Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production.
Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the …

Maize is an important industrial crop where yield and quality enhancement both assume
greater importance. Clean production technologies like conservation agriculture and …

The milpa system is a biocultural polyculture technique. Heritage of Mesoamerican
civilizations that offers a wide variety of plants for food purposes. Corn, common beans, and …

Palmitic acid, the most common saturated free fatty acid, can lead to lipotoxicity and
apoptosis when overloaded in non-fat cells. Palmitic acid accumulation can induce …

Key message Genome-wide association study (GWAS) demonstrated that multiple genomic
regions influence grain quality traits under nitrogen-starved soils. Using genomic prediction …

Yield gaps of maize (Zea mays L.) in the smallholder farms of eastern India are outcomes of
a complex interplay of climatic variations, soil fertility gradients, socio-economic factors, and …

Context or problem The reallocation of dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) from vegetative
tissues to the grains are critical for both yield quantity and protein content of cereal crops …

It is critical to understand nutrient dynamics within different plant parts to correctly fine-tune
agronomic advices, and to update breeding programs for increasing nutrient use efficiencies …

Foxtail millet is highly valued in China; however, its optimal fertilization parameters are
unknown. This study investigated the effects of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium …

Recent outbreak of geogenic arsenic (As) contamination in the Gangetic Delta basin of Bihar
drew due attention of researchers as prolonged consumption of As-contaminated drinking …