Agriculture is an important source of human food. However, current agricultural practices
need modernizing and strengthening to fulfill the increasing food requirements of the …

A world with zero hunger is possible only through a sustainable increase in food production
and distribution and the elimination of poverty. Scientific, logistical, and humanitarian …

Advances in genome editing technologies have tremendous potential to address the
limitations of classical resistance breeding. CRISPR-Cas9 based gene editing has been …

Crop plants often have challenges of biotic and abiotic stresses, and they adapt
sophisticated ways to acclimate and cope with these through the expression of specific …

Recently, there has been a remarkable increase in rice production owing to genetic
improvement and increase in application of synthetic fertilizers. For sustainable agriculture …

The available methods for plant transformation and expansion beyond its limits remain
especially critical for crop improvement. For grass species, this is even more critical, mainly …

Capsicum annuum is also known as chili which is one of the most important vegetable crops
grown in the world. Breeding new varieties with heterosis could improve the quality of …

Simple Summary Genome duplication or multiplication, polyploidy, has contributed
substantially to the evolutionary success of plants. Polyploidy is often connected to a higher …

Unintended effects of genetically modified (GM) crops may pose safety issues. Omics
techniques provide researchers with useful tools to assess such unintended effects …

The use of pesticides may pose a serious threat to soil and water quality, human health, food
safety, aquatic species and beneficial insects. Biological control is an effective component of …