Genetic variation of yellow pigment and its components in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) from different eco-regions in China

Kernel color is an important trait for assessing the commercial and nutritional quality of foxtail millet. Yellow pigment content (YPC) and carotenoid components (lutein and zeaxanthin) of 270 foxtail millet accessions, including 50 landraces and 220 improved cultivars, from four different eco-regio...

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Main Authors: Yan-bing YANG, Guan-qing JIA, Li-gang DENG, Ling QIN, Er-ying CHEN, Xin-jun CONG, Ren-feng ZOU, Hai-lian WANG, Hua-wen ZHANG, Bin LIU, Yan-an GUAN, Xian-min DIAO, Yan-ping YIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311916615988