Maize is a major source of food security and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), Latin America, and the Caribbean, and is among the top three cereal crops in Asia …

Around the world, cereals are stapled foods and good sources of vitamins A, B, and E. As
cereals are inexpensive and consumed in large quantities, attempts are being made to …

Improved genotypes developed by plant breeding remain pivotal to global food security. In
the wake of ever-increasing human population, declining agricultural resources and the …

Micronutrient malnutrition is a global health challenge affecting almost half of the global
population, causing poor physical and mental development of children and a wide range of …

Traditional yellow maize though contains high kernel carotenoids, the concentration of
provitamin A (proA) is quite low (< 2 μg/g), compared to recommended level (15 μg/g). It also …

Biofortification is a revolutionary technique for improving plant nutrition and alleviating
human micronutrient deficiency. Fertilizers can help increase crop yield and growth, but …

Malnutrition has emerged as one of the most serious health issues worldwide. The
consumption of unbalanced diet poor in nutritional quality causes malnutrition which is more …

Maize is a valuable source of food and feed worldwide. Maize endosperm protein is,
however nutritionally poor due to the reduced levels of two essential amino acids, lysine and …

Lysine and tryptophan are two essential amino acids and these are deficit in maize grain
thus posing the problem of nutritional deficiencies in the consumers. A wide range of …

Climate change has been a serious problem in our industrialized world for the last century.
We have faced its devastating effects on the environment, agriculture and human …