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Heterosis and combining ability for grain Fe and Zn concentration and agronomic traits in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

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It is suggested that simple selection will improve plant height and 100 seed weight in sorghum but heterosis breeding is more useful for improving grain yield.
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This article is published in Journal of King Saud University - Science.The article was published on 2020-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 6 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heterosis & Sorghum.

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Improvement of small seed for big nutritional feed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of progress made, challenges being encountered, and prospects of enriching millet crops with essential minerals is presented, including nutritional benefits, progress made and challenges.
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Estimation of genetic parameters and heterosis through line × tester crosses of national sorghum varieties and local Indonesian cultivars

TL;DR: Rachman et al. as discussed by the authors determined the genetic parameters and heterosis of sorghum lines derived from national varieties and local cultivars crosses through line × tester crosses of national and local Indonesian cultivars.
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Genetic bio-fortification of cereals from a plant breeding perspective

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of bio-fortification of cereal crops with emphasis on existing genetic variability, genetic and molecular basis for essential amino acids, zinc and iron accumulation in crops is presented.
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Analysis of Combined Experiments1

M. S. McIntosh
- 01 Jan 1983 - 
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A cost-effective acid digestion method using closed polypropylene tubes for inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analysis of plant essential elements

TL;DR: In this article, a closed-tube nitric acid/hydrogen peroxide digestion method was developed for inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analysis of plant tissue and tested on six botanical reference materials.
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