Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures
must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production. In addition to …

Increasing agricultural productivity via modern breeding strategies is of prime interest to
attain global food security. An array of biotic and abiotic stressors affect productivity as well …

Grain legumes are an important source of nutrition and income for billions of consumers and
farmers around the world. However, the low productivity of new legume varieties, due to the …

Background Drought is a lifestyle disease. Plant metabolomics has been exercised for
understanding the fine-tuning of the potential pathways to surmount the adverse effects of …

This study presents the use of basidiomycete extracts as an effective platform for “green
synthesis” of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Out of seven basidiomycete species, Ganoderma …

With the increasing effects of global climate change and population growth, there is a high
need for new agricultural practices to maximize efficiencies and reduce the efforts needed …

The sustainable production of food to feed an increasing world population is a major
challenge for plant scientists, especially due to the unpredictable and dynamic nature of …

Developing more crops able to sustainably produce high yields when grown under
biotic/abiotic stresses is an important goal, if crop production and food security are to be …

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an important vegetable crop widely grown for diverse culinary and
nutraceutical properties. Being a shallow-rooted plant, it is prone to drought. In the present …

Background The genus Allium (Family: Amaryllidaceae) is an economically important group
of crops cultivated worldwide for their use as a vegetable and spices. Alliums are also well …