India is facing economic losses of $ US~ 3.0 billion annually due to the existence of~ 6.73
million ha of un‐reclaimed salt‐affected soils (SASs). The losses may go up significantly as …

Salinity stress is a major constraint to sustainable crop production due to its adverse impact
on crop growth, physiology, and productivity. As potato is the fourth most important staple …

Pearl millet is a staple food for more than 90 million people residing in highly vulnerable hot
arid and semi–arid regions of Africa and Asia. These regions are more prone to detrimental …

Scarcity and quality of irrigation water restrict sustainability of wheat production in arid and
semi-arid regions. Deficit saline irrigation up to 65% of full water requirement can reduce the …

Salt stress adversely affects the growth and physiological relations in most tree fruit species.
Little is known about genetic variation for salt tolerance, and the physiological mechanisms …

Soil moisture stress is one of the most serious aspects of climate change. Selenium (Se) is
regarded as an essential element for animal health and has been demonstrated to protect …

The productivity of important crops, particularly sugarcane, is greatly impacted by increased
crop vulnerability to changing climatic conditions, including various abiotic stress factors like …

To find out the possibilities of growing white sandalwood in sub-tropical regions of India
where farmers facing the problem of water deficit and salinity stress, a RBD experiment was …

Endophytes including bacteria and fungi are associated with plants in various forms and are
known to colonized inside the plant tissues and provide beneficial functions including plant …