| Description |
1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Section A: Introductory chapter -- 1. Nutritive value of maize: Improvements, applications and constraints -- Section B: Protein quality of maize -- 2 Breeding challenges and perspectives in developing and promoting quality protein maize germplasm -- 3 Maize protein quality and its improvement- development of quality protein maize (QPM) in India -- 4 Molecular interventions for enhancing the protein quality of maize -- Section C: Nutritional quality of maize -- 5 Maize: Grain structure, composition, milling and starch characteristics -- 6 Oil improvement in maize: potential and prospects -- 7. Maize carotenoid composition and biofortification for provitamin a activity -- Section D: Biotic and abiotic stresses in maize -- 8 Insect pests and their management: current status and future need of research in quality maize -- 9. Physiological response of maize under rising atmospheric CO2 and temperature -- Section E: Value addition in maize -- 10 Maize utilization in food bioprocessing: An overview -- 11 Maize malting: Retrospect and prospect -- 12. Value addition in maize -- 13. Fodder quality of maize: its preservation |
| Summary |
This book focuses on the nutritional aspects of maize, which would be helpful in addressing the problem of malnutrition, especially in children and women. It presents the latest updates on nutritional research in maize, written by various experts in the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 6, 2014) |
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Corn.
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Agriculture.
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Biochemistry.
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Climatic changes
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Life sciences.
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corn (seed)
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farming (activity or system)
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biochemistry.
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climate change.
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biological sciences.
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agriculture (discipline)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Agriculture
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Biochemistry
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Climatic changes
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Corn
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Life sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chaudhary, Dharam Paul
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Kumar, Sandeep
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Langyan, Sapna
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| ISBN |
9788132216230 |
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8132216237 |
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8132216229 |
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9788132216223 |
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