Breeding Colored Sweet Corn for Improved Micronutrient Content

Jonathan Niyorukundo's research data on breeding colored sweet corn hybrids. The dataset likely contains phenotypic and biochemical measurements from nine colored sweet corn inbreds and 20 hybrids, selected for color, sweetness, and texture. The study demonstrates the accumulation of carotenoid and flavonoid pigments by the prime eating stage.

Use Cases

• Analyze relationships between kernel color phenotypes and micronutrient content based on described carotenoid and flavonoid assays.
• Compare sugar and starch content between colored sweet corn hybrids and parental lines based on mentioned biochemical assays.
• Study the heritability of color, sweetness, and texture traits in sweet corn breeding programs based on the described crossing and selection methodology.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific breeding study with a clear methodology of crossing and five selfing generations.
• Includes analysis of multiple biochemical compounds (carotenoids, flavonoids, sugars, starches) as mentioned in the description.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (292.2 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Jonathan Niyorukundo

Collection Method

Generated through crossing various colored maize varieties with sweet corn inbreds, followed by five selfing generations with phenotypic selection.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:39:44; freshness should be verified.