Rice is a water-guzzling crop cultivated mostly through inefficient irrigation methods which
leads to low water use efficiency and many environmental problems. Additionally, the export …

The rice–wheat cropping system (RWCS) is the backbone of Indian farming, especially in
the north-western region. But continuous adoption of the RWCS in northwest India has …

Direct-seeded rice (DSR) seeds are often exposed to multiple environmental stresses in the
field, leading to poor emergence, growth and productivity. Appropriate seed priming agents …

Abiotic stress is a major threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid
and semi-arid regions of the world. The seed is an important component of agriculture …

Rice is one of the leading cereal crops feeding millions across the globe. Various factors
including stand establishment methods (direct seeding, transplanting), water management …

Climate change and diminishing resources are the major challenges in sustainable rice
production. The aerobic rice system can be a transformational approach to replace …

Early season carrot (Daucus carota) production is being practiced in Punjab, Pakistan to
meet the market demand but high temperature hampers the seed germination and seedling …

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is one of
the most destructive rice pests in Asia. The microbial metabolite decoyinine (DCY) has been …

In India, rice is predominantly grown as puddled transplanted rice (PTR) under irrigated or
assured rainfall conditions. The share of groundwater in net irrigated area, as compared to …

The increasing world population needs a standard balanced diet to address malnutrition
problems. For this purpose, seed priming is one of the best techniques, which helps to …