Oliver Nelson and Quality Protein Maize

Anecdotal , Historical and Critical Commentaries on Genetics Edited by James F . Crow and William F . Dove Oliver Nelson and Quality Protein Maize

MAIZE is the leading livestock food in North Amermore than three times faster than those fed on standard ica. In much of the world, particularly Latin Amerhybrid maize. Furthermore, the o2 maize could substiica and parts of Africa and Asia, it is the basic cereal in tute for added soybean oil meal, a standard source of human diets. Yet, its deficiency as the sole source of protein lysine and ar...

Quality Protein Maize Story

Quality protein maize

Maize (Zea mays L.) plays a very important role in human and animal nutrition in a number of developed and developing countries, worldwide. Breeding for improved protein quality in maize began in the mid-1960s with the discovery of mutants, such as opaque-2, that produce enhanced levels of lysine and tryptophan, the two amino acids deficient in maize endosperm proteins. However, adverse pleiotr...

Combining Abilities of Quality Protein Maize Inbreds

content in maize alone can add an estimated annual gross value of $360 million per year and can go up to Development and adoption of quality protein maize (Zea mays $480 million per year if protein also is increased (JohnL.) (QPM) would increase the nutritional value of food and feed son et al., 2001). maize products. Breeding programs at the International Center for The CIMMYT has developed QP...

Glycaemic Response to Quality Protein Maize Grits

Background. Carbohydrates have varied rates of digestion and absorption that induces different hormonal and metabolic responses in the body. Given the abundance of carbohydrate sources in the Philippines, the determination of the glycaemic index (GI) of local foods may prove beneficial in promoting health and decreasing the risk of diabetes in the country. Methods. The GI of Quality Protein Mai...