Possibilities of selection and production of blue and ornamental corn (Zea mays L.)

The cultivation of alternative crops has an important role in world agriculture. Their market share is continuously growing in the food industry sector. In the present study, we show the cultivation and breeding perspectives of ornamental and blue corn. There exists possibility to cultivate ornamental corn in Hungary. There are many cultivars of ornamental corn, with various kernel colors, husks, stalks and leave colors. Blue corn is unique among other corns. Blue corn higher in protein, iron and zinc than commercial dent corn. Pests affective ornamental and blue corn are the same as those of other commercial corns. Ornamental and blue corns need to be grown a minimum of 500 m away from commercial yellow dent corn to minimize any cross pollination which may result in off-color kernel. Our aim in the presentation of this review was to broaden Hungarian literature.

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Maize (Zea mays L.) genebank for agriculture and food industry

Review on Agriculture and Rural Development ◽

10.14232/rard.2016.1-2.52-57 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1-2) ◽

pp. 52-57

Author(s):

Pál Pepó ◽

Csilla Bojté ◽

Szilárd Tóth

Keyword(s):

Functional Food ◽

Food Industry ◽

Zea Mays L ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Nutritional Composition ◽

Alternative Crops ◽

Great Productivity ◽

World Agriculture ◽

Agriculture And Food ◽

Energy Plants

Com breeding can be successful only on a broad base of genetic material. The expansion of breeding aims includes the research of germplasm materials. In our experiments, we examined 11 blue, purple and red exotic com varieties on two locations in Hungary. We conducted a complex study to obtain more information. We studied several morphological and phenological features and determined the most important qualitative parameters (protein, fat, ash). Results show that there are great opportunities in exotic com varieties. Their quality exceeds that of the yellow ones in many cases. There are significant differences in yield and nutritional parameters. The favourable nutritional composition is not coupled with great productivity. Based on their flowering time and their agronomical features, they can be cultivated under Hungarian conditions as well. They match the new breeding aims, so they can be used as functional food or energy plants. The cultivation of alternative crops has an important role in world agriculture. Their market share is continuously growing in the food industry rector.

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Optimization of Germination Conditions of Blue Corn (Zea mays L.) by Taguchi Orthogonal Array Methodology

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences ◽

10.3923/ajps.2008.682.686 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 682-686 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. Nava-Arena ◽

A. Jimenez-A ◽

H. Hernandez-

Keyword(s):

Zea Mays ◽

Orthogonal Array ◽

Zea Mays L ◽

Taguchi Orthogonal Array ◽

Blue Corn

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A Comprehensive Review on Corn Starch-Based Nanomaterials: Properties, Simulations, and Applications

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym12092161 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 2161

Author(s):

Chella Perumal Palanisamy ◽

Bo Cui ◽

Hongxia Zhang ◽

Selvaraj Jayaraman ◽

Gothandam Kodiveri Muthukaliannan

Keyword(s):

Zea Mays ◽

Food Industry ◽

Zea Mays L ◽

Corn Starch ◽

Food Crops ◽

Natural Polymer ◽

Comprehensive Review ◽

Commercial Scale ◽

Wide Range ◽

Alternative Materials

Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the major food crops, and it is considered to be a very distinctive plant, since it is able to produce a large amount of the natural polymer of starch through its capacity to utilize large amounts of sunlight. Corn starch is used in a wide range of products and applications. In recent years, the use of nanotechnology for applications in the food industry has become more apparent; it has been used for protecting against biological and chemical deterioration, increasing bioavailability, and enhancing physical properties, among other functions. However, the high cost of nanotechnology can make it difficult for its application on a commercial scale. As a biodegradable natural polymer, corn starch is a great alternative for the production of nanomaterials. Therefore, the search for alternative materials to be used in nanotechnology has been studied. This review has discussed in detail the properties, simulations, and wide range of applications of corn starch-based nanomaterials.

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IMPACT OF HUSK TYPE AND SPECIES OF INFESTING INSECTS ON AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN PREHARVEST CORN AT TIFTON, GEORGIA

Journal of Entomological Science ◽

10.18474/0749-8004-22.4.307 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 307-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

W. W. McMillian ◽

N. W. Widstrom ◽

D. M. Wilson

Keyword(s):

Zea Mays ◽

Aspergillus Flavus ◽

Spodoptera Frugiperda ◽

Ostrinia Nubilalis ◽

Zea Mays L ◽

Heliothis Zea ◽

Aflatoxin Contamination ◽

Sitophilus Zeamais ◽

Corn Borers ◽

Dent Corn

The use of plants that resist insects has been suggested as a potential means of reducing aflatoxin contamination in some crops. Dent corn, Zea mays L., germplasm possessing the characteristic of a relatively tight, complete husk cover and germplasm possessing the characteristic of a relatively loose, incomplete husk cover on the ear were evaluated for 3 years at Tifton, GA, for aflatoxin contamination. In two of the three test years, corn ears with tight, complete husk cover sustained significantly lower mean amounts of aflatoxin than ears with loose, incomplete husk cover following artificial inoculation with Aspergillus flavus Link spores. Ears hand-infested with maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky), sustained significantly higher amounts of aflatoxin (329 ng·g−1) than ears infested with fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), (80 ng·g−1), European corn borers, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), (71 ng·g−1), or corn earworms Heliothis zea (Boddie) (60 ng·g−1). Overall, ears in the check (inoculated with A. flavus only) sustained significantly lower aflatoxin (37 ng·g−1) amounts than ears from plots supplemented with insects. Although insects were not applied in the check plots, some damage was observed on the ears.

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