Rice

Table 3 Zn, phytic acid and their molar ratio in the brown rice of cross-bred progenies

From: Combination of High Zn Density and Low Phytic Acid for Improving Zn Bioavailability in Rice (Oryza stavia L.) Grain

Progeny	Number of lines	Zn (mg/kg)		PA (mg/g)		[PA]/[Zn] (molar ratio)
Progeny	Number of lines	Mean	CV	Mean	CV	Mean	CV
Total	120	33.94	0.36	5.45	0.33	17.75	0.46
Wild-type	24	21.48c	0.17	6.88a	0.13	31.87a	0.08
LLZ-type	35	42.63b	0.13	7.24a	0.09	16.92b	0.12
Lpa-type	29	21.23c	0.19	3.62b	0.22	16.82b	0.13
DM-type	32	45.30a	0.19	4.06b	0.13	8.89c	0.12

Different letters behind the values indicate statistically significant differences by LSD (P < 0.05)

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