Development of Biofortified Maize Hybrids through Marker-Assisted Stacking of β-Carotene Hydroxylase, Lycopene-ε-Cyclase and Opaque2 Genes

Development of Biofortified Maize Hybrids through Marker-Assisted Stacking of β-Carotene Hydroxylase, Lycopene-ε-Cyclase and Opaque2 Genes

Traditional yellow maize though contains high kernel carotenoids, the concentration of provitamin A (proA) is quite low (<2 μg/g), compared to recommended level (15 μg/g). It also possesses poor endosperm protein quality due to low concentration of lysine and tryptophan. Natural variant of cr...

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Main Authors: Rajkumar U. Zunjare, Firoz Hossain, Vignesh Muthusamy, Aanchal Baveja, Hema S. Chauhan, Jayant S. Bhat, Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu, Supradip Saha, Hari S. Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
provitamin A
crtRB1
lcyE
QPM
marker-assisted selection
biofortification
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00178/full

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