[HTML][HTML] A review of starch, a unique biopolymer–Structure, metabolism and in planta modifications

A Apriyanto, J Compart, J Fettke - Plant Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Starch is a complex carbohydrate polymer produced by plants and especially by crops in
huge amounts. It consists of amylose and amylopectin, which have α-1, 4-and α-1, 6-linked …

[HTML][HTML] Cropping systems in agriculture and their impact on soil health-A review

T Yang, KHM Siddique, K Liu - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil health is defined as the capacity of soil to function, within ecosystem boundaries, to
sustain crop and animal productivities, maintain or enhance environmental sustainability …

Amylose in starch: towards an understanding of biosynthesis, structure and function

D Seung - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Starch granules are composed of two distinct glucose polymers–amylose and amylopectin.
Amylose constitutes 5–35% of most natural starches and has a major influence over starch …

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 in crop quality improvement

Q Liu, F Yang, J Zhang, H Liu, S Rahman… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The various crop species are major agricultural products and play an indispensable role in
sustaining human life. Over a long period, breeders strove to increase crop yield and …

Application of gene editing for climate change in agriculture

NG Karavolias, W Horner, MN Abugu… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change imposes a severe threat to agricultural systems, food security, and human
nutrition. Meanwhile, efforts in crop and livestock gene editing have been undertaken to …

Customizing starch properties: A review of starch modifications and their applications

J Compart, A Singh, J Fettke, A Apriyanto - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Starch has been a convenient, economically important polymer with substantial applications
in the food and processing industry. However, native starches present restricted …

Generation of a multiplex mutagenesis population via pooled CRISPR‐Cas9 in soya bean

M Bai, J Yuan, H Kuang, P Gong, S Li… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The output of genetic mutant screenings in soya bean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] has been
limited by its paleopolypoid genome. CRISPR‐Cas9 can generate multiplex mutants in …

Development of starch-based materials using current modification techniques and their applications: A review

SM Amaraweera, C Gunathilake, OHP Gunawardene… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Starch is one of the most common biodegradable polymers found in nature, and it is widely
utilized in the food and beverage, bioplastic industry, paper industry, textile, and biofuel …

CRISPR-based genome editing for nutrient enrichment in crops: a promising approach toward global food security

D Kumar, A Yadav, R Ahmad, UN Dwivedi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The global malnutrition burden imparts long-term developmental, economic, social, and
medical consequences to individuals, communities, and countries. The current …

New plant breeding technologies for food security

SSA Zaidi, H Vanderschuren, M Qaim, MM Mahfouz… - Science, 2019 - science.org
A world without hunger is possible but only if food production is sustainably increased and
distributed and extreme poverty is eliminated. Globally, most of the poor and …