Chikkappa Gangadhar Karjagi

Multi-model genome-wide association analysis reveals natural allelic variation and candidate loci for kernel phytic acid content in quality protein maize

Phytic acid (PA) is the major phosphorus-storage compound in maize kernels, but its strong mineral-chelating capacity limits the bioavailability of essential nutrients in humans and monogastric animals. Although classical low-phytic-acid mutants have demonstrated the feasibility of phytate reduction, their use in bre...

Ear-feeding resistance offers new insights into host plant resistance to fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize