Title of project: Development of maize hybrids enriched with resistant starch through marker assisted introgression of ae1 allele and diversification of high amylose maize germplasm
Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board
Total approved cost of the project: 3963859/-
Objective:
- To generate starch profile (amylose and amylopectin) of Indian maize germplasm
- To characterize and search the Indian landraces for mutant ae allele
- To understand the effect of G x E on amylose accumulation in maize endosperm
- To diversify the background of high amylose maize genotypes
- Marker assisted introgression of high amylose allele (ae1) into parental lines of released hybrids
Project team:
- Dr. Abhijit Das (PI)
- Dharam Paul (Co-PI)