“The Potential to Breed a Low-Protein Maize for Protein-Restricted Diets” with Matthew Woore, Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia, and Dr. Jim Holland

Phenylketonuria is a metabolic disorder which results in a need for a strict low-protein diet. This restricts the intake of corn and many corn-based foods. This episode, Smitty, Sherry, and Jim discuss their work developing a low-protein corn variety so that individuals with Phenylketunoria can enjoy more corn-based foods.

Tune in to learn:

• Which types of crosses produce the best results
• How breeders can test kernels for protein
• How low protein can go in a corn kernel
• What it takes to get low protein seed varieties into market

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20600

It will be freely available from 15 April to 30 April, 2022.

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