Abstract: The objective of this work was to select cassava (Manihot esculenta) genotypes from the Brazilian germplasm bank with a functionality similar that waxy starch. A total 881 were pre-selected using principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering, their industrial potential compared 7745-5WX WX-Maize maize clones, both used as references. Two stood out: BGM0036 BGM0083. Samples ...

Waxy rice has a long history of being cultivated and consumed in China. In this study, the effect different factors including α-amylase activity, protein, amylopectin structure on pasting properties four waxy varieties were investigated. Rice flours divided into groups (Vietnam indica (VI), Jiangxi (JI), Anhui japonica (AJ), Dongbei (DJ) group) treated with AgNO3 solution, DL-dithiothreitol (DT...

Rice, the staple food of south and east Asian counties, is considered to be hypoallergenic. However, several clinical studies have documented rice-induced allergy in sensitive patients. Rice proteins with molecular weights of 14-16, 26, 33, and 56 kDa have been identified as allergens. Recently, it was documented that the 56 kDa rice allergen was responsible for rice-induced anaphylaxis. The 14...

The low lysine content of waxy maize cannot meet the nutritional requirements of humans, livestock, or poultry. In the present study, the high-lysine genes o2 and o16 were backcrossed into wx lines using the maize high-lysine inbreds TAIXI19 (o2o2) and QCL3021 (o16o16) as donors and the waxy maize inbred line QCL5019 (wxwx) as a receptor. In the triple-cross F1, backcross, and inbred generation...

Potential trap crops for the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), were evaluated through a series of ovipositional preference and larval survival experiments in outdoor screenhouses in 2002 and 2003. Hosts examined as trap crops were glossy and waxy collards, Brassica oleracea L. variety acephala; Indian mustard, Brassica juncea (L.) Czern; and yellow rocket, B...