Plant carotenoids: recent advances and future perspectives

T Sun, S Rao, X Zhou, L Li - Molecular Horticulture, 2022 - Springer
Carotenoids are isoprenoid metabolites synthesized de novo in all photosynthetic
organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Vital roles of carotenoids in plants and humans to deteriorate stress with its structure, biosynthesis, metabolic engineering and functional aspects

P Swapnil, M Meena, SK Singh, UP Dhuldhaj… - Current Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are long conjugated isoprenoid molecules with over 1117 identified structures,
belongs to the class of hydrocarbons, involved in a range of biological processes in plants …

Carotenoid metabolism in plants: the role of plastids

T Sun, H Yuan, H Cao, M Yazdani, Y Tadmor, L Li - Molecular plant, 2018 - cell.com
Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical in human diets. Plastids are the
organelles for carotenoid biosynthesis and storage in plant cells. They exist in various types …

De novo domestication: an alternative route toward new crops for the future

AR Fernie, J Yan - Molecular plant, 2019 - cell.com
Current global agricultural production must feed over 7 billion people. However, productivity
varies greatly across the globe and is under threat from both increased competitions for land …

Single nucleotide polymorphism genoty** using Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP): overview of the technology and its application in crop improvement

K Semagn, R Babu, S Hearne, M Olsen - Molecular breeding, 2014 - Springer
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data can be obtained using one of the numerous
uniplex or multiplex SNP genoty** platforms that combine a variety of chemistries …

A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings

H Mao, H Wang, S Liu, Z Li, X Yang, J Yan, J Li… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Drought represents a major constraint on maize production worldwide. Understanding the
genetic basis for natural variation in drought tolerance of maize may facilitate efforts to …

Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels

H Li, Z Peng, X Yang, W Wang, J Fu, J Wang, Y Han… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Maize kernel oil is a valuable source of nutrition. Here we extensively examine the genetic
architecture of maize oil biosynthesis in a genome-wide association study using 1.03 million …