STARCH BIOSYNTHESIS IN CROP PLANTS

Starch Biosynthesis in Crop Plants

Starch is a water-insoluble polyglucan synthesized inside the plastids of plant tissues to provide a store of carbohydrate.Starch harvested from plant storage organs has probably represented the major source of calories for the human diet since before the dawn of civilization.Following the advent of agriculture and the building of complex societies

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Perceptions of shellfish aquaculture in British Columbia and implications for well-being in marine social-ecological systems

Shellfish aquaculture is often positioned as an adaptive alternative to traditional resource industries, but the social and cultural effects of expanding production on coastal/marine social-ecological systems are unclear.Reporting on a multimethods study, we present perceptions about shellfish aquaculture collected through interviews, participant-e

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Supporting adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence in women with breast cancer: the development of a complex behavioural intervention using Intervention Mapping guided by the Multiphase Optimisation Strategy

Abstract Background Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and mortality.However, up to three-quarters of women with breast cancer do not take AET as prescribed.Existing interventions to support adherence to AET have largely been unsuccessful, and have not focused on the most salient barriers to adherence.This

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