Publications by authors named "Hema S Chauhan"

Recessive shrunken2 (sh2)-based sweet corn is preferred worldwide as it possesses higher sugar and extended shelf life. However, traditional sh2-based sweet corn is poor in vitamin A and vitamin E. Here, parental lines of two sh2-based sweet corn hybrids, viz.

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Sweet corn is one of the most popular vegetables worldwide. However, traditional shrunken2 (sh2 )-based sweet corn varieties are poor in nutritional quality. Here, we analysed the effect of (1) β-carotene hydroxylase1 (crtRB1 ), (2) opaque2 (o2 ) and (3) o2+crtRB1 genes on nutritional quality, germination, seed vigour and physico-biochemical traits in a set of 27 biofortified sh2 -based sweet corn inbreds.

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Traditional maize is poor in vitamin-E [α-tocopherol (α-T): 6-8 ppm], vitamin-A [provitamin-A (proA): 1-2ppm], lysine (0.150-0.2-50%), and tryptophan (0.

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Sweet corn possessing recessive shrunken2 (sh2) gene is popular worldwide. Traditional sweet corn is poor in vitamin A and vitamin E. Plant breeders during the selection of sweet corn genotypes mainly emphasize on plant architecture and yield.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Researchers used marker-assisted selection (MAS) to combine beneficial genes in popular maize hybrids, resulting in introgressed progenies with notably higher levels of vitamin E (α-tocopherol), provitamin A, lysine, and tryptophan compared to original hybrids.
  • * The improved maize hybrids achieved a higher average grain yield and maintained desirable agronomic traits, marking a pioneering development in enhancing nutritional content in maize.
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Traditional sweet corn possesses low levels of provitamin-A (proA), lysine and tryptophan. Mutant version of () gene affecting the accumulation of β-carotene (BC), β-cryptoxanthin (BCX) and proA, and () gene governing the enhancement of lysine and tryptophan were introgressed together into elite sweet corn inbreds through marker-assisted selection. Here, we analyzed the expression pattern of and genes among introgressed and traditional sweet corn inbreds at 20-, 24- and 28-days after pollination (DAP).

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Traditional yellow maize though contains high kernel carotenoids, the concentration of provitamin A (proA) is quite low (<2 μg/g), compared to recommended level (15 μg/g). It also possesses poor endosperm protein quality due to low concentration of lysine and tryptophan. Natural variant of (β) and (ε) cause significant enhancement of proA concentration, while recessive allele, () enhances the level of these amino acids.

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