Background Selection of genes involved in metabolic pathways could target them differently
depending on the position of genes in the pathway and on their role in controlling metabolic …

Carotenoid pigments are important components of the human diet and carrots are the main
dietary sources of the vitamin A precursors α-and β-carotene. Carotenoids play essential …

Carrots are an excellent source of provitamin A carotenoids in the human diet and these
pigments impart the familiar orange root color. Since carotenoids are an important trait for …

Carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis, and they are the ultimate source of all dietary
vitamin A. They account for the striking diversity of orange, yellow, and red carrot storage …

According to the history of the cultivated carrot, root colour can be considered as a structural
factor of carrot germplasm. Therefore, molecular variations of carotenoid biosynthesis …

Carotenoids are vital pigments for higher plants and play a crucial function in photosynthesis
and photoprotection. Carotenoids are precursors of vitamin A synthesis and contribute to …

Background Carrot is a vegetable cultivated worldwide for the consumption of its root.
Historical data indicate that root colour has been differentially selected over time and …

Cellular metabolic networks depend on the products of many loci for proper functioning.
These interrelationships between loci at the phenotypic level raise the question of whether …

The discovery and use of genetic markers associated with carotenoid levels can help to
exploit the genetic potential of maize for provitamin A accumulation more effectively …

We performed QTL analyses for pigment content on a carotenoid biosynthesis function map
based on progeny of a wild white carrot (QAL) which accumulates no pigments× …