subject area of Adaptation to flooding in upland and lowland ecotypes of Cyperus rotundus, a troublesome sedge weed of rice: tuber morphology and carbohydrate metabolism. Antinutritional factors of chickpea and pigeonpea and their removal by processing Biochemical Changes in the Rice Grain during Germination Characterizing fruit ripening in plantain and Cavendish bananas: A proteomics approach. Crystallinity of Raw Rice Starch Granules as Indexed by Corrosion with Hydrochloric Acid and Amylase Engineering high α‐amylase levels in wheat grain lowers Falling Number but improves baking properties Enzymes of starch metabolism in the developing rice grain. Inheritance of seed α-amylase inhibitor in the common bean and genetic relationship to arcelin Isolation and partial characterisation of galactose-specific lectins from African yam beans, Sphenostyles stenocarpa Harms Mechanism of seed dormancy in rice Mechanisms associated with tolerance to flooding during germination and early seedling growth in rice (Oryza sativa). Molecular dissection of seedling-vigor and associated physiological traits in rice. Novel, economically important semi-dwarf and early mutants: Selection and development from Improved White Ponni Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Proper Management Improves Seedling Survival and Growth during Early Flooding in Contrasting Rice Genotypes Rice Starch Properties and Grain Quality Role of Melanin in Release of Extracellular Enzymes and Selection of Aggressive Isolates of Bipolaris sorokiniana in Barley Seed pre-treatment in rice reduces damage, enhances carbohydrate mobilization and improves emergence and seedling establishment under flooded conditions Some Grain Properties of IR36‐based Starch Mutants Structure and properties of waxy-rice (IR29) starch during development of the grain Studies on Desi and Kabuli Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars. The Levels of Amylase Inhibitors, Levels of Oligosaccharides and In Vitro Starch Digestibility The inheritance of β-amylase null in storage roots of sweet potato,Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Using Sweet Potato Amylase Extracts for the Determination of Starch in Foodstuffs.