Global demand to increase food production and simultaneously reduce synthetic nitrogen
fertilizer inputs in agriculture are underpinning the need to intensify the use of legume crops …

The aim of this review is to generate awareness and understand the importance of
earthworms in sustainable agriculture and effect of pesticides on their action. The natural …

MicroRNAs are noncoding RNAs that act as master regulators to modulate various
biological processes by posttranscriptionally repressing their target genes. Repression of …

Abstract Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre (Pongamia) is a tree native to Southeast Asia.
Recently, interest in Pongamia focused on its potential as a biofuel source as its seeds …

Plant diseases cause huge losses by changing the quality and quantity of harvested crops.
Many disease symptoms caused by bacteria or fungi rely on the involvement of plant …

Legume crops contribute a great portion of clean nitrogen (N) to agro‐ecosystems through
symbiotic N2 fixation in the nodule; however, the nodulation is always inhibited by high N …

The superior agronomic and human nutritional properties of grain legumes (pulses) make
them an ideal foundation for future sustainable agriculture. Legume‐based farming is …

Plant roots are constantly exposed to a diverse microbiota of pathogens and mutualistic
partners. The host's immune system is an essential component for its survival, enabling it to …

Over the last decades, the Mediterranean diet gained enormous scientific, social, and
commercial attention due to proven positive effects on health and undeniable taste that …

Legumes include several major crops that can fix atmospheric nitrogen in symbiotic root
nodules, thus reducing the demand for nitrogen fertilizers and contributing to sustainable …