Potential for quality protein maize for reducing proteinenergy undernutrition in maize dependent Sub-Saharan African countries: A review

CS Nyakurwa, E Gasura, S Mabasa - African Crop Science Journal, 2017 - ajol.info
Most cereal crops, including maize (Zea mays L.), are deficient in essential amino acids,
such as lysine and tryptophan; hence they are poor in protein quality. A mutant maize with …

Effect of extrusion on protein quality, antinutritional factors, and digestibility of complementary diet from quality protein maize and soybean protein concentrate

MO Omosebi, OF Osundahunsi… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The nutritional quality of food transcends the availability of nutrients in food to being
utilizable by the consumer. In this study, a complementary diet for infants was formulated …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience in maize production for food security: Evaluating the role of climate-related abiotic stress in Pakistan

M Rizwanullah, A Yang, M Nasrullah, X Zhou, A Rahim - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The primary purpose of this research is to examine the impact of climate change on maize
production in Pakistan. This research studied the impact of climate change on maize …

[PDF][PDF] Varietal performance and correlation of okra pod yield and yield components

D Aminu, OB Bello, BA Gambo, AH Azeez… - Acta Universitatis …, 2016 - sciendo.com
Field irrigation experiments were conducted to assess the varietal performance and
correlation of pod yield and yield attributes under irrigation at the Teaching and Research …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying quality protein maize inbred lines for improved nutritional value of maize in Southern Africa

I Amegbor, A Van Biljon, N Shargie, A Tarekegne… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Malnutrition, as a result of deficiency in essential nutrients in cereal food products and
consumption of a poorly balanced diet, is a major challenge facing millions of people in …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of climate change impact on maize production in Serbia

G Petrović, T Ivanović, D Knežević, A Radosavac… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate factors have an impact on plant life cycle, yield, productivity, economy and
profitability of agricultural production. There are not a lot of studies on understanding of …

[PDF][PDF] Análisis proximal y fitoquímico de cinco variedades de maíz del Estado de Campeche, México

RMJ Mex-Álvarez - Revista Latinoamericana de Recursos Naturales, 2016 - itson.mx
Se realizó el análisis proximal y fitoquímico de cinco variedades de maíz cultivados en
localidades del municipio de Hopelchén, Estado de Campeche (México) para determinar su …

Protein quality and quantity of quality protein maize (QPM) and non‐QPM hybrids under optimal and low nitrogen conditions

H Shawa, A van Biljon, MT Labuschagne - Cereal Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives Quality protein maize (QPM) nutritional quality involves high
total protein content but reduced zein accumulation in maize endosperm, leading to …

Genetic relationships among okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) cultivars in Nigeria

BO Bello, D Aminu - Acta agriculturae Slovenica, 2017 - ojs.aas.bf.uni-lj.si
This study was conducted on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) cultivars at the
Teaching and Research Farm, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. The objective was to …

Genetic diversity, heritability and genetic advance in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]

OB Bello, D Aminu, A Gambo, AH Azeez… - Bangladesh Journal of …, 2015 - banglajol.info
Ten okra genotypes were evaluated at the Teaching and Research Farm, University of
Maiduguri, Nigeria, during 2015 and 2016 dry seasons. The objective was to assess the …