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Maize Grain Yield and Quality Improvement Through Biostimulant Application: a Systematic Review
Increasing the productivity of cereals such as maize while protecting the environment remains a fundamental impetus of healthy food production...
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Genome-wide association map** in elite winter wheat breeding for yield improvement
Increased grain yield (GY) is the primary breeding target of wheat breeders. We performed the genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 168 elite...
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Recent Advancements in Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Breeding for Quality and Yield Improvement
Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is one of the important and oldest crops domesticated by humankind in China. It is a climate-smart crop...
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The application potential of mepiquat chloride in soybean: improvement of yield characteristics and drought resistance
BackgroundDrought can result in yield losses, the application of plant growth regulators is an effective measure to improve drought resistance and...
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Maize Improvement Current Advances in Yield, Quality, and Stress Tolerance under Changing Climatic Scenarios
Maize is one of the most generally grown cereal crops at global level, followed by wheat and rice. Maize is the major crop in China both in terms of...
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Genetic improvement of lint yield by selections of within-boll yield components based on commonality analysis
Relationships between yield components and lint yield are complicated because of interrelationships among them. Traditionally, the exploration of...
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Breeding rice for yield improvement through CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing method: current technologies and examples
The impending climate change is threatening the rice productivity of the Asian subcontinent as instances of crop failures due to adverse abiotic and...
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Teosinte confers specific alleles and yield potential to maize improvement
Key messageTeosinte improves maize grain yield and broadens the maize germplasm. Seventy-one quantitative trait loci associated with 24 differential...
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Yield improvement compensates the grain nutrient concentration in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.): analysis using varieties released over years
Finger millet is a staple food and fodder crop in India and Africa. Breeding efforts have achieved yield improvement without emphasis on the grain...
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Quantitative genomics-enabled selection for simultaneous improvement of lint yield and seed traits in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Key messageA Bayesian linkage disequilibrium-based multiple-locus mixed model identified QTLs for fibre, seed and oil traits and predicted breeding...
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Achieving the Simultaneous Improvement of Rice Yield and Quality Using an Improved Fertilization Method in Southern China
Meeting the sustainable development of agriculture is a challenge as the yield is stagnant and the quality is declining under the extensive...
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Improvement in Quality and Yield of Mungbean Through Combined Use of Crop-Specific Rhizobium and Physiological Precursors
Despite having a significant medicinal potential and the ability to produce nodules, mungbean production and quality not meet consumer need. Its...
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Simultaneous improvement of grain yield and grain protein concentration in durum wheat by using association tests and weighted GBLUP
Key messageSimultaneous improvement for GY and GPC by using GWAS and GBLUP suggested a significant application in durum wheat breeding.
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Improvement of Growth, Yield and Soil Fertility in Wheat through Tillage and Nutrient Management Practices
PurposeMinimizing the existing concerned issues about diminishing crop and soil productivity, this particular research experiment was carried out.
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Understanding the Significance of Weather and Soil Microclimate for Improvement of Potato Yield Using SUBSTOR and Statistical Models
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) production at subtropical latitude is highly influenced by varying weather and soil microclimate. There is a need to...
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Improvement of yield and phytochemical attributes of Madagascar periwinkle varieties by L- cysteine and melatonin foliar application
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, commonly known as Madagascar periwinkle and belonging to the Apocynaceae family, possesses notable medicinal...
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Breeding Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) for Improvement of Quality Characters and Yield
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) also known as “ragi” belongs to family “Poaceae” (Gramineae) is an important millet after Jowar and...
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Biochar Amendment was Less Effective for Rice Yield Improvement but More Effective for Soil Quality Relative to Inorganic Fertilization in a Low Fertility Paddy Soil
Biochar as a soil amendment has recently gained popularity in China. However, the effect sizes of biochar application on rice yield and soil quality...
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Comprehensive improvement of soil quality and rice yield by flooding-midseason drying-flooding
AbstractMany water-saving technologies have been developed to reduce water input and the associated irrigation costs. However, the influence of water...
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Multi-environment testing revealed the effect of yield genes on the grain yield stability in diverse rice germplasm
Diverse rice germplasm comprising 112 genotypes was evaluated for yield traits across three environments. Pooled and environmentwise analysis of...
