Lysine maize (Zea mays), LY038, was developed through the application of modern biotechnology to accumulate free Lys in the germ portion of maize grain and provide an alternative to direct addition of supplemental Lys to poultry diets. Maize LY038 x MON 810 was produced by conventional breeding of LY038 with MON 810, which provides the corn plant protection against feeding damage from the Europ...

UNLABELLED Carob germ proteins have been shown to have functional properties similar to wheat gluten enabling formulation and production of yeast leavened gluten-free baked goods from a true dough rather than a stiff batter. The purpose of this research was to optimize the production of wheat-free bread containing carob germ flour, corn starch, NaCl, sucrose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC...

Abstract Optimizing agronomic efficiency (AE) of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use by crops and enhancing crop yields are challenges for tropical no-tillage systems since maintaining residues on the soil surface alters nutrient supply to system. Cover receiving N can provide superior biomass, cycling plant residue mineralization. The aims this study were (i) investigate application forage cover or as...

Cereal Chem. 82(4):431–435 Marketing of coproducts such as corn gluten meal (CGM) and corn gluten feed (CGF) is important to the maize wet-milling industry. High phosphorus concentrations could lead to limited markets for CGF due to its potential to increase phosphorus in animal wastes. The objective was to measure the concentration and flow of phosphorus in the wet-milling process and identify...

Maize necrotic streak virus (MNeSV) is a unique member of the family Tombusviridae that is not infectious by leaf rub inoculation and has a coat protein lacking the protruding domain of aureusviruses, carmoviruses, and tombusviruses (Louie et al., Plant Dis. 84, 1133-1139, 2000). Completion of the MNeSV sequence indicated a genome of 4094 nt. RNA blot and primer extension analysis identified su...

Apomictic plants reproduce asexually through seeds by avoiding both meiosis and fertilization. Although apomixis is genetically regulated, its core genetic component(s) has not been determined yet. Using profiling experiments comparing sexual development in maize (Zea mays) to apomixis in maize-Tripsacum hybrids, we identified six loci that are specifically downregulated in ovules of apomictic ...