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ArticleJournal of applied genetics2025

Analysis of nutritional composition in opaque2- and crtRB1-based single- and double-biofortified super sweet corn.

Bhavna Singh, Vignesh Muthusamy, Smriti Shrivastava, Gulab Chand, Nisrita Gain, Vinay Bhatt, Rajkumar U Zunjare, Firoz Hossain

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Bhavna SinghDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Vignesh MuthusamyDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Smriti ShrivastavaAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India.
Gulab ChandDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Nisrita GainDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Vinay BhattDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Rajkumar U ZunjareDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Firoz HossainDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. fh_gpb@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6662-7752

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Sweet corn has emerged as a favorite food item worldwide owing to its kernel sweetness. However, traditional sweet corn cultivars are poor in provitamin-A (proA) and essential amino acids, viz., lysine and tryptophan. So far, no sweet corn hybrid with high nutritional qualities has been commercialized elsewhere. Here, we analyzed accumulation of provitamin-A (proA), lysine, and tryptophan in a set of mutant versions of (i) crtRB1-, (ii) o2-, and (iii) crtRB1 + o2-based sweet corn inbreds and hybrids with (iv) traditional sweet corn (wild-type: O2 + CrtRB1). The crtRB1- and crtRB1 + o2-based genotypes possessed significantly higher proA (17.31 ppm) over traditional sweet corn (2.83 ppm), while o2- and crtRB1 + o2-based genotypes possessed significantly higher lysine (0.345%) and tryptophan (0.080%) over traditional sweet corn (lysine 0.169%, tryptophan 0.036%). Late sowing favored high kernel lysine, proA, and green cob yield among hybrids. Sweetness (17.87%) among the improved inbreds and hybrids was comparable to the original sweetcorn genotypes (17.84%). Among the four genotypic classes, crtRB1 + o2-based improved genotypes showed stronger association among traits over genotypes with o2 and crtRB1 genes alone. Significant association was observed among (i) proA and BC (r = 0.99), (ii) proA and BCX (r = 0.93), (iii) lysine and tryptophan (r = 0.99), and (iv) green cob yield with fodder yield (r = 0.73) in sweet corn hybrids. The study demonstrated that combining crtRB1 and o2 genes did not pose any negative impact on nutritional, yield, and agronomic performance. Sweet corn with crtRB1 + o2 assumes significance for alleviating malnutrition through sustainable and cost-effective approach.

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DNA-Binding ProteinsPlant ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsZea maysBeta-CryptoxanthinGenotypeLysinePlants, Genetically ModifiedProvitaminsTryptophanBeta-CryptoxanthinDNA-Binding ProteinsLysineopaque-2 protein, Zea maysPlant ProteinsProvitaminsRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsTryptophancrtRB1Essential amino acidsopaque2Provitamin-ASweet corn

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