Seed germination (SG) is the first stage in a plant's life and has an immense importance in
sustaining crop production. Abiotic stresses reduce SG by increasing the deterioration of …

Rice, Oryza sativa, is the major staple food that provides a larger share of dietary energy for
more of the population than other cereal crops. Moreover, rice has a significant amount of …

Abstract Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a non-protein amino acid, possesses various
health benefits and plays a signaling and defensive role in plants. Due to the low content of …

Grain germination is a process involving numerous factors that influence the biochemical
processes inside the plant cells. This review covered the abiotic factors that lead to the …

Due to the global rise in food insecurity, micronutrient deficiency, and diet-related health
issues, the United Nations (UN) has called for action to eradicate hunger and malnutrition …

Parboiling is gaining increasing attention as it can enhance the head rice yield (HRY) and
nutritional quality of non-pigmented rice. The traditional parboiling process with high …

The impacts of varying germination periods (0–72 h) on morphological properties, proximate
composition, amino acid profile, GABA levels, antioxidant attributes, polyphenol content …

Over the last 30 years, thousands of articles have appeared examining the effects of soaking
and germinating brown rice (BR). Variable germination conditions and methods have been …

Short germination is a process that can improve bioactive compounds in rice. This work
aimed investigate the physical properties, phenolic compounds (PC), antioxidant activity and …

Rice (Oryza sativa) seeds contain a variety of metabolites, which not only provide energy for
their own growth and development, but also are an important source of nutrition for humans …