The Soil Microbial Community and Grain Micronutrient Concentration of Historical and Modern Hard Red Spring Wheat Cultivars Grown Organically and Conventionally in the Black Soil Zone of the Canadian Prairies

The Soil Microbial Community and Grain Micronutrient Concentration of Historical and Modern Hard Red Spring Wheat Cultivars Grown Organically and Conventionally in the Black Soil Zone of the Canadian Prairies

Micronutrient deficiencies in the diet of many people are common and wheat is a staple food crop, providing a carbohydrate and micronutrient source to a large percentage of the world’s population. We conducted a field study to compare five Canadian red spring wheat cultivars (released over the last...

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Main Authors: Dean M. Spaner, M. Jill Clapperton, Dil Thavarajah, Brenda Frick, Pierre J. Hucl, Sylvie A. Quideau, Alison G. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Triticum aestivum L.
organic agriculture
conventional agriculture
micronutrients
antioxidants
phospholipid fatty acid analysis
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/3/500/

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