The world's staple food crops, and other food crops that optimize human nutrition, suffer from
global virus disease pandemics and epidemics that greatly diminish their yields and/or …

Episodes of prolonged drought coupled with heat waves (ie drought and heat combination)
can have a devastating impact on agricultural production and crop yield. It is therefore not …

More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial
inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread …

Here we analyse genetic variation, population structure and diversity among 3,010 diverse
Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) genomes from the 3,000 Rice Genomes Project. Our …

Declines of protein and minerals essential for humans, including iron and zinc, have been
reported for crops in response to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration,[CO2]. For …

Rice tungro disease (RTD) is a serious constraint in rice production across tropical Asia.
RTD is caused by the interaction between Rice tungro spherical virus (RTSV) and Rice …

With an expected 9 billion people by 2050 and average income on the rise in the developing
world, meeting future food demand will be a challenge. Climate change, urbanisation and …

Open field rice straw burning causes air pollution, GHGs emission (7300 kg CO 2-equivalent
per hectare), soil nutrient and biodiversity losses and human health hazards. Huge amount …

Abstract Asian Mega deltas (AMDs) are among the world´ s most important rice‐growing
areas and vital for food security. This review describes the major environmental and …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple foods in the world, however most
improved rice varieties are susceptible to drought stress. A two-year study was conducted to …