Domestication followed by selective breeding made maize an amazing crop, however, it
leads to the loss of many allelic forms of those traits which were subjected to intensive …

Despite impressive growth in food production that led to increased availability of food grains;
malnutrition continues to hangout as the most important health problem especially in the …

Abstract 'Sikkim Primitive'is a prolific maize landrace with five to nine ears per plant. Though
the landrace was discovered in 1960s, loci governing the prolificacy was not identified …

The hydration kinetics of 26 commercial white maize hybrids/varieties were investigated,
satisfactorily (r> 0.9; P< 0.01) described by the Peleg model and related to the physical …

This study was proposed to assess the effect of germination on minerals, vitamins
composition and some functional properties of sprouted yellow maize grains with a view to …

Twenty-eight hybrids of Zea mays L. produced in 2015-16 from 8× 8 half diallel mating
design were evaluated along with their parents in 2016-2017 under saline condition to find …

Abstract The North-Eastern Himalayan (NEH) region of India is endowed with rich maize
genetic resources which is important from both genetics and evolutionary viewpoints …

The current study focused on characterization of the underlying genetic divergence in inbred
lines developed from local landraces of North Eastern Hill Region of India–a designated …

The world is facing unprecedented repercussions of climate change or global warming.
Rising temperature makes glaciers melt, causing flooding and erosion, which undermines …

Maize (Zea mays) plays a critical role in meeting the high food demand and is globally one
of the most widely cultivated crops as the land area used for maize grain production and …