Improvement of a Yairipok Chujak Maize Landrace from North Eastern Himalayan Region for β-Carotene Content through Molecular Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding

Improvement of a Yairipok Chujak Maize Landrace from North Eastern Himalayan Region for β-Carotene Content through Molecular Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding

In the North Eastern Himalayan region (NEHR) of India, maize is an important food crop. The local people cultivate the maize landraces and consume them as food. However, these landraces are deficient in β-carotene content. Thus, we aimed to incorporate the <i>crtRB1</i> gene from UMI285β...

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Main Authors: Maqbool Qutub, Sarankumar Chandran, Krishnakumar Rathinavel, Vellaikumar Sampathrajan, Ravikesavan Rajasekaran, Sudha Manickam, Karthikeyan Adhimoolam, Samuel Jeberson Muniyandi, Senthil Natesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
CAUM66 (Yairipok Chujak)
<i>crtRB1</i>
MABC
North Eastern Himalayan region
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/5/762

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