Targeting granule initiation and amyloplast structure to create giant starch granules in wheat.

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Starch granule size influences the functional, digestive, and processing qualities of starch, but its genetic control is poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that both space and substrate constraints limit starch granule size in wheat and provide an approach to achieve substantial increases in granule size. Wheat starch contains large A-type and small B-type granules. To increase A-type granule size, we...

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• Cytoplasmic Granules
• ARC gene
• Mutation
• Plant Proteins
• Plastids