Increasing the utilisation of sorghum, millets and pseudocereals: Developments in the science of their phenolic phytochemicals, biofortification and protein …

JRN Taylor, PS Belton, T Beta, KG Duodu - Journal of Cereal Science, 2014 - Elsevier
There is considerable interest in sorghum, millets and pseudocereals for their phytochemical
content, their nutritional potential and their use in gluten-free products. They are generally …

Genome editing for sustainable agriculture in Africa

L Tripathi, KS Dhugga, VO Ntui, S Runo… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa is essential for accomplishing food and
nutritional security and addressing the rising concerns of climate change. There is an urgent …

Transcriptional regulation of zein gene expression in maize through the additive and synergistic action of opaque2, prolamine-box binding factor, and O2 …

Z Zhang, J Yang, Y Wu - The Plant Cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Maize (Zea mays) zeins are some of the most abundant cereal seed storage proteins
(SSPs). Their abundance influences kernel hardness but compromises its nutritional quality …

Exploiting nutritional value of staple foods in the world's semi-arid areas: Risks, benefits, challenges and opportunities of sorghum

I Proietti, C Frazzoli, A Mantovani - Healthcare, 2015 - mdpi.com
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a drought-resistant crop and an important food
resource in terms of nutritional as well as social-economic values, especially in semi-arid …