Performance, Variance Components, and Acceptability of Pro-vitamin A-Biofortified Sweetpotato in Southern Africa and Implications in Future Breeding

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major cause of blindness in children under 5 years. Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas L.) is widely grown in this region, and pro-vitamin A varieties could help to combat such problems. Fourteen newly introduced orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP)...

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Autores principales: Gasura, Edmore, Matsaure, Francisca, Setimela, Peter Sekwena, Rugare, Joyful Tatenda, Nyakurwa, Cacious Stanford, Andrade, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Plant Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8446612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34539691
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.696738

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8446612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34539691
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.696738

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