Advanced in Cereal Science and Cereal Quality, Volume 2
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 762
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cereal chemistry and quality; functional cereal products; bioactive components in cereals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cereal grains have comprised a major component of the human diet for thousands of years. Wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, barley, miller, etc., are critical to human survival around the world. Nowadays, more than 50% of our daily caloric intake is derived from cereal product consumption. Thus, cereal quality represents a crucial factor in human health and sustainable development, being defined by several terms, such as physical (i.e., kernel size), safety (i.e., fungal infection), and compositional factors (i.e., protein content). However, it is challenging to develop high-quality cereal products that meet humans’ expectations. This Special Issue of Plants will highlight some of the latest research endeavors, aiming to improve our understanding of conceptual advances and novel methodologies and biotechnological analysis , processing, and storage to improve cereal quality. We invite authors to contribute high-quality original research or review papers covering (but not limited to) the following subjects:
- Integrated crop nutrient management;
- Increase in nutrient acquisition, bioavailability, and efficiency;
- Bioactive components and the health benefits of cereal products;
- Biofortification—improvement of food (feed) quality due to plant nutrition;
- Novel analytical methods and techniques;
- Effect of processing and storage on chemistry and nutritional attributes of cereal products;
- Grain ingredients and the interactions influence product quality.
Dr. Gengjun Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cereal quality
- bioactive nutrients
- biofortification
- bioavailability
- novel techniques
- grain ingredients
Related Special Issue
- Advances in Cereal Science and Cereal Quality in Plants (9 articles)
