Corn silk has long been thought of as a waste product; however, due to its numerous therapeutic attributes, it remarkably gained popularity in Asian and African countries. Therefore, this study aimed assess the bioactivity dried corn powder (Zea mays, G5417) terms physicochemical bio-functional characteristics. The protein (15.29 ± 1.23) ash (5.29 0.29) contents were found be high. high phenoli...

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the agronomic performance corn (Zea mays) grown single and intercropped with Urochloa ruziziensis in succession soybean (Glycine max) inoculated Bradyrhizobium japonicum, as well inoculation reinoculation Azospirillum brasilense, two contrasting soils. experiment carried out crop years, a randomized complete block design, 2x2x3 factorial arran...

agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation may offer a better alternative than the biolistic gun for genetic transformation of maize plants. this gene delivery system results in a greater proportion of stable, low-copy number transgenic events than does the biolistic gun, and is highly efficient. in the present work, we studied maize transformation using a. tumefaciens by identifying som...

Cover crop growing periods in the western U.S. Corn Belt could be extended by planting earlier. We evaluated both pre-harvest broadcast interseeding and post-harvest drilling of following cover crops: (a) cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) [RYE]; (b) a mix + legumes brassicas [MIX1], (c) oat [Avena sativa L.] (MIX2), (d) [LEGU]) (e) no control. These were tested continuous corn (Zea mays [corn–corn...