Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple food of the vast tribal population of southern Rajasthan. It
fulfills their food demand but due to non-availability of quality protein source, they suffer from …

In a field experiment, growth and grain yield of maize cultivar golden as influenced by
different NP combinations were studied. The different NP combinations significantly affected …

Increasing soil N fertility has been found to have detrimental effects on the nutritional quality
of maize (Zea mays L.) grain; however, little research has evaluated the effects of irrigation …

In field trials at Hisar in the 1983-85 winter seasons, maize cv. Partap 1 was grown at 40
000, 65 000 or 90 000 plants/ha and 0-180 kg N was applied (a) in 3 equal split dressings at …

Maize (Zea mays L.) was grown on an average of 128.8 million ha worldwide in 1985-87, of
which 80.3 million ha or 62% were in developing countries (FAO 1988). Total maize …

The nutritional evaluation of quality protein maize (QPM) in feeding trials has proved its
nutritional superiority over non-QPM varieties for human and livestock consumption. The …

Response of maize crop to various NP levels was studied at Maize and Millets Research
Institute, Yusafwala, Sahiwal, Pakistan during kharif 2009. Six NP rates (0-0, 200-100, 250 …

Lack of early season vigor in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids and inbreds from the USA limits
their use in places with cool humid springs. Kernel size may be related to early growth of …

ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2006-07 and 2007-08
to study the effect of sowing dates and integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and …

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 with modified kernel …