Gene expression in the aleurone and endosperm is highly regulated during both seed development and germination. Studies of alpha-amylase expression in the aleurone of barley (Hordeum vulgare) have generated the current paradigm for hormonal control of gene expression in germinating cereal grain. Gene expression studies in both the aleurone and endosperm tissues of maize (Zea mays) seed have bee...

Both cereal staples and household diets can be manipulated to enhance the content of micronutrients and/or alter the levels of absorption modifiers to improve micronutrient bioavailability. Strategies described range from plant breeding, use of fertilizers and genetic engineering to changes in food preparation and processing methods at the household level involving soaking, fermentation and ger...

Knowing the characteristics of maize varieties becomes a strategy for an adequate crop planning, in order to extract maximum agronomic power each variety. The objective this work is know morphophysiological and developmental parameters varieties. experiment was conducted August 2021, Faculdades Integradas Stella Maris (FISMA), located Municipality Andradina, State São Paulo. design entirely ran...

A large fraction of the transcripts of the Bronze-2 (Bz2) gene of maize (Zea mays L.) are unspliced in purple husk tissues. The accumulation of unspliced messages could have destructive potential if the intron-bearing mRNAs are translated into aberrant proteins. Our initial studies suggested that both genetic and physiological factors may influence the degree of splicing failure. Nuclear backgr...

A fungal strain, Aspergillus terreus strain GA2, isolated from an agricultural field cultivating sweet sorghum, produced feruloyl esterase using maize bran. In order to obtain maximum yields of feruloyl esterase, the solid state fermentation (SSF) conditions for enzyme production were standardized. Effective feruloyl esterase production was observed with maize bran as substrate followed by whea...

In the past, only about 10% of the World population used root crops as the major staple, [1] but presently the diet of most Ghanaians is based on roots and tubers, and on processed cereal grains. The common roots and tubers utilized in Ghana are mostly cassava, yam and cocoyam. Cereals such as rice, maize and sorghum are also greatly patronized. However, there are other important roots and tube...

This study aims at characterizing agricultural drought in Ethiopia and understanding the effects of on crop yield. Monthly, seasonal annual Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Condition (VCI) values were calculated using MODIS (MOD13Q1) from year 2003 to 2017. The relationships between NDVI, VCI, yield examined predict possibility impacts productivity. We found that VCI NDVI data prov...