Maize is an essential source of nutrition for humans and animals and is rich in various
metabolites that determine its quality. Different maize varieties show significant differences …

Background Maize has many kernel colors, from white to dark black. However, research on
the color and nutritional quality of the different varieties is limited. The color of the maize …

Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa) is a major economic vegetable crop.
Different sweet corn cultivars vary largely in flavor, texture, and nutrition. The present study …

High temperature around flowering has a serious impact on the growth and development of
maize. However, few maize genes related to flowering under heat stress have been …

Mungbeans (Vigna radiata L.), a major legume crop in Asia, contain higher amounts of
functional substances than other legumes, such as catechin, chlorogenic acid, and vitexin …

Metabolites in maize kernels are associated not only with nutritional value but also
physiological properties such as maturation, desiccation, and germination. However …

Elucidation of the metabolic pathways determining pigmentation and their underlying
regulatory mechanisms in maize kernels is of high importance in attempts to improve the …

We evaluated the variability of metabolites in various maize hybrids due to the effect of
environment, genotype, phenotype as well as the interaction of the first two factors. We …

BACKGROUND Metabolites in wheat grains greatly influence nutritional values. Wheat
provides proteins, minerals, B‐group vitamins and dietary fiber to humans. These …

Sweet corn is an important vegetable crop consumed worldwide. However, little is known
about the differentiation and selection of field and sweet corn, and indeed how the breeding …