Abstract
Assessment of genetic diversity of Turkish maize landraces for phytic acid and total phenolic contents
Highlights
The agricultural lands in the world areabout 1.5 billion hectares and approximately 712 million hectares of this area is devoted to the cultivation of cereals
Phytate is best known as an antinutrient substance that reduces mineral absorption, it has been associated with potential benefits
The results showed negative correlation between phytic acid and inorganic phosphorus in maize kernel and the highest mean yield was obtained from the low phytic populations
Summary
The agricultural lands in the world areabout 1.5 billion hectares and approximately 712 million hectares of this area is devoted to the cultivation of cereals. It has been reported that phytic acid content in maize kernel constitutes about 75–80% of the total phosphorus (Raboy et al, 2000). 90% of phytic acid in maize kernel accumulates in the embryo and about 10% in aleurone layers (Shi et al, 2003). Phytate is best known as an antinutrient substance that reduces mineral absorption, it has been associated with potential benefits. It binds the majority of phosphorus as phytate phosphorus and it forms complexes with minerals such as Fe, Ca, Zn. Reducing phytic acid content in seeds is a legitimate target for genetic improvement in many crops, including maize, rice, barley, wheat and soybean (Shi et al, 2003)
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