In the coming decades, rice production needs to be carried out sustainably to keep the
balance between profitability margins and essential resource input costs. Many fertilizers …

Novel intra-boll yield component traits and fiber quality indices have been used by breeders
to select suitable Gossypium hirsutum L. lines, but there is little research on how these traits …

The experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of silicon (Si) and phosphorus (P)
application on crop productivity, grain quality, water-use efficiency (WUE), and soil enzyme …

The world population is projected to reach nine billion by 2050, and in the coming years,
global food demand is expected to increase by 50% or more. Higher crop productivity gains …

Rice with a black-colored pericarp (hereafter, black rice) has attracted considerable attention
because of its high nutritional value. It is traditionally grown in infertile agroecosystems …

ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi during rainy (kharif) seasons of 2015 and 2016 to study the effect of …

Cotton is critical for phosphorus demands and very sensitive for its deficiency. However,
identifying the effect of low-phosphorus tolerance on cotton growth, yield, and fiber quality by …

Abiotic stresses induce ill effects on crop growth and development. Soil salinity is the major
abiotic stress in agriculture globally since it affects almost all plant functions. Silicon (Si) …

Background and aims Limited water and phosphorus availability are major challenges in
upland rice production. Plant–microbe interactions, especially with beneficial bacteria, have …

To assess the effects of ozone (O3) on uptake and utilization of nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium nutrients in rice for planning rational fertilization under projected O3 elevation …