Table Of ContentADVANCES IN MAIZE SCIENCE
Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement
ADVANCES IN MAIZE SCIENCE
Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement
Ratikanta Maiti
Humberto González Rodríguez
Ch. Aruna Kumari
Sameena Begum
Dasari Rajkumar
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Title: Advances in maize science : botany, production, and crop improvement / Ratikanta Maiti,
Humberto González Rodríguez, Ch. Aruna Kumari, Sameena Begum, Dasari Rajkumar.
Names: Maiti, R. K., 1938- author. | González Rodriguez, Humberto, 1959- author. | Aruna Kumari, C. H., 1972- author. |
Begum, Sameena, author. | Rajkumar, Dasari, author.
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Names: Maiti, R. K. 1938- author. | González Rodriguez, Humberto, 1959- author. | Aruna Kumari, C. H., 1972- author. |
Begum, Sameena, author. | Rajkumar, Dasari, author.
Title: Advances in maize science : botany, production, and crop improvement / Ratikanta Maiti, Humberto González
Rodríguez, Ch. Aruna Kumari, Sameena Begum, Dasari Rajkumar.
Description: 1st edition. | Palm Bay, FL, USA : Apple Academic Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and
index. | Summary: “Advances in Maize Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement 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. The authors consider
that productivity of maize is affected by several biotic and abiotic stresses that require a concerted interdisciplinary
research. This book aims to be a comprehensive guide for maize scientists, agronomists, breeders, researchers,
academicians, and students. It will guide researchers working in maize science and maize scientists to understand
the relation between the disciplines and implementation of new methods and technology for crop improvement”-
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About the Authors
Ratikanta Maiti, PhD, DSc, was a world-renowned botanist and crop
physiologist. He worked on jute and allied fibers at the former Jute
Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), India, and as a plant physiologist
on sorghum and pearl millet at ICRISAT (International Crops Research
Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). He also worked for more than 25
years as a professor and research scientist at three different universities
in Mexico. He was also a Research Advisor at Vibha Seeds, Hyderabad,
India, and as a Visiting Research Scientist at the Universidad Autónoma de
Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales (School of Forest Sciences),
Nuevo León, México. As the author of more than 40 books and about 500
research papers, he won several international awards, including an Ethno-
Botanist Award (USA) sponsored by Friends University, Wichita, Kansas,
the United Nations Development Programme; a senior research scientist
award offered by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT),
México; and gold medal from India 2008 offered by ABI. He was Chairman
of the Ratikanta Maiti Foundation and chief editor of three international
journals. Dr. Maiti died in 2019.
Humberto González Rodríguez, PhD, is a faculty member at the Univer
sidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales (School
of Forest Sciences), Nuevo León, México. He is currently working on
water relations and plant nutrition in native woody trees and shrubs in
northeastern México. In addition, his research includes nutrient deposi
tion via throughfall, stemflow, and litterfall in different forest ecosystems.
Dr. González teaches chemistry, plant physiology, and statistics. He has
successfully guided over 68 theses and has handled over 10 research proj
ects. Moreover, he has published many articles, books, and book chapters.
He received his PhD in Plant Physiology from Texas A&M University
under the guidance of Dr. Wayne R. Jordan and Dr. Malcolm C. Drew.
vi About the Authors
Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Crop Physiology at Agricultural College, Jagtial, Professor Jayashankar
Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), India. She has teaching
experience at PJTSAU and research experience at varied ICAR institutes
and at Vibha Seeds. She was the recipient of a CSIR Fellowship during
her doctoral studies and was awarded a Young Scientist Award for Best
Thesis Presentation on “In the National Seminar on Plant Physiology.”
She teaches courses on plant physiology and environmental science for
BSc (Ag.) students. She has taught seed physiology and growth and yield
and modeling courses to MSc (Ag.) students. She acted as a minor advisor
to several MSc (Ag) students and guided them in their research work. She
is the author of book chapters in four books. She is also one of editors of
the book Glossary in Plant Physiology and an editor of six international
books, including Advances in Bio-Resource and Stress Management;
Applied Biology of Woody Plants; An Evocative Memoire: Living with
Mexican Culture, Spirituality and Religion; Gospel of Forests; Advances
in Cotton Science; Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of
Trees and Shrubs; and Advances in Rice Science. She has published over
50 research articles in national and international journals.
Sameena Begum, a young researcher, has completed a BSc Agriculture
with distinction in the year 2016 and MSc in Genetics and Plant Breeding
with distinction in the year 2018 from the College of Agriculture at the
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyder
abad, India. During her master’s degree program, she conducted research
on combining ability, gall midge resistance, yield, and quality traits in
hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) and identified two highly resistant hybrids.
She has been an author of book chapters in two books, namely Advances
in Cotton Science and Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of
Trees and Shrubs. She was also an editor of a book on Advances in Cotton
Science (Apple Academic Press). She has been an author of book chapters
in three books: Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Trees
and Shrubs, Advances in Cotton Science and Advances in Genetics and
Plant Breeding. She was one of the editors of the books: Advances in
Cotton Science and Advances in Rice Science. She published five research
publications in national and international journals from her research work.
About the Authors vii
Dasari Rajkumar, is a rice breeder. His career included work as a research
associate and a botanist at Vibha Seeds Hyderabad, India, where he
contributed with research on physiological aspects of drought and salinity
tolerance in paddy, cotton, and vegetables. He also was a senior research
associate at Bio Seed Research India, Hyderabad, where he specialized
in rice, focusing on rice breeding and QTL mapping for drought, salinity
tolerance, and trait introgression for biotic stress tolerance. Currently, he is
working as a rice breeder in Neo Seeds India Private Limited, Hyderabad,
India. His main area of research is on developing high-yielding drought and
salinity tolerant rice hybrids and varieties of various maturing segments
and grain types across India. Apart from this, he is working on biotic stress
tolerance in paddy at various hotspots across India and a trait introgression
program for biotic stress tolerance. He has co-authored three books and
published 15 research papers in national and international journals. He
completed his master’s degree in Botany with a specialization in Applied
Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology from Osmania University, India.
Contents
Abbreviations ............................................................................................... xi
Preface .........................................................................................................xv
1. Background and Importance of Maize ..................................................... 1
2. World Maize Production .......................................................................... 19
3. Origin, Evolution, and Domestication of Maize .....................................29
4. Maize Ideotype .......................................................................................... 49
5. Maize Botany .............................................................................................79
6. Physiological Basis of Crop Growth and Productivity .......................... 95
7. Research Advances in Abiotic Stress Management ............................. 159
8. Biotic Stresses Affecting Crop Productivity ............................................. 193
9. Methods of Cultivation ............................................................................... 205
10. Maize Grain Quality Analysis, Food Quality, Chemistry,
and Food Processing ................................................................................... 225
11. Improvement of Maize: Maize Varieties and
Hybrid Maize Technology .......................................................................... 239
12. Research Advances in Breeding and Biotechnology of Maize ............... 251
Index ................................................................................................................. 265
