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Population and diversity of pigeonpea rhizobia from the Indo-Gangetic plains of India
Pigeonpea ( Cajanus cajan ) is an important pulse crop in India with an average yield of around 800 kg/ha. Rhizobia inoculation is known to improve the...
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Comprehensive transcriptome analysis of faba bean in response to vernalization
Main conclusionThis study unravels the transcriptional response of a highly productive faba bean cultivar under vernalization treatment.
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Pests and Their Management in Leguminous Vegetables
A complex of pod borers, namely, blue butterflies Lampides boeticus and Euchrysops cnejus, spotted pod borer Maruca vitrata, field bean pod borer...
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Assessing Methods for Estimating Potentially Mineralisable Nitrogen Under Organic Production System in New Alluvial Soils of Lower Gangetic Plain
A dedicated soil testing method for estimating available nitrogen (N) in organic production system is currently lacking. In this backdrop, an...
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Root–Knot Nematodes in Cereal and Pulse Crops, and Their Management by Novel Biological and Biotechnological Approaches
The root–knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp., is a most significant pest of food and commercial crops world over. The infestation with Meloidogyne spp....
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Ecological quality as a coffee quality enhancer. A review
As both coffee quality and sustainability become increasingly important, there is growing interest in understanding how ecological quality affects...
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Leguminous Vegetable Crops
Root-knot (Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica) and the reniform (Rotylenchulus reniformis) nematodes are the major problems on leguminous...
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Effect of temperature on systemic infection and symptom expression induced by Soybean yellow mottle mosaic virus in leguminous hosts
Temperature is one of the key factors influencing the viral disease development in plants. In this study effect of temperature on SYMMV accumulation...
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Detection of Resistance, Susceptibility, Tolerance, and Virulence in Plant–Nematode Interactions: Part II: Migratory and Semi-endoparasitic Nematodes
This chapter is a continuation of Chap. 3 . Initially, protocols for the screening of several host plants...
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Apple-based agroforestry systems for biomass production and carbon sequestration: implication for food security and climate change contemplates in temperate region of Northern Himalaya, India
Agroforestry land use systems present a win–win opportunity by acting as carbon sinks while assisting in achieving food security, livelihood income...
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Foraging behaviour and mutual interference of Encarsia formosa Gahan parasitizing greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood
The present experiment was conducted at a constant temperature of 25 ± 0.5 °C, 70 ± 5 per cent relative humidity and 14L: 10D photoperiod on French...
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l-Physostigmine (Eserine)
In his report (Christison 1855) to the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 5th February 1855 of his pioneering studies upon the toxicology of the Calabar...
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Combined sensory, volatilome and transcriptome analyses identify a limonene terpene synthase as a major contributor to the characteristic aroma of a Coffea arabica L. specialty coffee
BackgroundThe fruity aromatic bouquet of coffee has attracted recent interest to differentiate high value market produce as specialty coffee....
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Insights into role of STP13 in sugar driven signaling that leads to decrease in photosynthesis in dicot legume crop model (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under Fe and Zn stress
Mineral (Fe/Zn) stress significantly affects fundamental metabolic and physiological responses in plants that results in reduction of plant growth...
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Synergistic soil-less medium for enhanced yield of crops: a step towards incorporating genomic tools for attaining net zero hunger
Globally, industrial farming endangers crucial ecological mechanisms upon which food production relies, while 815 million people are undernourished...
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Evaluating suitable low-cost agar substitutes, clarity, stability, and toxicity for resource-poor countries' tissue culture media
Over 20% of plant species assessed are threatened with extinction. Most of these plants have food security implications, especially in develo**...
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Silicon suppresses a ubiquitous mite herbivore and promotes natural enemy attraction by altering plant volatile blends
Silicon (Si) accumulation in plants is widely recognised as an effective physical defence against chewing herbivores. However, its effects on some...
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Microbiological properties of Beejamrit, an ancient Indian traditional knowledge, uncover a dynamic plant beneficial microbial network
Beejamrit is an ancient organic formulation commonly used as a seed treatment in organic and natural farming in India. This low-cost formulation is...
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In-Season Calcium Fertilizer Application Increases Potato Cell Wall Calcium and Firmness of French Fries
In-season calcium fertilizer application was tested for its effects on the texture of french fries in combination with different blanching conditions...
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Molecular and biochemical changes of aging-induced nodules senescence in common bean
In the common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.), premature nodule senescence affects biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), reducing crop yield. Here, we...
