Breeding and disseminating quality protein maize (QPM) for Africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 312-324

  Krivanek, Alan F ^a   De Groote, Hugo ^b   Gunaratna, Nilupa S ^c   Diallo, Alpha O ^b   Friesen, Dennis ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)   (Kenya)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aa modifiers; Dissemination; En modifiers; Genetics; Human nutrition; Impact assessment; Opaque 2; Plant breeding; Quality protein maize

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; LYSINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; BREEDING; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847355165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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