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Selenium Bio-Fortification in Cereal Crops: An Overview
Selenium is a crucial element that is present in inorganic as well as in organic nature in plants and the atmosphere. In addition to being essential...
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Potato Nutraceuticals: Genomics and Biotechnology for Bio-fortification
Potato is a perfect target for bio-fortification strategies. This crop has contributed for thousand years to human diet, and its tubers still...
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Potato Nutraceuticals: Genomics and Biotechnology for Bio-fortification
Potato is a perfect target for bio-fortification strategies. This crop has contributed for thousand years to human diet, and its tubers still...
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Bio-fortification of minerals in crops: current scenario and future prospects for sustainable agriculture and human health
Minerals are the key factor determining human beings’ optimum growth and development. The deficiencies of minerals and vitamins hinder the human...
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Iron pulsing, a cost effective and affordable seed invigoration technique for iron bio-fortification and nutritional enrichment of rice grains
Rice being a major staple food for millions of people, it has been one of the major targets for bio-fortification and iron bio-fortification in rice...
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Bio-fortification of Two Wheat Cultivars with Iron and Zinc Through Their Soil and Foliar Application in Salt-Factored Soil: Growth, Ionic, Physiological, and Biochemical Modifications
Salinity is among major environmental constraints in arid and semi-arid regions of the world that is deteriorating soil fertility and reducing uptake...
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Map** QTLs for grain iron, zinc, and yield traits in advanced backcross inbred lines of Samba mahsuri (BPT5204)/Oryza rufipogon
Iron and zinc deficiency is a major problem among large populations in rice-consuming countries. Development micronutrient dense rice varieties with...
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Foliar application of zinc enhances the grain zinc concentration, whereas the soil application improves the grain yield of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.)
Globally 1/3rd of the human population is at the risk of zinc malnutrition concerning the development and well-being. The major cereal food crops are...
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Natural Resource Management for Nutritional Security
Natural Resource Management plays a significant role in achieving food and nutritional security amidst declining soil health, increasing input...
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The Role of Biofortification in Enhancing Plant Growth, Development, Yield, and Quality
Biofortification is to get better crops with better nutrition. It is a feasible and cost-effective means of crops breeding with higher levels of...
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Dietary phytonutrients in common green leafy vegetables and the significant role of processing techniques on spinach: a review
Leafy vegetables comprises of the majority of food intake around the world. A nuanced understanding of their phytonutrients, bioavailability and...
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Impact of single and dual deficiency of nitrogen and iron on photosynthesis and fluorescence parameters in hydroponically and field grown bread wheat
Wheat is the most extensively cultivated food crop worldwide contributing approximately 27% in grain production. Improvement of the nutrient content...
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Beneficial elements: New Players in improving nutrient use efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance
Plant requires seventeen essential mineral elements for proper growth and functioning classified as macro and micro-nutrients. Apart from these,...
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Evaluation of Grain quality and its relationship with agro-physiological traits in durum wheat
The chemical composition and micronutrients of durum wheat grain are among the most factors that determines its quality. The current study was...
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Selenium and Nano-Selenium in Environmental Stress Management and Crop Quality Improvement
Crop plants growing under field conditions are constantly exposed to various abiotic and biotic stress factors leading to decreased yield and quality...
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Genomic characterization of ZIP genes in pigeonpea (CcZIP) and their expression analysis among the genotypes with contrasting host response to pod borer
Zinc (Zn) is a vital micronutrient from the perspective of biofortification and biotic stress endurance in pigeonpea. The ZIP transporters with...
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Induced Mutagenesis for Crop Improvement
Induced mutagenesis is one of the most powerful strategies for creating genetic diversity and identifying critical regulatory genes for economically...
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Molecular Interventions for Develo** Climate-Smart Crops: A Forage Perspective
This edited book is collection of information on molecular interventions needed for climate-resilient forage crops. The main focus is to address the...
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Pearl Millet Breeding for Enhancing Yield and Stability: Strategies, Achievements, and Perspectives
Pearl millet is cultivated under the most adverse agro-climatic conditions challenged by low and erratic rainfall, high mean temperature, high...
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Symbiotic Soil Microorganisms Biology and Applications
This book explores microbial symbiosis, with a particular focus on soil microorganisms, highlighting their application in enhancing plant growth and...
