Combining agronomic biofortification with a Zn-efficient wheat line synergistically increases grain Zn concentrations with varied effects on Cd in wheat grains
Jill Bachelder, Julie Tolu, Lenny H. E. Winkel, Navreet K. Bhullar, Ingrid Stoffel-Studer, Chloé Manzanares, Steven Andrew Yates, Matthias Wiggenhauser, Emmanuel Frossard
This study shows that combining genetic and agronomic biofortification strategies significantly increases wheat grain zinc while varying cadmium levels.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology