"Maize: Production and Use" ed. by Akbar Hossain

This book highlights the importance of maize and the improved management approaches for improving the productivity of maize in the era of changing climate.

Maize is a staple cereal after wheat and rice. It is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin B and minerals for many poor people in the world. In developing countries maize is a major source of income in resource-poor farmers. As maize is used both as silage and as crop residue and the grains of maize are usually used for food, starch and oil extraction industrially, the demand for maize is rising day by day. Therefore, it is imperative for improvement of maize to meet the increasing demand.

Contents
1.Maize as Energy Crop
2.Nutritive Value
3.Quality Protein Maize: An Alternative Food to Mitigate Protein Deficiency in Developing Countries
4.Climate Change Impacts on Sustainable Maize Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review
5.Amelioration of Drought Tolerance in Maize Using Rice Husk Biochar
6.Improved Technologies for Higher Maize Production
7.Potential and Advantages of Maize-Legume Intercropping System
8.Chemical Weed Management in Maize (Zea mays L.) under Conservation Agricultural Systems: An Outlook of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in South-Asia
9.Women Participation in Post-Harvest Processing of Maize Using Indigenous Technologies: A Perspective of Kogi State of Nigeria