{"title":"Genetic exploration and molecular breeding of unique ready-to-eat soft rice for improvement of glycemic response","authors":"Suraj Panja , Arpan Dey Bhowmik , Ansuman Chattopadhyay , Rup Kumar Kar , Pradip Chandra Dey , Narottam Dey","doi":"10.1016/j.jcs.2025.104202","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Low amylose containing parboiled soft rice is a natural wonder having ready-to-eat (RTE) trait with a possible risk of high glycemic response (GR). In this present investigation, a typical Indian soft rice (var. Vogali Bora) was genetically explored for its RTE trait, and molecular breeding was performed to improve its GR. The lower amylose (AC) to amylopectin ratio, along with low resistant starch (RS) in soft rice, seems to be a possible biochemical basis for softness and high GR. The presence of fewer SNPs in the soft rice genome, along with down regulation of a cascade of trait-linked transcripts during grain filling, supported its <em>japonica</em> ancestry. However, the large number of SNPs in 65 starch synthesis related genes and distinct starch synthesis machinery conferred that they were specifically evolved for its unique RTE trait. Despite variation in zygosity for trait-linked molecular marker (RM190), RILs showed RTE trait but less than 20 % AC is prerequisite to exhibit softness. Concerning soft rice, inbred lines showed improved GR in mice models due to elevated AC and RS content of F<sub>2:3</sub> seeds. RILs with moderate GR are promising sources for advancing inbred lines to generate healthy RTE soft rice with improved GR.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15285,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cereal Science","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104202"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Cereal Science","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0733521025001018","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Low amylose containing parboiled soft rice is a natural wonder having ready-to-eat (RTE) trait with a possible risk of high glycemic response (GR). In this present investigation, a typical Indian soft rice (var. Vogali Bora) was genetically explored for its RTE trait, and molecular breeding was performed to improve its GR. The lower amylose (AC) to amylopectin ratio, along with low resistant starch (RS) in soft rice, seems to be a possible biochemical basis for softness and high GR. The presence of fewer SNPs in the soft rice genome, along with down regulation of a cascade of trait-linked transcripts during grain filling, supported its japonica ancestry. However, the large number of SNPs in 65 starch synthesis related genes and distinct starch synthesis machinery conferred that they were specifically evolved for its unique RTE trait. Despite variation in zygosity for trait-linked molecular marker (RM190), RILs showed RTE trait but less than 20 % AC is prerequisite to exhibit softness. Concerning soft rice, inbred lines showed improved GR in mice models due to elevated AC and RS content of F2:3 seeds. RILs with moderate GR are promising sources for advancing inbred lines to generate healthy RTE soft rice with improved GR.
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The Journal of Cereal Science was established in 1983 to provide an International forum for the publication of original research papers of high standing covering all aspects of cereal science related to the functional and nutritional quality of cereal grains (true cereals - members of the Poaceae family and starchy pseudocereals - members of the Amaranthaceae, Chenopodiaceae and Polygonaceae families) and their products, in relation to the cereals used. The journal also publishes concise and critical review articles appraising the status and future directions of specific areas of cereal science and short communications that present news of important advances in research. The journal aims at topicality and at providing comprehensive coverage of progress in the field.