Germplasm Enhancement and Breeding Strategies for Crop Quality in Japan

Two subspecies of rice, Oryza sativa ssp. indica rice mutant II-ge1 and O. sativa ssp. japonica rice mutant XS-ge1, were characterized by an enlarged embryo compared to their wild types. Significant increases in crude lipid content; crude protein content; vitamin B1 (V B1 ); vitamin B2; vitamin E (V E ); essential amino acids such as arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine and methionine and mineral elements such as Ca, Fe, Mg, K, P and Zn were detected in rice with a giant embryo (ge). The nutrients in the brown rice changed drastically after pre-germination. The dramatic nutrient enrichments were observed in the pre-germinated brown rice with a ge. The six major enhanced nutrients were g-amino-butyric acid (GABA), lysine, Mg, V B1 , V E and Ca, and the amounts were 7.3 and 4.7 times enriched for GABA, 3.4 and 3.0 times for lysine, 2.9 and 2.7 times for Mg, 2.8 and 2.5 times for V B1 , 2.5 and 2.2 times for V E and 2.1 and 1.8 times for Ca, respectively, relative to those in the brown rice with a normal embryo. The results suggest that a ge can be used as a phenotypic marker for food processors to select rice enriched with certain 3 Corresponding Journal of Food Biochemistry 29 (2005) 653-661. All Rights Reserved. © Copyright 2005, Blackwell Publishing 653nutritional components, and that the application of giant-embryo rice would help develop cultivars with an improved nutritional content.

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“…1994). In Okuno's (2004) report, the enriched amounts of GABA in the ges to the NEs were proportional to the size of the enlarged embryos.…”

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Comparative Studies on Major Nutritional Components of Rice With a Giant Embryo and a Normal Embryo

Zhang

Tang

et al. 2005

J Food Biochemistry

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“…LOX-deficient soybean is a beneficial raw material for the soymilk production, tofu and other soybean fresh products. The problems in post-harvest production of LOX free varieties are the contamination between normal and LOXdeficient soybean seeds [40].…”

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Distribution, Importance and Diseases of Soybean and Common Bean: A Review

Singh¹,

Dukariya

Kumar

2020

BJI

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The crops belonging to the family Leguminosae are the second to cereal crops of agricultural significance due to their high nutritional value. Soybean is native to East Asia and was originated in China while common bean is native to Central and Southern America originated in Peru. Both soybean and common bean are erect, bushy annual herbaceous plants growing up to 150 and 40 centimeters in height, respectively. They have enormous food and medicinal values. Soybean and common bean are important leguminous crops which are excellent source of high-quality proteins, minerals, vitamins, polyunsaturated fats, and other nutrients for both human and other animal feeds. Soybean is beneficial for weight loss, diabetics as dietary supplements, bone loss in women and minimizing cancer risks while common bean is useful for preventing constipation, lowering cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart diseases. Pests, pathogens and weeds cause harmful effect resulting in low production of both the legume crops. The present review focuses on the overview, different importance and diseases of soybean (Glycine max) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). In addition, attention has been paid on various aspects of these two legumes namely taxonomy, morphological features, origin and distribution along with their pests and diseases.

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Germplasm Enhancement and Breeding Strategies for Crop Quality in Japan

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Comparative Studies on Major Nutritional Components of Rice With a Giant Embryo and a Normal Embryo

Comparative Studies on Major Nutritional Components of Rice With a Giant Embryo and a Normal Embryo

Distribution, Importance and Diseases of Soybean and Common Bean: A Review

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