Nutritional benefit and development of quality protein maize (QPM) in Ethiopia

T Jilo - Cereal Research Communications, 2022 - Springer
Among the top three cereal crops producing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Asia, and Latin
America, maize (Zea mays L.) is a major source of food security and economic development …

Effect of extrusion on protein quality, antinutritional factors, and digestibility of complementary diet from quality protein maize and soybean protein concentrate

MO Omosebi, OF Osundahunsi… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The nutritional quality of food transcends the availability of nutrients in food to being
utilizable by the consumer. In this study, a complementary diet for infants was formulated …

[HTML][HTML] Near-infrared reflectance spectrophotometry (NIRS) application in the amino acid profiling of quality protein maize (QPM)

EO Alamu, A Menkir, M Adesokan, S Fawole… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The accurate quantification of amino acids in maize breeding programs is challenging due
to the high cost of analysis using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and …

[HTML][HTML] Análisis de estabilidad y adaptabilidad de híbridos de maíz de alta calidad proteica en diferentes zonas Agroecológicas de Colombia

EA Vargas Escobar, JE Vargas Sánchez… - Acta …, 2016 - scielo.org.co
La energía es el mayor aporte del maíz (Zea mays) para la producción de alimentos de
consumo humano y animal. Desde 1896 se ha tratado de incrementar el nivel de proteína …

[HTML][HTML] Selection of extra-early white quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines for drought and low soil nitrogen resilient hybrid production

B Annor, B Badu-Apraku - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In West and Central Africa (WCA), drought and low soil nitrogen (low N) impede increased
maize (Zea mays L.) productivity and production. Due to climate change, the two stresses …

Agro-nutritional variations of quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) in Nigeria

OB Bello, OJ Olawuyi, SA Ige, J Mahamood… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2014 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Quality protein maize (QPM) combining the enhanced levels of lysine and tryptophan with
high grain yield and desirable agronomic traits could reduce food insecurity and malnutrition …

[PDF][PDF] Participatory selection and characterization of quality protein maize (QPM) varieties in Savanna agroecological region of DR-Congo

K Mbuya, KK Nkongolo… - Journal of Plant …, 2010 - academicjournals.org
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major cereal crop for human nutrition in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DR-Congo). Prevailing normal maize is deficient in two essential amino acids, lysine …

Interactive effects of plant growth regulators and nitrogen on corn growth and nitrogen use efficiency

V Otie, A Ping, NM John, AE Eneji - Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Our objective was to determine the combined effect of some plant growth regulators and
nitrogen (N) on corn growth, yield and nitrogen use efficiency. A potted experiment was …

Cost advantage of biofortified maize for the poultry feed industry and its implications for value chain actors in Nepal

G Thapa, S Gautam, DB Rahut… - Journal of International …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Feed constitutes a significant cost of poultry production. We assess the cost-reducing effects
of using Quality Protein Maize (QPM) in the poultry feed industry in Nepal. We also assess …

Resource use efficiency and profitability of maize farming in Sindhuli, Nepal: Cobb-Douglas production function analysis

BR Dahal, S Rijal - International Journal of Applied Sciences and …, 2019 - nepjol.info
The study was conducted to determine the resource use efficiency, profitability and
demography of maize farming in Sindhuli district. This study was conducted in 120 maize …