Iron deficiency is estimated to affect over one-half the world population. Improving the nutritional quality of staple food crops through breeding for high bioavailable iron represents a sustainable and cost effective approach to alleviating iron malnutrition. Forty-nine late maturing tropical el...
Oikeh, S.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Welch, R.
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Glahn, Raymond P.
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[Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions]
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Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions
An in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model was used to assess iron bioavailability of twenty elite late-maturing tropical maize varieties grown in three diverse agroecologies in West and Central Africa (WCA). Kernel-iron concentration of the varieties, averaged across locations, varied from 19.2 to ...
Oikeh, S.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Welch, R.M.
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Glahn, Raymond P.
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[Assessment of iron bioavailability from twenty elite latematuring tropical maize varieties using an in vitro digestion/Caco2 cell model]
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Assessment of iron bioavailability from twenty elite latematuring tropical maize varieties using an in vitro digestion/Caco2 cell model
Twenty elite early-maturing (75−90 days) tropical maize varieties grown in three diverse agroecologies in West Africa were evaluated to identify varieties with high kernel-Fe and -Zn and bioavailable Fe levels. Bioavailable iron was assessed using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. Signific...
Oikeh, S.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Welch, R.
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Glahn, Raymond P.
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[Assessment of concentrations of iron and zinc and bioavailable iron in grains of earlymaturing tropical maize varieties]
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Assessment of concentrations of iron and zinc and bioavailable iron in grains of earlymaturing tropical maize varieties
Assessment of the stability of micronutrients is important in breeding for the enhanced nutritional quality of staple food crops as a means to alleviate malnutrition. Twenty early-maturing elite tropical maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes were evaluated over 2 years at three locations representing thr...
Oikeh, S.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Welch, R.M.
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Glahn, Raymond P.
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Gauch, G.
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[Environmental stability of iron and zinc concentrations in grain of elite earlymaturing tropical maize genotypes grown under field conditions]
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Environmental stability of iron and zinc concentrations in grain of elite earlymaturing tropical maize genotypes grown under field conditions
Background: An in vitro digestion and Caco-2 cell model may predict iron bioavailability to humans; however, direct comparisons are lacking.
Objective: The objective was to test the differences in iron bioavailability between 2 maize varieties and 2 bean varieties (white beans and colored beans)...
Beiseigel, J.M.
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Hunt, J.R.
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Glahn, Raymond P.
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Welch, R.M.
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Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Iron bioavailability from maize and beans: a comparison of human measurements with Caco-2 cell and algorithm predictions]
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Iron bioavailability from maize and beans: a comparison of human measurements with Caco-2 cell and algorithm predictions