Synchrotron science finds more nutrients in biofortified rice
Iron often binds to phytic acid in the bran and germ layers of conventional rice grain, resulting in the formation […]
Biofortified rice hits targets in the field
Conventional varieties of rice have very low concentrations of Fe and Zn in polished grain. Nutritional studies tell us that
Wheat has the most NAS genes
Nicotianamine synthase (NAS) genes control the production of nicotianamine, a non-protein amino acid that chelates divalent metal cations such Fe2+ and facilitates their transport in plant tissues. In graminaceous plants, a significant…
New explanations for yield variation in biofortified rice
When we cross biofortified rice to conventional rice we often see large yield variation in the resulting progeny. What accounts for this variation? In this study we used a distance-based linear…