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Genome Editing: Mechanism and Utilization in Plant Breeding
Advances in genome editing technologies have opened new horizons and empowered scientists to make desired amends in the plant genomes. With the...
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Tweaking CRISPR/Cas for Develo** Salt and Drought Tolerant Crop Plants
Drought and soil salinity stresses are major consequences of climate change and the main source of yield loss and diminishing crop productivity....
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Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation, Evaluation and Utilization in Plant Breeding
Conservation, evaluation and utilization of plant genetic resourcesPlant genetic resources (PGR) (PGRs) in plant breedingBreeding are crucial for...
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Genome-Wide Association Study: A Powerful Approach to Map QTLs in Crop Plants
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are powerful for identifying genomic regions, or even directly the causal loci, controlling the variation of...
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Genetic Mutations and Molecular Detection Techniques in Plant Breeding
Increasing world population is necessitating the need for more effective crop improvement tools to develop high-yielding crop varieties kee** pace...
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Contribution and Impact of Mutant Varieties on Food Security
After the discovery of the mutagenic action of X-rays by Muller and Stadler, experimental mutagenesis in the past 90 years has created a vast amount...
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Forward and Reverse Genetics in Crop Breeding
The fundamental aspects of crop breeding are the identification, investigation, creation and utilization of genetic variation. Attempts are made in...
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CRISPR/CAS: The Beginning of a New Era in Crop Improvement
Because of the number of crop genome sequences available and the advancements in genome editing tools, it is now possible to design crops that have...
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Nano-agro-biotechnology Prospects
It is not yet easy to point out that adopting certain strategies would suffice to solve the multitude of complex problems being faced in the...
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Nanotechnology and Crop Management
Crop management helps improve crop productivity, leading to higher yields with improved quality. Crop management is a set of agricultural practices...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.)
Arrowroot is one of the most widely studied herbal species belonging to the family Marantaceae, which originated from South America and is mainly...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Vietnamese Ginseng (Panax Vietnamensis Ha et Grushv.)
The Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grush.) (VG) belongs to the Araliaceae family and is an endemic species in the Central Highlands of...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus L.)
Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.), also known as earth almond or chufa, is a lesser known but highly nutritious plant that has gained increasing...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Curcuma Species
The genus Curcuma, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, is one of the largest groups of aromatic medicinal plants. It comprises about 120 species,...
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Importance of Underground Storage Organs in Plants (for Their Survival and Perpetuation and for Human Welfare)
Herbaceous terrestrial plants – both dicots and monocots – are classified as geophytes when they generate underground storage organs like bulbs,...
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Bioactive Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities of Polygonum minus Huds.
In the development of drugs, medicinal plants contributed many potent, efficacious, and low-toxicity compounds and analogs. Plants belonging to the...
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Bioactive Chemicals and Biological Activities of Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.)
Potato is accepted as a high-yielding staple food for feeding humans and is recommended as a global food security crop. Researchers and food...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer)
Panax ginseng is a perennial herb that has been widely used as a medicinal plant in Southeast Asia and recently in Western medicine. It contains...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Ruscus Species
The genus Ruscus (Asparagaceae) is comprised of seven species which include R. aculeatus L., R. colchicus Yeo., R. hypoglossum L., R. hypophyllum L.,...
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Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Ensete Species
Ensete, commonly known as the “false banana,” is a plant of the subtropical and tropical regions of Asia and Africa. Ensete has received global...