Growth of Rats Fed on
            <i>Opaque-2</i>
            Maize

Mertz, Edwin T.; Veron, Olivia A.; Bates, L. S.; Nelson, Oliver E.

doi:10.1126/science.148.3678.1741

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“…The nutritional values are similar for opaque-2 maize and QPM. The high eiciency of protein utilisation of high-lysine maize is explained on the basis of its good protein quality [ 5,101]. Table .…”

Section: Evaluation Of Protein Quality Of Nutritionally Improved Maizementioning

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Assessment of Maize (Zea mays) as Feed Resource for Poultry

Dei¹

2017

Poultry Science

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Maize, also known as corn Zea mays L , has been recognised worldwide as a major energy feed ingredient in the diets of poultry. Its major nutritional limitation has been the low protein content and poor protein quality, which necessitates the use of expensive highprotein supplements or synthetic amino acids such as lysine in diets containing large proportion of maize. Therefore, extensive research has been conducted by maize breeders on the world maize germplasms collection with the aim of improving its nutritive value, particularly protein quality for monogastric animals. This chapter assesses the genetic upgrading of the nutritional quality of maize protein that culminated in the development of a new class of maize known as "Quality Protein Maize QPM ". Various studies on the nutritionally improved maize for poultry as well as future challenges confronting maize utilisation in poultry production are highlighted.

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Section: Evaluation Of Protein Quality Of Nutritionally Improved Maizementioning

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Assessment of Maize (Zea mays) as Feed Resource for Poultry

Dei¹

2017

Poultry Science

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“…El maíz QPM, tuvo su origen en el llamado Opaco 2. Producto de un mutante descubierto en 1963, en la Universidad de Purdue, Estados Unidos de Améri-ca, por Mertz, Bates y Nelson (1964), Mertz et al (1965), en un maíz procedente de Perú. Los maíces desarrollados a partir del tipo Opaco 2, poseían la misma cantidad total de proteínas, pero contenían el doble de los aminoácidos esenciales.…”

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Tecnología y producción de semillas de híbridos y variedades sobresalientes de maíz de calidad proteínica (QPM) en México.

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“…However, the problem with maize diet is that it is mostly deficient in essential amino acids. The poor nutritional value of maize grain is attributable to low content of lysine and tryptophan in the maize protein component (Mertz et al, 1965;Akalu et al, 2008;Edusei et al, 2008;Atlin et al 2010).…”

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Evaluation of Agronomic and Sensory Attributes of Quality Protein Maize for Acceptability in South-Western Nigeria

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Ayoola

Fasoyiro

2014

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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Quality Protein Maize (Zea mays L.) (QPM) varieties have been developed by scientists at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training in Nigeria. For these varieties to have significant impact, they must possess traits acceptable to farmers. A study was carried out to evaluate the agronomic and sensory traits of two Quality Protein Maize -ART-98-SW-6-OB (QPM1) and ILE-1-OB (QPM2), in comparison with ART-96-SW-1 (High Protein Maize) and SUWAN-1-SR (a popularly grown improved variety) in three maize growing communities of South West, Nigeria. Sixty (60) farmers comprising males and females were evaluated for six sensory parameters. The parameters tested were appearance, colour, flavour, texture, taste and overall acceptability. The results of the agronomic evaluation showed that there were no significant differences in the height of QPM varieties and HPM at harvest. QPM varieties gave the highest grain yield of 2.38t/ha for ART-98-SW-6OB and 2.36t/ha for ILE-1-OB. Sensory evaluation showed that when the maize varieties were processed into corn-soy milk, QPM corn-soy milk had the highest sensory scores for all sensory parameters tested. Quality Protein Maize varieties had high grain yield and were most preferred for maize pudding and cornsoy milk. The QPM varieties, if formulated into foods for household or commercial purposes, should have good chance of being accepted by farmers with continuous promotional campaigns.

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Growth of Rats Fed on Opaque-2 Maize

Cited by 94 publications

References 3 publications

Assessment of Maize (Zea mays) as Feed Resource for Poultry

Assessment of Maize (Zea mays) as Feed Resource for Poultry

Tecnología y producción de semillas de híbridos y variedades sobresalientes de maíz de calidad proteínica (QPM) en México.

Evaluation of Agronomic and Sensory Attributes of Quality Protein Maize for Acceptability in South-Western Nigeria

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