In the world of baking and cooking, two ingredients often get muddled, corn flour and corn starch. But are they ...

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 ...

It requires less land, water and labor to cultivate than other high-starch crops like maize or rice. This protein-rich legume grows well in much of India, China, sub-Saharan Africa and South America.

Together, these pathways make auxin a cornerstone of crop development. The findings have dramatic implications for ...

To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum. An initial study shows how animals consuming particles from this alternative material ...

The study also reports that genome-edited cassava plants showed increased starch content ... and contribute to the improvement of this vital crop. These advancements could lead to increased ...