Phytochemicals belonging to the group of alkaloids are signature specialized metabolites
endowed with countless biological activities. Plants are armored with these naturally …

Ocimum species represent commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants. The
essential oil biosynthesized by Ocimum species is enriched with specialized metabolites …

Main conclusion In this review, we have focused on the CRISPR/Cas9 technology for
improving the agronomic traits in plants through point mutations, knockout, and single base …

Climate change poses a serious threat to global agricultural activity and food production.
Plant genome editing technologies have been widely used to develop crop varieties with …

Introduction Neglected and underutilized crop species (NUCS) or forbidden crops offer
tremendous potential to combat malnutrition, poverty, and global hidden hunger. Since …

Anti-nutrients are substances either found naturally or are of synthetic origin, which leads to
the inactivation of nutrients and limits their utilization in metabolic processes. Phytic acid is …

Modern megacities offer convenient lifestyles to their citizens. However, agriculture is
becoming increasingly vulnerable, especially during unexpected public health emergencies …

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) has gained more attention worldwide in recent decades
because of its importance as a bioenergy resource and in producing table sugar. However …

The present study illustrates the transformation ability of two wild-type bacterial strains of
Rhizobium rhizogene s (MTCC 532 and MTCC 2364) on the embryogenic callus and callus …

Countries have been forced to increase crop yield due to the world's expanding population.
One out of every three people on the planet is malnourished (according to the International …