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Understanding the nature of blast resistance in combined bacterial leaf blight and blast gene pyramided lines of rice variety tellahamsa
Rice blast and bacterial leaf blight (BLB) are the most limiting factors for rice production in the world which cause yield losses typically ranging from 20 to 30% and can be as high as 50% in some areas of As...
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Exploration of bioactive compounds from Olea dioica in Western Ghats of Karnataka using GC–MS
Bioactive compounds in plants are essential for the formation of novel chemotherapeutic drugs, which have been used in Ayurveda to treat a variety of illnesses. Indian medicinal herbs have been used for thousa...
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Open AccessInsights into sublethal effects of Metarhizium anisopliae on the biotic potentials of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize
Entomopathogenic fungi are an important biological agent in integrated pest management, playing a critical role in controlling insect populations. In the present study, the sublethal effects of the entomopatho...
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Genetic footprint of population diversity and genetic structure of Venturia inaequalis infecting apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)
Apple scab instigated by Venturia inaequalis impels remarkable losses to apple fruit production. In an effort to comprehend the key mechanisms of evolutionary potential defining V. inaequalis population, 132 isol...
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Metabolomic Approaches to Study Nutritional Aspects in Cereal Crops
Owing to the increasing global population and food demand, cereals are the important source of food supply in the world. Due to global warming and other stresses, the overall nutritional quality and quantity h...
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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. Abiotic stress-tolerant crops are expected to ensure global food...
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The Utilization of Speed Breeding and Genome Editing to Achieve Zero Hunger
Global population is estimated to increase by 25% and reach 10 billion over the next 30 years. Conventional breeding methods have thus far produced crops with enhanced nutritional status and high yields to mee...
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Reactive Oxygen Species: Friend or Foe
Climate change and associated unfavorable abiotic stress conditions, such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, water logging, extreme temperatures, oxygen deprivation, etc., influence plant growth and developme...
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Expanding the Scope of Base Editing in Crops Using Cas9 Variants
Genome editing technologies hold tremendous possibilities towards crop improvement and food security for the future. Among others, base editors have developed as novel editing platforms that facilitates specif...
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CRISPR Technologies for Plant Biotechnology Innovation
The invention of CRISPR/Cas technologies and its rapid advancement enables us to modify plant genomes like never before. The Conventional CRISPR/Cas tool has an unparalleled ability to generate targeted mutati...
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Biofortification in Fruits
The increasing population, lack of proper nutrition and hunger are the most significant challenges faced by many countries over the globe. The dificiency of vitamins and minerals is of major public health conc...
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Sucking Pests of Temperate Fruits
Many of the world’s best-known and favourite fruits (such as apple, pear, peach, plum, grape, and strawberry) are adapted to climates in the middle latitudes and are known as temperate fruits. These fruits req...
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Transgenic Biofortified Crops: Applicability and Challenges
Throughout the world, more people suffer from malnutrition than hunger, particularly in develo** countries. Some nutrients like iodine, vitamin A, iron, and zinc malnutrition are significant concerns. Biofor...
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Detection of QTL for panicle architecture in \(\hbox {F}_{2}\) population of rice
Panicle traits are the most important agronomic characters which directly relate to yield in rice. Panicle length (PL) being one of the major components of rice panicle structure is controlled by quantitative ...
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Omics Approaches for Cold Stress Tolerance in Plants
Low temperature is a noteworthy risk that limits development, advancement and distribution, causing the plant harm and harvest misfortunes. Plants react to cold stress through a process known as cold acclimati...