This new volume offers a multi-pronged perspective on maize science, bringing together important recent research advances from several disciplines. The volume covers maize from origin to biotechnology. It provides an overview of recent world maize production along with technological advancements and green strategies in maize science. The authors cover the background of maize, its origin and domestication, ideotypes, botany, taxonomy, physiology of crop growth, methods of cultivation, production, nutritional functions, biotic and abiotic stress impacts, postharvest management and technology, maize grain quality, and advances in breeding and biotechnology, filling a gap in the literature of maize.
- ISBN13 9781000210682
- Publish Date 30 August 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Edition Digital original
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 274
- Language English