Chemical (synthetic) fertilizers used indiscriminately for improved production pose a major
threat to long-term soil fertility, the soil environment, and its components. The soil microbial …

Due to increasing incidences of abiotic stresses all over the world, the foremost objective to
achieve crop security and nutritional quality for the global population is indeed a daunting …

Modern intensive farming technologies enhance crop production but over time are
associated with more problems, causing environment pollution that is hazardous to human …

Micronutrients malnutrition is of great public health importance in several parts of the world,
especially the developing and underdeveloped countries. It has been estimated that about 2 …

Fresh vegetables and fruits have always been the mainstays of good nutrition as providers
of fiber, beneficial phytochemicals (such as vitamins and phenolic compounds), and …

Fundamentally, the prevalence of mineral and vitamin deficiencies is high in developing
countries due to the fact that agricultural systems do not produce sufficient foods rich in …

Nutrient deficiency in food crops severely compromises human health, particularly in under
privileged communities. Globally, billions of people, particularly in developing nations, have …

ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research is a premier institute in the crop science division of
the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The institute is mandated with the basic …

Human existence requires that agriculture provide at least 50 nutrients (eg, vitamins,
minerals, trace elements, amino acids, essential fatty acids) in amounts needed to meet …

The new challenges that will be faced by agriculture in the twenty-first century impose the
adoption of strategies able to increase food production without further increase the area of …