One out of three humans suffer from micronutrient deficiencies called “hidden hunger”.
Underprivileged people, including preschool children and women, suffer most from …

Micronutrient malnutrition is an important issue in the developing countries especially in
Asia and Africa where millions of school-going children and pregnant women are affected …

Highlights•Carotenoid biofortification of all major crops has been obtained.•Studies show
good levels of bioaccessibility/bioavailability of the produced carotenoids.•Additional studies …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), with a large genome (16000 Mb) and high proportion (∼ 80%)
of repetitive sequences, has been a difficult crop for genomics research. However, the …

Carotenoids are indispensable for human health, required as precursors of vitamin A and
efficient antioxidants. However, these plant pigments that play a vital role in photosynthesis …

Marker‐assisted breeding provides an opportunity for wheat breeders to introgress/pyramid
genes of interest into breeding lines and to identify genes and/or quantitative trait loci in …

Pigments are essential to the life of all living organisms. Animals and plants have been the
subjects of basic and applied research with the aim of determining the basis of the …

Pasta products and noodles have been staple foods since ancient times in many countries
all over the world. These cereal products are still increasingly popular worldwide for their …

Background Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are short, non-
autonomous class II transposable elements present in a high number of conserved copies in …

Carotenoid pigment content is an important quality trait as it confers a natural bright yellow
color to pasta preferred by consumers (whiteness vs. yellowness) and nutrients, such as …