Integrating omics and gene editing tools for rapid improvement of traditional food plants for diversified and sustainable food security

A Kumar, T Anju, S Kumar, SS Chhapekar… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Indigenous communities across the globe, especially in rural areas, consume locally
available plants known as Traditional Food Plants (TFPs) for their nutritional and health …

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N Rodríguez - HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and …, 2012 - journals.flvc.org
Sarah Adopted Parents 2012 Page 1 The Florida State University College of Medicine 17 16
HEALVol 4, 2012 I have pictured this moment—finally getting the opportunity to let those …

The physiology and proteomics of drought tolerance in maize: early stomatal closure as a cause of lower tolerance to short-term dehydration?

M Benešová, D Hola, L Fischer, PL Jedelský… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the response of a crop to drought is the first step in the breeding of tolerant
genotypes. In our study, two maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes with contrasting sensitivity to …

Proximate composition, phenolic acids, and flavonoids characterization of commercial and wild nopal (Opuntia spp.)

T Guevara-Figueroa, H Jiménez-Islas… - Journal of food …, 2010 - Elsevier
The proximate composition, phenolic acid, and flavonoid characterization of two commercial
and eight wild Opuntia spp., as well two processed products, were analyzed. Commercial …

Response of Amaranthus sp. to Salinity Stress: A Review

A Bhargava, S Srivastava - Emerging research in alternative crops, 2020 - Springer
Salinity is one of the world's most pressing environmental problems that has affected nearly
one-third of the world's cultivated land. Ionic toxicity, osmotic stress, and nutritional defects …

Transcriptomic analysis of grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) using 454 pyrosequencing: comparison with A. tuberculatus, expression profiling in stems …

JP Délano-Frier, H Avilés-Arnaut… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Amaranthus hypochondriacus, a grain amaranth, is a C4 plant noted by its
ability to tolerate stressful conditions and produce highly nutritious seeds. These possess an …

Amaranth lunasin-like peptide internalizes into the cell nucleus and inhibits chemical carcinogen-induced transformation of NIH-3T3 cells

E Maldonado-Cervantes, HJ Jeong, F León-Galván… - Peptides, 2010 - Elsevier
Because an unbalanced diet is an important risk factor for several illnesses, interest has
increased in finding novel health-promoting foods. Amaranth produces seeds that not only …

Burkholderia ambifaria and B. caribensis Promote Growth and Increase Yield in Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus and A. hypochondriacus) by Improving …

FI Parra-Cota, JJ Peña-Cabriales… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Grain amaranth is an emerging crop that produces seeds having high quality protein with
balanced amino-acid content. However, production is restricted by agronomic limitations that …

Betacyanin Biosynthetic Genes and Enzymes Are Differentially Induced by (a)biotic Stress in Amaranthus hypochondriacus

G Casique-Arroyo, N Martinez-Gallardo… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
An analysis of key genes and enzymes of the betacyanin biosynthetic pathway in
Amaranthus hypochondriacus (Ah) was performed. Complete cDNA sequence of Ah genes …

Differential proteomic responses to water stress induced by PEG in two creeping bentgrass cultivars differing in stress tolerance

C Xu, B Huang - Journal of plant physiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Protein metabolism and expression play important role in plant adaptation to water stress.
The objectives of this study were to examine proteomic responses to water stress induced by …