Soybean seed hardness, a key factor in consumer acceptance and vegetable soybean quality, has been elucidated through a comprehensive study. Researchers identified the genetic and molecular mechanisms ...

Corn is a versatile crop grown over a range of agro-climatic zones. If producers adopt early planting to avoid high temperature and drought under rain fed systems, cold temperatures may negatively ...

Seed plants are essential as a source of food, fuel, medicine, and more. Now, a multidisciplinary team of researchers has combined deep botanical knowledge with powerful genomic technology to decode ...

Spanning from the heart-stage embryo to seed germination, the study charts dynamic gene expression patterns in the embryo axis and cotyledon, revealing key regulatory networks. This work uncovers how ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 33, No. 136 (October 1982), pp. 1045-1057 (13 pages) Embryonic axes of Phaseolus vulgaris undergo a transition from desiccation-intolerance to ...

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Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) plays a central role in integrating carbon metabolism during seed development. By catalysing the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to oxaloacetate, PEPC ...

CHICAGO — The Food and Drug Administration issued its final rule in December defining the nutrient content claim “healthy.” Now more foods associated with healthy eating patterns qualify for the claim ...

In a country where agriculture remains the backbone of rural livelihoods, yet productivity has long lagged behind potential, ...