Billions of people in the world are affected by malnutrition. The effects of malnutrition in d eveloping countries are m ore common as compared to developed countries because they cannot afford supplementation. The micro nutrients deficiency is the 5th major cause of diseases in children and women. They mostly depend on cereals-based foods. To overcome this deficiency, we need to explore the genetic variability associated with quality and yield associated traits. Maize is staple food in many countries worldwide. This research was conducted following RCBD to explore the variability for agronomic traits and essential nutrients among twenty-five accessions of maize. The diversity of nutrients was determined by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) Perkin Elmer Analyst 400, well equipped with air- acetylene flame. Data were recorded for quality and yield associated traits including plant height (cm), cob length (cm), bad husk, days to 50 % silking, days to 50% tasseling, anthesis-silking interval (ASI), ears per plant, grains per ear, grain per row, rows per ear, cob diameter (cm), 100 grain weight (g) and mineral extraction. Significant diversity was found for all traits among all accessions, but genotype PEARL showed high concentrations for Fe and Zn in addition to having high yield.
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