Breeding Quality Protein Maize (QPM)
Author :
Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Corn
ISBN : 9706481605
Author :
Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Corn
ISBN : 9706481605
Author : International Symposium on Quality Protein Maize. Proceedings
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Corn
ISBN :
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 17,40 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251030134
Author : Arnel R. Hallauer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2000-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420038567
Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Specialty Corns includes everything in the first edition and more. Considered the standard in this field, significant changes have been made to keep all the information current and bring the references up-to-date. Two new chapters have been added to keep up with the latest trends: Blue Corn and
Author : Nyasha Esnath Chiuta
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Corn
ISBN :
Author : Roberto Tuberosa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 2013-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400775725
Our lives and well being intimately depend on the exploitation of the plant genetic resources available to our breeding programs. Therefore, more extensive exploration and effective exploitation of plant genetic resources are essential prerequisites for the release of improved cultivars. Accordingly, the remarkable progress in genomics approaches and more recently in sequencing and bioinformatics offers unprecedented opportunities for mining germplasm collections, mapping and cloning loci of interest, identifying novel alleles and deploying them for breeding purposes. This book collects 48 highly interdisciplinary articles describing how genomics improves our capacity to characterize and harness natural and artificially induced variation in order to boost crop productivity and provide consumers with high-quality food. This book will be an invaluable reference for all those interested in managing, mining and harnessing the genetic richness of plant genetic resources.
Author : Akbar Hossain
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 2020-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1838802614
Maize is a staple cereal after wheat and rice. It is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin B and minerals for many poor people in the world. In developing countries maize is a major source of income in resource-poor farmers. As maize is used both as silage and as crop residue and the grains of maize are usually used for food, starch and oil extraction industrially, the demand for maize is rising day by day. Therefore, it is imperative for improvement of maize to meet the increasing demand. This book entitled "Maize - Production and Use" highlights the importance of maize and the improved management approaches for improving the productivity of maize in the era of changing climate.
Author : Weikai Yan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 2002-08-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1420040375
Research data is expensive and precious, yet it is seldom fully utilized due to our ability of comprehension. Graphical display is desirable, if not absolutely necessary, for fully understanding large data sets with complex interconnectedness and interactions. The newly developed GGE biplot methodology is a superior approach to the graphical analys
Author : Dharam Paul Chaudhary
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 18,21 MB
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8132216237
Maize is a globally important crop mainly utilized as feed, food and raw material for diverse industrial applications. Among cereals, it occupies third place after rice and wheat and is a staple food for a large segment of population worldwide particularly in the Asian as well as African countries. This monogram discusses various aspects of nutritional quality of maize such as quality protein maize which has been considered as most significant discovery in enhancing nutritional quality of cereals in terms of increasing the concentration of essential amino acids. The biochemistry of starch which is an important industrial product of maize has been discussed in detail. Further, the role of maize oil which is highly regarded for human consumption as it reduces the blood cholesterol concentration has also been elaborated. Naturally, maize is a rich source of carotenoids such as beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, lutein, cryptoxanthin which have highly diverse health benefits ranging from maintaining normal vision to lowering of oxidative stress. The need for biofortification of maize for provitamin A carotenoids and their role in alleviating vision impairments have also been discussed. The effect of various biotic and abiotic stresses particularly carbon dioxide and temperature on quality has been discussed thoroughly. Many value-added products as well as fermented foods that have been produced from maize which is consumed in different forms worldwide are also discussed. The aspects related to the maize application as fodder and as a source of malting have also been covered concisely. Overall, the book provides complete information about various quality aspects of maize. The various stakeholders such as maize researchers, extension specialists, students, teachers as well as farmers will be immensely benefitted from this monogram.
Author : Motukuri Krishna
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,11 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic books
ISBN :
Maize (Zea mays L.) plays a significant role in human nutrition and animal feed. After the discovery of opaque-2 mutants in maize, that produces with enhanced levels of lysine and tryptophan. Quality protein maize (QPM) holds superior nutritional value and is essentially exchangeable with normal maize. The increasing use of maize as feed, increasing interest of the consumers in nutritionally enriched products and rising demand for maize seed are the core driving forces behind emerging importance of maize crop in India. Protein malnutrition is a serious global issue demanding huge resources on healthcare. The problem can be addressed to a considerable extent by shifting to quality protein maize diet. The development of QPM hybrids through advanced breeding approach like molecular marker-assisted breeding was adopted. It could solve the issue related to protein deficiency in developing countries.