Abstract
Quantifying the Albumin Content of 14 Tropical Maize Varieties in Ghana
Highlights
Common maize varieties in Ghana include Obatanpa, Dobidi, Safita-2, Aburotia, Okomasa, Abeleehi, Kawanzie, Dodzi, Dorke, Abontem, Golden crystal among others
Obatanpa and Abontem are examples of Quality Protein Maize (QPM). Most of these varieties were developed by Ghana Grain Development Program, GGDP
The fact that albumin is rich in lysine and tryptophan creates the need for identification of varieties that show significantly high albumin content that would contribute to the development of new varieties that contain high albumin and the others but prolamin through conventional breeding methods
Summary
Common maize varieties in Ghana include Obatanpa, Dobidi, Safita-2, Aburotia, Okomasa, Abeleehi, Kawanzie, Dodzi, Dorke, Abontem, Golden crystal among others. Maize contains relatively little and low quality protein compared to legumes’ seeds and new studies are underway to improve their protein content which would help alleviate the problem of malnutrition. The morphology of the 14 maize accessions was characterized based on texture, colour and 100-kernel weight This was followed by extraction of albumin. Obatanpa and Abontem are examples of Quality Protein Maize (QPM) Most of these varieties were developed by Ghana Grain Development Program, GGDP. Maize contains relatively little and low quality protein compared to legumes’ seeds and new studies are underway to improve their protein content which would benefit humans [3]. The fact that albumin is rich in lysine and tryptophan creates the need for identification of varieties that show significantly high albumin content that would contribute to the development of new varieties that contain high albumin and the others but prolamin through conventional breeding methods. It is hypothesized that it is possible to find maize with significantly high albumin
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