Malnutrition results in enormous socio-economic costs to the individual, their community,
and the nation's economy. The evidence suggests an overall negative impact of climate …

Allotetraploid durum wheat is the second most widely cultivated wheat, following hexaploid
bread wheat, and is one of the major protein and calorie sources of the human diet …

The aim of this study was to assess commercial quality parameters, carotenoids and sugars
in two different nectarine cultivars ('Zijinhong', yellow flesh, and 'Ruiguang', white flesh) to …

Vitamin A deficiency remains a severe global health issue, which creates a need to biofortify
crops with provitamin A carotenoids (PACs). Expanding plant cell capacity for synthesis and …

Given the general beneficial effects of antioxidants-rich foods on human health and disease
prevention, there is a continuous interest in plant secondary metabolites conferring attractive …

The carotenoids biosynthesis pathway in plants has been studied extensively, yet little is
known about the regulatory mechanisms underlying this process, especially for ornamental …

Despite recent advances in crop metabolomics, the genetic control and molecular basis of
the wheat kernel metabolome at different developmental stages remain largely unknown …

As a globally important staple crop, wheat seeds provide us with nutrients and proteins. The
trend of healthy dietary has become popular recently, emphasizing the consumption of …

花色是一种重要的花性状, 对于有花植物的观赏园艺, 生殖生态以及物种演化均具有非常关键的
作用. 有花植物花着色的关键决定因素是花色素的合成和沉积. 类胡萝卜素作为一类重要的天然 …

Key message Functional redundancy and subfunctionalization of β-hydroxylases in
tetraploid wheat tissues open up opportunities for manipulation of carotenoid metabolism for …