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Enhancing kernel oil and tailoring fatty acid composition by genomics-assisted selection for dgat1-2 and fatb genes in multi-nutrient-rich maize: new avenue for food, feed and bioenergy.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2024
Katral Ashvinkumar, Hossain Firoz, Zunjare Rajkumar U, Mishra Subhra J, Ragi Shridhar, Kasana Ravindra K, Chhabra Rashmi, Thimmegowda Vinutha, Vasudev Sujata, Kumar Santosh, Bhat Jayant S, Neeraja Chirravuri Naga, Yadava Devendra K, Muthusamy Vignesh
Abstract excerpt
Enhancing maize kernel oil is vital for improving the bioavailability of fat-soluble vitamins. Here, we combined favourable alleles of dgat1-2 and fatb into parental lines of four multi-nutrient-rich maize hybrids (APTQH1, APTQH4, APTQH5 and APTQH7) using marker-assisted selection (MAS). Parental lines possessed favourable alleles of crtRB1, lcyE, vte4 and opaque2 genes. Gene-specific markers enabled successful...
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