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ISSN: 2096-2428
CN: 42-1861/S
e-ISSN: 2666-626X

Lipid oxidation in food science and nutritional health: A comprehensive review

Food provides abundant nutrients for human beings, but also has sensory functions and physiological regulation. Lipids are the main components of food as well as the important structural and functional...

Unraveling the biochemical composition and potential applications of sesame seeds and seed cake: a decade overview

Sesame is the most widely produced oilseed crop with the highest oil content (45.0%–65.0%) in Asia, Africa. The seed contains a high amount of protein (19%–35%), dietary fiber (15%–20%), carbohydrate...

Production and achievements of Sesamum indicum industry in the world: Past and current state

Sesame production is important in agriculture, food industry, and the crop diversity due to its rich nutritional profile and health benefits. Despite its significant value, sesame is still an orphan...

Engineering climate-resilient and high-quality oilseed crops: The role of genomics, gene editing, and epigenetics

Modern oilseed breeding faces the complex challenge of simultaneously improving yield, nutritional quality, and stress resilience within a sustainable agricultural framework. A predictive, systems-oriented...

The importance of sulphur in oilseed production – A South Asian context

Sulphur (S) is essential for the quality of oilseed crops, ranking as the fourth major nutrient after nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). While crops need sulphur in slightly lower amounts...

A comprehensive review of bioactive compounds and processing technology of sesame seed

Sesame seeds are promulgated as traditional high-quality edible oil crops, rich in lipid (40–65%), protein (19–35%), and bioactive compounds. The review starts with bioactive components (fatty acid,...

Worldwide rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) research: A bibliometric analysis during 2011–2021

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is the world's second produced oilseed and accounts for nearly 12% of world major vegetable oil production. For the last 10 years, the production, planting area, and yield...

Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L) genotypes for seed yield and other agronomic traits

The experiment was conducted using simple lattice design with two replication and the trails was totally consisted fifty six genotypes. Data on seed yield and other Agronomic traits were used to estimate...

Review on contaminants in edible oil and analytical technologies

Edible oil is an important part of the human daily diet, which is popular in the food industry. People are paying increasing attention to the safety of edible oil as flawed oils have caused enormous...

Prospects and challenges of neglected oilseed crop Niger [Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass] for nutrition, health and industry

Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.), an underutilized oilseed crop widely cultivated by tribal communities in India and Ethiopia. It represents a promising crop at the interface of nutrition, health...

Research status of soybean symbiosis nitrogen fixation

Soybean (Glycine max) is one of the most important economic legume crops with largest planting area, and is also an important oil crop, as well as food and feed material. Soybean-rhizobia symbiosis...

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) identifies genetic loci and candidate genes for variation in protein and oil content in Sesamum indicum L.

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an ancient diploid oilseed crop valued for its high oil content, quality protein, unsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidants. The emerging research focuses on the utilization...

Genes and QTLs discovery for sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) breeding traits: A review

Sesame is a multi-purpose high-value oilseed crop, which can beused in the food, feed, and cosmetics applications. The low yield of sesame is due to the lack of high-yielding and locally adapted varieties,...

Profiling the effects of microwave-assisted and soxhlet extraction techniques on the physicochemical attributes of Moringa oleifera seed oil and proteins

There is a constant search for biomaterials from natural products like plants for food and industrial applications. The work embodied in this report aimed at investigating the effects of microwave-assisted...

Within-plant variability in pod maturity and preharvest sprouting in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.): Physiological drivers, agronomic impacts, and integrated mitigation strategies

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) exhibits an unusually asynchronous reproductive cycle, in which flowering, peg penetration, pod development, and seed filling occur over an extended period. This results...

Current trends and future directions in avocado oil research: An overview and a bibliometric analysis across two time points

Avocados, including the peels and seeds, have beneficial nutritional value and can be processed into oils. To understand the trends and promote the use of avocado waste, it is essential to ascertain...

Kinetics of stepwise peroxidation of rapeseed oil, flaxseed oil, high oleic peanut oil and high oleic sunflower oil under heating conditions

This study investigates the oxidative stability of rapeseed, flaxseed, high oleic peanut, and high oleic sunflower oils during short-term thermal oxidation. By monitoring peroxide value (PV) and thiobarbituric...

Optimization of plant oil-based nanoemulsions prepared via phase inversion temperature and evaluation of their antioxidant capacity

This study focuses on the preparation, and optimization of the nanoemulsions coorporating with pumpkin seed oil, grape seed oil, and grapefruit essential oil using the phase inversion temperature (PIT)...

Screening and identification of salt tolerance soybean varieties and germplasms

Soil salinization is a globally prevalent abiotic environmental stress. The imbalance of ions caused by high concentrations of sodium chloride results in a 40% reduction in soybean yield. Soybean, as...

Enhancing China's agri-food security: Palms as alternative oil crops under U.S.-China trade war

The 2025 U.S.-China Trade War has intensified the vulnerability of China's oil supply chain due to heavy reliance on soybean imports, posing serious challenges to food security. This study examines...

From field loss to yield security: Genetic pathways for building pod shattering-resistant rapeseed cultivars

Pod shattering, while a natural mechanism for seed dispersal, is an undesirable agronomic trait in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) that complicates mechanical harvesting. It typically causes yield losses...

Growth, yield, yield components, and grain qualities of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as affected by liming and phosphorus rates in southwest Ethiopia

Two field experiments were conducted in the main seasons of 2021/22 ​at the farmers' farm in two districts of southwest Ethiopia to investigate the effects of lime and phosphorus on groundnut yield...

A rapid and sustainable method for the detection of extra-virgin olive oil adulteration using surfactant-free microemulsions and 3D spectrofluorimetry

Due to the high standards in preparation, purity, and low production yields, extra-virgin olive oils (EVOO) is a high value product that makes adulteration with lower-quality oils a frequent practice....

Effects of rhizobial inoculation on soybean nodulation and rhizocompartment bacterial community under different soil conditions

Rhizobial inoculation in soybean is an effective strategy in sustainable agriculture to reduce chemical fertilizer application and to increase crop production. It not only provides nitrogen sources...

The research process of clubroot disease and related control strategies in Brassica

Brassica clubroot caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae has been identified as a severe soil-borne disease that poses a significant threat to plants root systems. The disease results in the formation of...

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