Crop type and status of improvement | Grain [Zn] (mg/kg) | Literature |
Tetraploid wheat Durum wheat |
17.0 - 28.0 |
Cakmak et al. [51] |
Old cultivars | 33.7 - 41.4 | Ficco et al. [49] |
Modern varieties | 28.5 - 46.3 | Ficco et al. [49] |
Advance lines Landraces | 29.1 - 40.9 44.9 - 49.8 | Ficco et al. (2009) Monasterio and Graham [52] |
Hexaploid wheat Bread wheat |
8.0 - 61.0 | Zhao et al. [53] ; Abrar et al. [54] Cakmak et al. [55] |
Advance lines | 29.0 - 39.5 | Velu et al. [50] |
Old cultivars | 38.1 | Abrar et al. [54] |
Wild emmer wheat Maize Teff Sorghumγ | 39.0 - 115 15.0 - 47.0 11.0 1.12 - 7.58 | Gomer-Becerra et al. [70] Ortiz-Monasterio et al. [20] , Valéria et al. [57] ; Amede et al. [56] Badigannavar et al. [58] , Kayode et al. [59] |