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SUBMITTER: Hussain A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661633 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hussain Abrar A Larsson Hans H Kuktaite Ramune R Olsson Marie E ME Johansson Eva E
International journal of environmental research and public health 20151102 11
In this study, 33 spring and winter wheat genotypes were analyzed for carotenoid content and composition. Investigated genotypes were divided into four genotype groups i.e., spelt, landraces, old cultivars and primitive wheat. The results showed a high level of variation among the genotypes in amount of carotenoids in the grain with high values (around 4 mg/Kg) especially in one of the genotypes-Öland 8. Lutein was the most common carotenoid in all the investigated genotypes, contributing 70%-90 ...[more]