Abiotic and biotic stresses adversely affect rice growth, development and grain yield.
Traditional rice breeding techniques are insufficient in modern agriculture to meet the …

To develop superior rice varieties with improved yield in most rainfed areas of Asia/Africa,
we started an introgression-breeding program for simultaneously improving yield and …

Rapid climate change has aggravated the incidence of abiotic stresses, mainly; drought,
salinity, submergence/flood, and temperature stress across the globe. Hence, sustaining …

Rice yield is subjected to severe losses due to adverse effect of a number of stress factors.
The most effective method of controlling reduced crop production is utilization of host …

Increasing incidences of multiple abiotic stresses together with increasing population are the
major constraints to attain the global food security. Rice, the major staple food crop is very …

Biotic stress is one of the major threats to stable rice production. Climate change affects the
shifting of pest outbreaks in time and space. Genetic improvement of biotic stress resistance …

Rice production is a critical component of global food security. To date, rice is grown in over
100 countries and is the primary source of food for more than 3 billion people. Despite its …

Conventional plant breeding methods have contributed significantly to improving economic
traits toward the development and release of elite cultivars of several crop species, including …

Increases in rice productivity are significantly hampered because of the increase in the
occurrence of abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, and submergence. Developing a …

Severe yield loss due to various biotic stresses like bacterial blight (BB), gall midge (insect)
and Blast (disease) and abiotic stresses like submergence and salinity are a serious …