Prospects of breeding biofortified pearl millet with high grain iron and zinc content

By G. Velu, K. Rai, V. Muralidharan, V. N. Kulkarni, T. Longvah, T. S. Raveendran. 2007

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Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets--iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine. (2009, background): “…17–24 16–25 − − − Field trials (mean 3 sites) Q = 1.45 Q = 1.49 Oikeh et al. (2003a) (n = 49) (n = 49) Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum); grain Diverse germplasm 30–76 25–65 − − − Field trial (2 seasons) Q = 2.51 Q = 2.64 Velu et al. (2007) (n = 120) (n = 120) Pearl millet (Pennisetum…”
Increasing the utilisation of sorghum, millets and pseudocereals: Developments in the science of their phenolic phytochemicals, biofortification and protein functionality (2014, background): “Cultivation trials of 120 lines revealed considerable variability in iron (30 to 76 mg/kg) and zinc (25-65 mg/kg) contents and that their contents were significantly (p 0.01) correlated (Velu et al., 2007).”
Genetic Improvement of Pearl Millet in India (2013, result): “These studies as well other studies [38, 85, 130] also showed highly significant and positive correlation between Fe and Zn densities, implying that simultaneous selection for these micronutrients is likely to be highly effective.”