Title
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genetic resources: A case of high iron and zinc
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nassar N.
Barbosa I.
Haridassan M.
Ortiz R.
Gomes P.
Abstract
Cassava hybrids from interspecific crosses with Manihot caerulescens Pohl, M. pseudoglaziovii Pax and Hoffmann and M. dichotoma Ule showed a very high iron and zinc content in both roots and leaves, e. g. 98. 15 mg kg-1 in roots of the interspecific hybrid cassava-M. caerulescens versus 12.17;mg kg-1 in a cassava cultivar. This promising results show the potential of wild Manihot species for micronutrient enhancement of cassava. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.
Start page
287
End page
291
Volume
57
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ecología
Genética, Herencia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-75549087656
Source
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
ISSN of the container
09259864
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments The National Council for Scientific Development (CNPq, Brasilia, Brazil) provided funding for this research. The forementioned living collection was established at the Universidade de Brasilia through a grant from the International Development Center (IDRC, Canada) to whom the authors are grateful.
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