concentrations were simultaneously increased from 13.8 to 22.1 mg kg-1 for Zn, from 17.2 to 22.1 mg kg-1for Fe, from 21.4 to 413.5 ug kg-1 for Se and from 13.8 to 14.7 g kg-1 for N by foliar application of a cocktail solution. Because grain yield was significantly negatively correlated with grain nutrient concentrations, the magnitude of increase in grain concentrations of Zn and Fe was most pronounced in the maize cultivar with the lowest grain yield (Zhengdan958 grown in Linyi). Foliar application of a cocktail solution also significantly decreased the phytic acid (PA) concentration, ratios of PA/Fe and PA/Zn in grains, indicating an increased bioavailability of Fe and Zn for human health. In conclusion, we found that a foliar application of a cocktail solution including Zn, Fe, Se and N was most effective for biofortification, but that the grains with the lowest yield contained the greatest concentration of these elements. This finding highlights the need to breed maize varieties that are capable of achieving both high grain yield and high grain nutritional quality to address food security and human health challenges.
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- Yan-Fang Xue
- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Food Crop Cultivation Institute, Linyi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Linyi, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Stefaniak J, Łata B. Growing Season, Cultivar, and Nitrogen Supply Affect Leaf and Fruit Micronutrient Status of Field-Grown Kiwiberry Vines. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:138. [PMID: 36616267 PMCID: PMC9824130 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The N uptake can affect kiwiberry yield and quality; however, the relationship between an increasing N dose and micronutrient accumulation in leaves and fruit is still to be elucidated. Interrelationships between essential nutrients are one of the most important issues in terms of effectiveness in plant mineral nutrition. A pattern in leaf nutrient accumulation throughout the growing period is required to indicate a suitable sampling time for the purpose of nutrient diagnostics and controlled plant feeding. The experiment was conducted on two commercially available cultivars of kiwiberry, 'Weiki' and 'Geneva', during the 2015-2016 growing seasons with an increasing soil N fertility (30-50-80 mg N kg-1 soil DW) to test the relationship between soil N level and leaf/fruit micronutrient concentration. The leaf Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn concentrations significantly increased with a higher N supply in 'Geneva', while in 'Weiki' only Mn increased. Leaf B, Fe, and Mn gradually increased throughout the growing season, while Cu decreased. Between mid-July and the beginning of August, the lowest fluctuations in the micronutrient contents were recorded. The effect of the growing season on leaf micronutrient accumulation was highly significant; except for Fe, significantly higher micronutrient levels were revealed in 2016. Compared to the leaves, the growing season effect was smaller in the case of fruit micronutrient concentrations. Irrespective of cultivar, the increase in N fertilization resulted in a higher fruit Mn concentration and was insignificant in the case of other micronutrients. The results indicate that the N dose may affect the accumulation of micronutrients within a certain range depending on the tissue type and the genotype.
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Harish MN, Choudhary AK, Bhupenchandra I, Dass A, Rajanna GA, Singh VK, Bana RS, Varatharajan T, Verma P, George S, Kashinath GT, Bhavya M, Chongtham SK, Devi EL, Kumar S, Devi SH, Bhutia TL. Double zero-tillage and foliar-P nutrition coupled with bio-inoculants enhance physiological photosynthetic characteristics and resilience to nutritional and environmental stresses in maize-wheat rotation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:959541. [PMID: 36186084 PMCID: PMC9520575 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.959541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Conventionally tilled maize-wheat cropping system (MWCS) is an emerging cereal production system in semi-arid region of south-Asia. This system involves excessive tillage operations that result in numerous resource- and production-vulnerabilities besides impeding environmental-stresses. Likewise, phosphorus is a vital nutrient that limits crop growth and development. It's a matter of great concern when ∼80% of Indian soils are low to medium in available-P due to its sparing solubility, resulting in crop stress and low yields. Hence, crop productivity, photosynthetic parameters and resilience to nutritional and environmental stresses were assessed in a MWCS using four crop-establishment and tillage management (CETM) practices [FBCT-FBCT (Flat bed-conventional tillage both in maize and wheat); RBCT-RBZT (Raised bed-CT in maize and raised bed-zero tillage in wheat); FBZT-FBZT (FBZT both in maize and wheat); PRBZT-PRBZT (Permanent raised bed-ZT both in maize and wheat)], and five P-fertilization practices [P100 (100% soil applied-P); P50+2FSP (50% soil applied-P + 2 foliar-sprays of P through 2% DAP both in maize and wheat); P50+PSB+AM-fungi; P50+PSB+AMF+2FSP; and P0 (100% NK with no-P)] in split-plot design replicated-thrice. The results indicated that double zero-tilled PRBZT-PRBZT system significantly enhanced the grain yield (6.1; 5.4 t ha-1), net photosynthetic rate (Pn) (41.68; 23.33 μ mol CO2 m-2 s-1), stomatal conductance (SC) (0.44; 0.26 mol H2O m-2 s-1), relative water content (RWC) (83.3; 77.8%), and radiation-use efficiency (RUE) (2.9; 2.36 g MJ-1) by 12.8-15.8 and 8.5-44.4% in maize and wheat crops, respectively over conventional tilled FBCT-FBCT. P50+PSB+AMF+2FSP conjugating soil applied-P, microbial-inoculants and foliar-P, had significantly higher Pn, SC, RUE and RWC over P100 besides saving ∼34.7% fertilizer-P under MWCS. P50+PSB+AMF+2FSP practice also had higher NDVI, PAR, transpiration efficiency and PHI over P100. Whereas lower stomatal limitation index (Ls) was observed under PRBZT-PRBZT system as compared to the conventional FBCT-FBCT system indicating that P is the limiting factor but not stomata. Hence, optimum P supply through foliar P-fertilization along with other sources resulted in higher grain yield by 21.4% over control. Overall, double zero-tilled PRBZT-PRBZT with crop residue retention at 6 t/ha per year, as well as P50+PSB+AMF+2FSP in MWCS, may prove beneficial in enhancing the crop productivity and, thereby, bolstering food security in semi-arid south-Asia region.
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- M. N. Harish
- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- ICAR–Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Farm Science Centre, Gonikoppal, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Division of Crop Production, ICAR–Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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- ICAR–KVK, Tamenglong, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Manipur, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- ICAR–Directorate of Groundnut Research, Regional Station, Anantapur, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- ICAR–Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Agronomy Section, ICAR–National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- ICAR–Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Farm Science Centre, Gonikoppal, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, India
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- Department of Agronomy, KSN University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, India
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- Multi Technology Testing Centre and Vocational Training Centre, CAEPHT, CAU, Ranipool, India
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- ICAR–Research Complex for North Eastern Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, India
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- Division of Crop Production, ICAR–Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India
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Govindaraj M, Kanatti A, Rai KN, Pfeiffer WH, Shivade H. Association of Grain Iron and Zinc Content With Other Nutrients in Pearl Millet Germplasm, Breeding Lines, and Hybrids. Front Nutr 2022; 8:746625. [PMID: 35187017 PMCID: PMC8847779 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.746625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Micronutrient deficiency is most prevalent in developing regions of the world, including Africa and Southeast Asia where pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) is a major crop. Increasing essential minerals in pearl millet through biofortification could reduce malnutrition caused by deficiency. This study evaluated the extent of variability of micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Mn, and Na) and macronutrients (P, K, Ca, and Mg) and their relationship with Fe and Zn content in 14 trials involving pearl millet hybrids, inbreds, and germplasm. Significant genetic variability of macronutrients and micronutrients was found within and across the trials (Ca: 4.2–40.0 mg 100 g−1, Fe: 24–145 mg kg−1, Zn: 22–96 mg kg−1, and Na: 3.0–63 mg kg−1). Parental lines showed significantly larger variation for nutrients than hybrids, indicating their potential for use in hybrid parent improvement through recurrent selection. Fe and Zn contents were positively correlated and highly significant (r = 0.58–0.81; p < 0.01). Fe and Zn were positively and significantly correlated with Ca (r = 0.26–0.61; p < 0.05) and Mn (r = 0.24–0.50; p < 0.05). The findings indicate that joint selection for Fe, Zn, and Ca will be effective. Substantial genetic variation and high heritability (>0.60) for multiple grain minerals provide good selection accuracy prospects for genetic enhancement. A highly positive significant correlation between Fe and Zn and the nonsignificant correlation of grain macronutrients and micronutrients with Fe and Zn suggest that there is scope to achieve higher levels of Fe/Zn simultaneously in current pearl millet biofortification efforts without affecting other grain nutrients. Results suggest major prospects for improving multiple nutrients in pearl millet.
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- Mahalingam Govindaraj
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India
- Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
- *Correspondence: Mahalingam Govindaraj
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India
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- HarvestPlus Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, United States
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India
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Xu J, Zhu X, Yan F, Zhu H, Zhou X, Yu F. Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated With Iron Deficiency Tolerance in Maize. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:805247. [PMID: 35498718 PMCID: PMC9048261 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.805247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is a limiting factor in crop growth and nutritional quality because of its low solubility. However, the current understanding of how major crops respond to Fe deficiency and the genetic basis remains limited. In the present study, Fe-efficient inbred line Ye478 and Fe-inefficient inbred line Wu312 and their recombinant inbred line (RIL) population were utilized to reveal the physiological and genetic responses of maize to low Fe stress. Compared with the Fe-sufficient conditions (+Fe: 200 μM), Fe-deficient supply (-Fe: 30 μM) significantly reduced shoot and root dry weights, leaf SPAD of Fe-efficient inbred line Ye478 by 31.4, 31.8, and 46.0%, respectively; decreased Fe-inefficient inbred line Wu312 by 72.0, 45.1, and 84.1%, respectively. Under Fe deficiency, compared with the supply of calcium nitrate (N1), supplying ammonium nitrate (N2) significantly increased the shoot and root dry weights of Wu312 by 37.5 and 51.6%, respectively; and enhanced Ye478 by 23.9 and 45.1%, respectively. Compared with N1, N2 resulted in a 70.0% decrease of the root Fe concentration for Wu312 in the -Fe treatment, N2 treatment reduced the root Fe concentration of Ye478 by 55.8% in the -Fe treatment. These findings indicated that, compared with only supplying nitrate nitrogen, combined supply of ammonium nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen not only contributed to better growth in maize but also significantly reduced Fe concentration in roots. In linkage analysis, ten quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with Fe deficiency tolerance were detected, explaining 6.2-12.0% of phenotypic variation. Candidate genes considered to be associated with the mechanisms underlying Fe deficiency tolerance were identified within a single locus or QTL co-localization, including ZmYS3, ZmPYE, ZmEIL3, ZmMYB153, ZmILR3 and ZmNAS4, which may form a sophisticated network to regulate the uptake, transport and redistribution of Fe. Furthermore, ZmYS3 was highly induced by Fe deficiency in the roots; ZmPYE and ZmEIL3, which may be involved in Fe homeostasis in strategy I plants, were significantly upregulated in the shoots and roots under low Fe stress; ZmMYB153 was Fe-deficiency inducible in the shoots. Our findings will provide a comprehensive insight into the physiological and genetic basis of Fe deficiency tolerance.
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- Jianqin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interaction (MOE), Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interaction (MOE), Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interaction (MOE), Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interaction (MOE), Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interaction (MOE), Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Futong Yu,
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Lu Q, Lu C, Zhou Z, Qin X, Xue J, Siddique KHM. Trends in grain quality of starch, protein, fat and lysine content for normal maize varieties in China since the 1960s. Cereal Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cche.10487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Quanwei Lu
- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering Anyang Institute of Technology Anyang China
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- College of Agronomy Northwest A&F University Yangling China
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering Anyang Institute of Technology Anyang China
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- College of Agronomy Northwest A&F University Yangling China
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- College of Agronomy Northwest A&F University Yangling China
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agriculture & Environment The University of Western Australia Perth WA Australia
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Zaldarriaga Heredia J, Moldes CA, Gil RA, Camiña JM. Elementomic and genetic technology assessment in maize (Zea mayze) plants based on analysis of leaf and seed tissues. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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