Nitrogen is not only an essential element for wheat growth, but also a major determinant for
wheat yield and protein quality. Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is therefore a key factor in …

One of the greatest challenges to human civilization in the 21 st century will be to provide
global food security to a growing population while reducing the environmental footprint of …

[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/31/2023] Carbohydrate partitioning, the process by which
carbohydrates synthesized in the photosynthetic source tissues (mature leaves) are …

This research was aimed to study combining ability for growth, kernel yield, and its
components, for maze (Zea mays L.) inbred lines, which evaluated in 8× 8 diallel crosses. At …

With the unpredictable environmental change, negative phenotypic plasticity in agriculture is
one of the significant challenges to overcome by enhancing food security and productivity …

Selection can result in populations becoming more adapted, yet even in the presence of
selection other effects can constrain adaptation. Two of the effects that can cause this …

Abstract (EN) The aim of this thesis is to bridge the gap between the state-of-the-art
bioinformatic tools and resources, currently at the forefront of epigenetic analysis, and their …

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has been widely used in the last few decades in plant
breeding programs for the mapping and introgression of genes for economically important …

Tropical maize germplasm holds a wealth of diversity that could be used for crop
improvement. Phenomic and genomic tools can help characterize phenotypes associated …

Lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet) is a grain legume crop commonly grown in Africa and
India and is used as human food, animal feed, in soil conservation, enhancing soil fertility …