The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Nutrient Composition and Amino Acid Pattern of some High Yielding Maize Varieties


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1 National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad-7, India
     

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Maize, though consumed all over the country, is a major staple food of people in the hilly and submountainous tracts of Northern India. The average annual area under this crop is about 4.4 million hectares and the production of the grain (four million metric tonnes) is low mainly due to the poor plant biotypes.
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Y. G. Deosthale
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad-7, India
K. C. Pant
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad-7, India

Abstract


Maize, though consumed all over the country, is a major staple food of people in the hilly and submountainous tracts of Northern India. The average annual area under this crop is about 4.4 million hectares and the production of the grain (four million metric tonnes) is low mainly due to the poor plant biotypes.