Researchers find new genetic interactions in the starch biosynthetic pathway of barley, influencing its starch properties and starch granule morphology Cereals such as rice, wheat, maize, and barley ...

Plants store carbon in two primary forms: starch and triacylglycerols (TAGs). Starch is mainly stored in chloroplasts in leaves, where it serves as a readily available energy source, while TAGs are ...

Can Baysal, Wenshu He, Margit Drapal, Gemma Villorbina, Vicente Medina, Teresa Capell, Gurdev S. Khush, Changfu Zhu, Paul D. Fraser, Paul Christou Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of ...

Starch and oils are known as storehouses of carbon in plants. However, the way in which carbon resources are allocated during metabolism in plants remained unknown. Now, however, using a forward ...