Efforts are made to determine the reasons for specific patterns of breakage of the aleurone in the caryopsis among the 16 varieties of rice during cooking, with special reference to longitudinal breakage.

Histochemical studies were carried out to localize the major aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) in mature rice caryopsis of basmati and other scented rice varieties. Among the histochemical reactions tried, the ...

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. is the only species belonging to the family Pandanaceae that has fragrant leaves. In the higher plants, aroma compounds in leaves are stored in vacuoles and epidermal outgrowths like papillae, ...