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Combining higher accumulation of amylopectin, lysine and tryptophan in maize hybrids through genomics-assisted stacking of waxy1 and opaque2 genes.
Scientific reports - 13 Jan 2022
Talukder Zahirul A, Muthusamy Vignesh, Chhabra Rashmi, Gain Nisrita, Reddappa Shashidhar B, Mishra Subhra J, Kasana Ravindra, Bhatt Vinay, Chand Gulab, Katral Ashvinkumar, Mehta Brijesh K, Guleria Satish K, Zunjare Rajkumar U, Hossain Firoz
Abstract excerpt
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 waxy hybrid with high lysine and tryptophan has been developed and commercialized. Here, we combined recessive waxy1 (wx1) and opaque2 (o2) genes in the parental lines of four popular hybrids (HQPM1, HQPM4, HQPM5, and HQPM7) using...
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