Starch-rich crops form the basis of our nutrition, but plants have still to yield all their secrets
as to how they make this vital substance. Great progress has been made by studying both …

As the world's second most abundant biopolymer, starch serves as food, feed and
renewable resource for bioenergy production and other industrial applications. Unlike …

Starch is the most widespread and abundant storage carbohydrate in plants. We depend
upon starch for our nutrition, exploit its unique properties in industry, and use it as a …

This volume presents the physiological and biochemical aspects of storage carbohydrates,
or starch granules, in plants. This up-to-date and thorough resource carefully integrates …

The many varied uses of starch in food and industrial applications often requires an
understanding of its physicochemical properties and the detailed variations in granule …

For the past decade, Arabidopsis has been the model higher plant of choice. Research into
leaf starch metabolism has demonstrated that Arabidopsis is a useful system in which to …

Starch is a water-insoluble polymer of glucose synthesized as discrete granules inside the
stroma of plastids in plant cells. Starch reserves provide a source of carbohydrate for …

Starch is an important plant product widely used as a nutrient, as a source of renewable
energy, and for many technological applications. In plants, starch is the almost ubiquitous …

Starch and sucrose are the primary products of photosynthesis in the leaves of most plants.
Starch represents the major plant storage carbohydrate providing energy during the times of …

Starch is the major non-structural carbohydrate in plants. It serves as an important store of
carbon that fuels plant metabolism and growth when they are unable to photosynthesise …