fe and zn content of grain in wheat landraces

The human population in the developing world, particularly children and women, continue to suffer from under nutrition. the poor specially, often suffer from a basic lack of protein and energy, the adverse health effects of which are frequently compounded by deficiencies in micronutrients. micronutrients are dietary components, often referred to as vitamins and minerals . these components required by the human body in small amounts, are vital to development, disease prevention, and wellbeing. in this research, two iraqi wheat landraces (aba 99 and alrashid) were investigated in terms of iron (fe) and zinc (zn) content the wheat kernels. a field experiment was carried out at the research farm of vaset province, iraq. each of the cultivars were planted in thirty experimental units during the cropping season 2021-2022 under rain-fed conditions. seven samples of the each wheat landraces were used to measure iron (fe) and zinc (zn) content the wheat grains. t tests based on unpaired observations were carried out using spss software version 22. fe contents of the grans in the two wheat landraces were significantly different at p