Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | University of the Free State | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Bioversity International | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | en |
| cg.contributor.crp | Agriculture for Nutrition and Health | |
| cg.contributor.crp | Roots, Tubers and Bananas | |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | NG | |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Western Africa | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Delphine Amah: 0000-0002-5706-8773 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | ALAMU Emmanuel Oladeji (PhD, FIFST, MNIFST): 0000-0001-6263-1359 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Rony Swennen: 0000-0002-5258-9043 | |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | en |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2019.100024 | en |
| cg.identifier.iitatheme | BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING | |
| cg.issn | 2590-1575 | en |
| cg.journal | Food Chemistry | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Peer Review | en |
| cg.subject.iita | BANANA | en |
| cg.subject.iita | PLANT BREEDING | en |
| cg.subject.iita | PLANTAIN | en |
| cg.volume | 2 | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Amah, D. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Adesokan, Michael | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Biljon, A. van | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Maziya-Dixon, B.B. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Swennen, Rony L. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Labuschagne, Maryke T. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-11T14:29:33Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2019-06-11T14:29:33Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101513 | |
| dc.title | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variability in fruit pulp provitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) content using high performance liquid chromatography. Total carotenoid content in tested genotypes varied from 1.45 µg/g for hybrid 25447-S7 R2P8 to 36.21 µg/g for M. acuminata cultivar ITC.0601 Hung Tu with a mean of 8.00 µg/g fresh weight. Predominant carotenoids identified were α-carotene (38.67%), trans-β-carotene (22.08%), lutein (22.08%), 13-cis-β-carotene (14.45%) and 9-cis-β-carotene (2.92%), indicating that about 78% of the carotenoids in bananas are pVAC. High pVAC genotypes were identified for integration into biofortification strategies to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | en |
| dcterms.available | 2019-04-08 | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Amah, D., Alamu, E.O., Adesokan, M., van Biljon, A., Maziya-dixon, B., Swennen, R. & Labuschagne, M. (2019). Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification. Food Chemistry: X, 100024. | en |
| dcterms.extent | 1-8 | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2019-06 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 | |
| dcterms.publisher | Elsevier | en |
| dcterms.subject | bananas | en |
| dcterms.subject | carotenoids | en |
| dcterms.subject | plantains | en |
| dcterms.subject | provitamins | en |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article |