Maize is a major source of food security and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), Latin America, and the Caribbean, and is among the top three cereal crops in Asia …

Around the world, cereals are stapled foods and good sources of vitamins A, B, and E. As
cereals are inexpensive and consumed in large quantities, attempts are being made to …

Lysine 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 …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple cereal food crop cultivated in southern Africa.
Interactions between grain yield and biochemical traits can be useful to plant breeders in …

Crop biofortification is pivotal in preventing malnutrition, with lysine considered the main
limiting essential amino acid (EAA) required to maintain human health. Lysine deficiency is …

Traditional sweet corn is poor in provitamin-A, lysine and tryptophan, deficiency of which
causes serious health problems. Here, parental lines of two shrunken2 (sh2)-based sweet …

Traditional maize is poor in vitamin-E [α-tocopherol (α-T): 6–8 ppm], vitamin-A [provitamin-A
(proA): 1–2ppm], lysine (0.150–0.2–50%), and tryptophan (0.030–0.040%). Here, we …

The study of yield traits can reveal the genetic architecture of grain yield for improving maize
production. In this study, an association panel comprising 362 inbred lines and a …

Waxy maize rich in amylopectin has emerged as a preferred food. However, waxy maize is
poor in lysine and tryptophan, deficiency of which cause severe health problems. So far, no …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the leading cereal crop and staple food in many parts of the world.
This study aims to develop nutrient-rich maize genotypes by incorporating crtRB1 and o2 …