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Title: THE EXPRESSION OF HIGH IRON CONTENT IN RICE GRAINS OF TWO RICE VARIETIES FROM CHINA

Author
item Pinson, Shannon
item Grusak, Michael

Submitted to: Experiment Station Bulletins
Publication Type: Experiment Station
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/1/1999
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Two rice varieties that are prized among Asian consumers for their nutritional value were imported for study. We determined that these imported varieties produced grain with increased iron content only when grown under un-flooded conditions. Future studies to determine the genetic control of the high iron content characteristic of these imported lines will be conducted using field plots that are irrigated but not flooded.