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ArticleFunctional & integrative genomics2025

Genomics-assisted stacking of waxy1, opaque2, and crtRB1 genes for enhancing amylopectin in biofortified maize for industrial utilization and nutritional security.

Subhra J Mishra, Firoz Hossain, Rajkumar U Zunjare, Rashmi Chhabra, Ashvinkumar Katral, Ikkurti Gopinath, Vinay Bhatt, Govinda Rai Sarma, Zahirul A Talukder, Ravindra K Kasana and 6 more

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Subhra J MishraICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Firoz HossainICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Rajkumar U ZunjareICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Rashmi ChhabraICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Ashvinkumar KatralICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Ikkurti GopinathICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Vinay BhattICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Govinda Rai SarmaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Zahirul A TalukderICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Ravindra K KasanaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
Elangbam L DeviICAR-Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region Centre, Sikkim, 737102, India.
Konsam SarikaICAR-Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region Centre, Manipur, 795004, India.
Brijesh K MehtaICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, 284001, India.
Satish K GuleriaCSK-Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Bajaura, Himachal Pradesh, 175125, India.
Jitender KumarAMITY Institute of Biotechnology, AMITY University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201313, India.
Vignesh MuthusamyICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India. vignesh.m@icar.gov.in.

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Abstract

Waxy maize is highly preferred diet in developing countries due to its high amylopectin content. Enriching amylopectin in biofortified maize meets food security and fulfils the demand of rising industrial applications, especially bioethanol. The mutant waxy1 (wx1) gene is responsible for increased amylopectin in maize starch, with a wide range of food and industrial applications. Conventional maize has a modest amount of amylopectin (70-75% of starch), but waxy maize, with favourable wx1 allele, has ~ 95-100% amylopectin. In this study, the wx1 allele was introgressed into the multi-nutrient-rich maize parental inbreds (PMI-PV9 and PMI-PV5) of APQH8, a multi-nutrient rich maize hybrid having high lysine, tryptophan, and provitamin-A nutritionally superior over the traditional hybrids. Gene-specific markers specific for o2 and crtRB1 were employed to select desirable gene segregants from BC

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AmylopectinPlant ProteinsTranscription FactorsZea maysBiofortificationDNA-Binding ProteinsAmylopectinDNA-Binding Proteinsopaque-2 protein, Zea maysPlant ProteinsTranscription FactorsAmylopectinBioethanolCornGenomics-assisted breedingNutritional securityStarch

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