Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions
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Iron deficiency is estimated to affect over one-half the world population. Improving the nutritional quality of staple food crops through breeding for high bioavailable iron represents a sustainable and cost effective approach to alleviating iron malnutrition. Forty-nine late maturing tropical elite maize varieties were grown in a lattice design with two replications in
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maize, genotypes, kernels, iron