quality proteinLysine and tryptophan are two essential amino acids and these are deficit in maize grain thus posing the problem of nutritional deficiencies in the consumers. A wide range of deficiency symptoms like cognitive disorder, kwashiorkor disease, reduced appetite, impaired skeleton development, ...
Quality protein maize (QPM) contains the opaque-2 gene along with numerous modifiers for kernel hardness. Therefore, QPM is maize with high nutritive value of endosperm protein, with substantially higher content of two essential amino acids - lysine and tryptophan, and with good agronomical performan...
Quality protein maize (QPM) varieties, which are being disseminated in Ethiopia by CIMMYT, are superior to conventional maize (CM) varieties in their protein quality. However, for QPM to be adopted in SFP, sensory acceptance by the end-users should be assessed, specifically when the targets ...
Quality protein maize, while retaining the opaque-2 characteristics, has overcome those constraints. Six recovering malnourished infants received diets in which all of the 6.4% protein energy was supplied by casein, quality protein maize, or common maize. The quality protein maize supplied 60% and ...
Evaluation of quality protein maize inbred lines for resistance to maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: curculionidae) and other important agronomic traits. Euphytica 205(1):137-150.Demissie, G., Tilahun, B., Dida, M., Teklewold, A. and Wegary, D. (2015). Evaluation of quality ...
quality protein maizeenergyessential amino acidsbroiler chickenperformanceQuality protein maize (QPM), with almost double lysine and tryptophan in protein, is no different from regular maize (RM) in terms of quantity of energy and protein. The objective of the study was to assess whether QPM can ...
Quality protein maize (QPM) breeding involves the combined use of the opaque-2 ( o2) gene and the genetic modifiers of the o2 locus to develop cultivars wi... D Wegary,MT Labuschagne,BS Vivek - 《Field Crops Research》 被引量: 15发表: 2011年 Effect of nitrogen fertilizers on radiation ...
The storage proteins of maize are a group of alcohol-soluble polypeptides called zeins. These proteins are synthesized in the developing endosperm, where they form protein bodies within the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Because they account for more than half of the total seed protein, zeins are the...
This article offers a comprehensive overview of the starch, protein, oil, and carotenoids content in maize kernels, while also outlining future directions for research in this area. Abstract Maize is one of the most important cereal crops globally. Maize kernels serve as a vital source of feed ...
Previously, high-nutrient quality crop varieties (e.g., high lysine or quality protein maize) have been developed for use in various parts of the world by modern plant breeding techniques. 6.1.3.3 Crop Adaptation Crop plants are being produced in regions to which they are not native, because...