Bread Wheat Biofortification for Grain Carotenoid Content by Inter-Specific Breeding

Bread wheat has traditionally been selected for whitish derived flours. As a consequence, the current varieties carry carotenogenic alleles associated with low grain carotenoid. In contrast, high grain yellow pigment content (YPC) has been a major target in durum wheat programs since yellow colour i...

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Main Authors: María Dolores Requena-Ramírez, Cristina Rodríguez-Suárez, Carmen M. Ávila, Carmen Palomino, Dámaso Hornero-Méndez, Sergio G. Atienza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/7/1365