Drought; Nutritional quality

Genetic variability for iron and zinc content in common bean lines and interaction with water availability

H. S. Pereira, Del Peloso, M. J., Bassinello, P. Z., Guimarães, C. M., Melo, L. C., and Faria, L. C., Genetic variability for iron and zinc content in common bean lines and interaction with water availability, vol. 13, pp. 6773-6785, 2014.

The common bean is an important source of iron and zinc in humans. Increases in the contents of these minerals can combat mineral deficiencies, but these contents are influenced by environmental conditions. Thus, the objectives of this study were to investigate the interaction between common bean lines and water availability on iron and zinc contents (CFe and CZn, respectively), identify superior lines with stable CFe and CZn, and test for a genetic relationship between CFe and CZn. Six crop trials were performed using a randomized block design with three replications.

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