Although high‐amylose starches are not a recent innovation, their popularity in recent years
has been increasing due to their unique functional properties and enhanced nutritional …

Improving the nutritional quality of rice grains through modulation of bioactive compounds
and micronutrients represents an efficient means of addressing nutritional security in …

Over-application of nitrogen fertilizer in fields has had a negative impact on both
environment and human health. Domesticated rice varieties with high nitrogen use efficiency …

Starch plays an important role in human nutrition. However, in its native form, its uses are
limited due to factors such as high viscosity, low solubility, thermal decomposition, and a …

As a green, nonthermal, and innovative technology, ultrasonication generates acoustic
cavitation in an aqueous medium, developing physical forces that affect the starch chemistry …

Background The current incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes is at global epidemic
levels. To mitigate their impact, there is a need to develop starch-containing foods that give …

Background The global shift in food consumption patterns accompanied by a sedentary
lifestyle has been driving the upsurge of non-communicable diseases, projected to remain …

The eating and cooking quality (ECQ) of rice is critical for determining its economic value in
the marketplace and promoting consumer acceptance. It has therefore been of paramount …

De-domestication or feralization is an interesting phenomenon in crops and livestock.
Previously, evidence for crop de-domestication was based mainly on studies using …

Seed germination plays a pivotal role in the plant life cycle, and its precise regulatory
mechanisms are not clear. In this study, 19 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with rice …