African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6838

Full Length Research Paper

Superiority of Malawian orange local maize variety in nutrients, cookability and storability

Daiki Murayama
  • Daiki Murayama
  • Division of Utilization of Bioresources, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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Tomoka Yamazawa
  • Tomoka Yamazawa
  • Department of Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Chandiona Munthali
  • Chandiona Munthali
  • Chitedze Agricultural Research Station, Department of Agricultural Research Services, Chitedze, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Ephantus, N. Bernard
  • Ephantus, N. Bernard
  • Department of Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Rodney, L. Gondwe
  • Rodney, L. Gondwe
  • Department of Agro-environmental Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Jiwan, P. Palta
  • Jiwan, P. Palta
  • Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Masayuki Tani
  • Masayuki Tani
  • Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Hiroshi Koaze
  • Hiroshi Koaze
  • Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Daigo Aiuchi
  • Daigo Aiuchi
  • Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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  •  Received: 10 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 April 2017
  •  Published: 11 May 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Murayama, D., Yamazawa, T., Munthali, C., Bernard, E. N., Gondwe, R. L., Palta, J. P., Tani, M., Koaze, H. & Aiuchi, D. (2017). Superiority of Malawian orange local maize variety in nutrients, cookability and storability. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(19), 1618-1628.
Chicago /
Daiki Murayama, Tomoka Yamazawa, Chandiona Munthali, Ephantus, N. Bernard, Rodney, L. Gondwe, Jiwan, P. Palta, Masayuki Tani, Hiroshi Koaze and Daigo Aiuchi. "Superiority of Malawian orange local maize variety in nutrients, cookability and storability." African Journal of Agricultural Research 12, no. 19 (2017): 1618-1628.
MLA /
Daiki Murayama, et al. "Superiority of Malawian orange local maize variety in nutrients, cookability and storability." African Journal of Agricultural Research 12.19 (2017): 1618-1628.