Increasing aleurone layer number and pericarp yield for elevated nutrient content in maize.

ABSTRACT: The bran is a nutritive fraction of the maize (Zea mays L.) kernel containing micronutrients, quality protein, and antioxidants beneficial for human health. Bran consists of two major components: aleurone and pericarp. Increasing this nutritive fraction would therefore have implications on biofortification of maize. Since quantification of these two layers is difficult, the goals of this study were to develop efficient techniques for analyzing these layers and to develop molecular markers for pericarp and aleurone yield. Two populations with various characteristics were genotyped using genotyping-by-sequencing. The first was a yellow corn population with contrasting pericarp thicknesses. The second was a blue corn population segregating for Intensifier1 alleles. Both populations segregated

SUBMITTER: Paulsmeyer MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320751 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature