1. School of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.
2. BioTransfer Unit, University College Cork, University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.
3. Corresponding author. Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland. Phone: + 353 21 490 2388. Fax: + 353 21 4270213. E-mail: e.zannini@ucc.ie
4. Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH, Saatzucht Granskevitz, Granskevitz 3, 18569 Granskevitz/Rügen, Germany.