Zinc plays many essential roles in life. As a strong Lewis acid that lacks redox activity under
environmental and cellular conditions, the Zn 2+ cation is central in determining protein …

Crop production is the primary goal of agricultural activities, which is always taken into
consideration. However, global agricultural systems are coming under increasing pressure …

Key message Safeguarding crop yields in a changing climate requires bioinformatics
advances in harnessing data from vast phenomics and genomics datasets to translate …

Rice is a highly consumed staple cereal cultivated predominantly in Asian countries, which
share 90% of global rice production. Rice is a primary calorie provider for more than 3.5 …

Timely monitoring of rice heading dates is essential for estimating growth status and grain
yield in rice breeding. This study aims to develop a machine learning method to classify …

In plant breeding and agricultural research, biplot analysis has become an important
statistical technique. The goal of this study was to find the winning genotype (s) for the test …

Plant nutrition is an important aspect that contributes significantly to sustainable agriculture,
whereas minerals enrichment in edible source implies global human health; hence, both …

Main conclusion Present review describes the molecular tools and strategies deployed in
the trait discovery and improvement of major crops. The prospects and challenges …

Novel crop improvement approaches, including those that facilitate for the exploitation of
crop wild relatives and underutilized species harboring the much-needed natural allelic …

Food with higher nutritional value is always desired for human health. Rice is the prime
staple food in more than thirty developing countries, providing at least 20% of dietary …