Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29728792›Full record

ReviewPlant reproduction2018

Carbohydrate reserves and seed development: an overview.

Manuel Aguirre, Edward Kiegle, Giulia Leo, Ignacio Ezquer

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Review in Plant reproduction, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Manuel AguirreDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6633-1820
Edward KiegleDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Giulia LeoDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Ignacio EzquerDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy. juan.ezquer@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-0095
University of Milan · ITCentrum Wiskunde & Informatica · NL

Funding

H2020 European Research Council EXPOSEED-RISE GA number: 691109.H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 302606Università degli Studi di Milano Linea 2-DBSUniversiteit van Amsterdam NL AMSTERD01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seeds are one of the most important food sources, providing humans and animals with essential nutrients. These nutrients include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Carbohydrates are one of the main energy sources for both plant and animal cells and play a fundamental role in seed development, human nutrition and the food industry. Many studies have focused on the molecular pathways that control carbohydrate flow during seed development in monocot and dicot species. For this reason, an overview of seed biodiversity focused on the multiple metabolic and physiological mechanisms that govern seed carbohydrate storage function in the plant kingdom is required. A large number of mutants affecting carbohydrate metabolism, which display defective seed development, are currently available for many plant species. The physiological, biochemical and biomolecular study of such mutants has led researchers to understand better how metabolism of carbohydrates works in plants and the critical role that these carbohydrates, and especially starch, play during seed development. In this review, we summarize and analyze the newest findings related to carbohydrate metabolism's effects on seed development, pointing out key regulatory genes and enzymes that influence seed sugar import and metabolism. Our review also aims to provide guidelines for future research in the field and in this way to assist seed quality optimization by targeted genetic engineering and classical breeding programs.

Indexed as

BiodiversityCarbohydrate MetabolismCarbonSeedsCarbonCarbohydratesCarbon partitioningSeed biodiversitySeed developmentSeed storage compositionSource-sink ratiosStarchSucrose

Identifiers

PMID29728792
OpenAlexW2799599154

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