Spot blotch (SB) caused by Cochliobolus sativus (anamorph: Bipolaris sorokiniana) is an
economically important disease of wheat worldwide. Under a severe epidemic condition, the …

Abstract Noug (Guizotia abyssinica (Lf) Cass) is an important edible oil-producing crop.
Ethiopia is the center of origin and diversity for noug and thousands of noug accessions are …

Among the different diseases of wheat, spot blotch (causal organism: Bipolaris sorokiniana)
is the most dominant disease in the eastern Gangetic plains of Indian subcontinent viz. India …

Heat stress poses a significant environmental challenge that profoundly impacts wheat
productivity. It disrupts vital physiological processes such as photosynthesis, by impeding …

Background: Cicer reticulatum L. is the wild progenitor of chickpea Cicer arietinum L., the
fourth most important pulse crop in the world. Iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) are vital micronutrients …

Many of the major stem rust resistance genes deployed in commercial wheat (Triticum spp.)
cultivars and breeding lines become ineffective over time because of the continuous …

Success of crop improvement program depends on systematic exploitation of genetic
diversity. Improved understanding on the genetic basis of traits contributing to yield and …

Abstract The second Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDG), among the seventeen SDG,
is concerned with the pursuit of global food security and agricultural sustainability, which …

Association mapping is a technique with high resolution for QTL mapping based on linkage
disequilibrium and has shown more promising for describing genetically complex traits. In …

Paddy rice cultivation is widely practiced under extensive nitrogen fertilizers application,
which in turn causes loss of the applied nitrogen by nitrification process and became a …