Background Fruits are vital food resources as they are loaded with bioactive compounds
varying with different stages of ripening. As the fruit ripens, a dynamic color change is …

Root and tuber crops have been an important part of human nutrition since the early days of
humanity, providing us with essential carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Today, they are …

Ending all forms of hunger by 2030, as set forward in the UN-Sustainable Development Goal
2 (UN-SDG2), is a daunting but essential task, given the limited timeline ahead and the …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta. Crantz) is a starch‐rich, woody tuberous, root crop
important for food, with little being done to investigate its potential as a bioenergy crop …

The world is hungry for energy. Plant oils in the form of triacylglycerol (TAG) are one of the
most reduced storage forms of carbon found in nature and hence represent an excellent …

Carotenoids and apocarotenoids are diverse classes of compounds found in nature and are
important natural pigments, nutraceuticals and flavour/aroma molecules. Improving the …

ABSTRACT Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major tropical crop. Regarded as an
orphan crop a few decades ago, it now receives considerable attention from governments …

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 …

This study examined the structural and physicochemical characteristics of starch isolated
from seven yellow cassava genotypes. The structural properties of yellow cassava starch …

Due to the ongoing prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in developing countries there
has been a large effort towards increasing the carotenoid content of staple foods via …