<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait"^^ . "Pearl millet, as a species, has higher levels of iron (Fe)\r\nand zinc (Zn) densities than other major cereal crops.\r\nHowever, this study showed the existence of about\r\ntwofold variability for Fe density (31–61 ppm) and zinc\r\ndensity (32–54 ppm) among 122 commercial and\r\npipeline hybrids developed in India. Thus, there is a need\r\nto increase the cultivation of hybrids having higher Fe\r\nand Zn levels and enhance their consumption to better\r\naddress various health problems associated with the\r\ndeficiencies of these micronutrients. High-yielding openpollinated\r\nvarieties (OPVs) and hybrids with higher\r\nlevels of Fe and Zn densities than those found in most of\r\nthe commercial cultivars otherwise not bred for these\r\nmicronutrients as target traits have been developed and\r\nare available for commercialization. Breeding lines and\r\ngermplasm with still higher levels of Fe and Zn densities\r\nhave been identified. Their utilization in breeding has the\r\npotential to enable development of hybrids with >75 ppm\r\nFe density and >55 ppm Zn density. The primary focus of\r\npearl millet biofortification is on improving Fe density\r\nwith Zn density as an associated trait. Depending on the\r\ngenotypic composition of the trials, moderate to high\r\ncorrelations between Fe and Zn densities have been\r\nobserved, indicating good prospects of simultaneous\r\ngenetic improvement for both traits, but perhaps also the\r\nneed to make conscious selection for Zn density along\r\nwith Fe density. Lack of association of Fe and Zn\r\ndensities with grain size showed that both micronutrients\r\ncan be improved without compromising on seed size. The\r\nassociation of Fe and Zn densities with grain yield was\r\nweak and negative, but not always significant, indicating\r\nthat both micronutrients can be improved without\r\nsignificantly compromising grain yield by using large\r\nsegregating populations. This, however, is one area that\r\nmerits further research."^^ . "2013" . . "11" . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics "^^ . . . "Journal of SAT Agricultural Research"^^ . . . "09733094" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M"^^ . "Govindaraj"^^ . "M Govindaraj"^^ . . "B S"^^ . "Rajpurohit"^^ . "B S Rajpurohit"^^ . . "A S"^^ . "Rao"^^ . "A S Rao"^^ . . "K N"^^ . "Rai"^^ . "K N Rai"^^ . . "I S"^^ . "Khairwal"^^ . "I S Khairwal"^^ . . "O P"^^ . "Yadav"^^ . "O P Yadav"^^ . . "H T"^^ . "Patil"^^ . "H T Patil"^^ . . . . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "JSATAgriRes_Dec_v11_MBreedingPearlMillet_2013.pdf"^^ . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Breeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #7291 \n\nBreeding pearl millet cultivars for high iron density with zinc density as an associated trait\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Millets"@en . .