Peru: UNALM develops a new variety of purple corn for popcorn
Maize (Corn)
Peru
Published Mar 19, 2021
Tridge summary
The evaluations will be carried out at the university headquarters located in Lima and in the Huánuco region (purple corn producing area), to check if the climatic factor influences the process.
Original content
The Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM) carries out an investigation that consists of the elaboration of a new variety of purple corn for pop corn with nutraceutical properties, from the union of the traditional methodology of genetic improvement and the modern technology called double haploids. (DH). Engineer Jorge Jiménez Dávalos, principal investigator of the project, indicated that in the first stage it has been possible to select a family of 80 varieties of corn (a cross between purple corn and special corn for pop corn), which stand out for their yield, pigmentation and capacity. expansion in order to achieve a product of commercial interest. He also pointed out that new lines of double haploids are being generated, which allow reducing the time in the development process of the improved variety and the efficiency of the selection, which is an important added value to be able to obtain purple corn for pop corn from good quality and doneness at the time of ...
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