Many changes affecting the management of genetic diversity occurred following
recommendations made by the National Research Council in the aftermath of the Southern …

Developing tolerant genotypes is crucial for stabilizing maize productivity under drought
stress conditions as it is one of the most important abiotic stresses affecting crop yields …

Southeast Europe (SEE) is a very important maize-growing region, comparable to the Corn
belt region of the United States, with similar dent germplasm (dent by dent hybrids) …

During the process of maize seed production, in order to ensure the genetic purity of
parental forms of hybrid maize, an important work performed is the removal of male …

Maize genotypes have varied reactions in different localities, years, treatments or the
combination of these factors, due to genotype x year interaction. The objective of this study …

Knowledge of relatedness among maize elite breeding genotypes is useful in planning
crosses for hybrid and inbred line improvement and assigning them into heterotic groups …

Maize occupies a significant place in the world agriculture. Yellow kernel maize contains
mainly non-provitamin A carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. The accumulation of provitamin …

Background and objectives Quality protein maize (QPM) nutritional quality involves high
total protein content but reduced zein accumulation in maize endosperm, leading to …

Zein, an alcohol soluble mixture of proteins with industrial applications, is the main storage
protein found in the seeds of maize. Recently, a patent was awarded (RO128468-A2 dated …

The discovery of cytoplasmic male sterility directed scientists to focus their research on the
role and influence of cytoplasmic factors on the heredity of some important agronomic traits …