Effect of suppressing the synthesis of different kafirin sub-classes on grain endosperm texture, protein body structure and protein nutritional quality in improved sorghum lines

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 160-167

  da Silva, Laura S ^a,b   Jung, Rudolf ^c   Zhao, Zuo yo ^c   Glassman, Kimberly ^c   Taylor, Janet ^a   Taylor, John R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Protein bodies; Sorghum; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960736532     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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