Plant-associated microbes include taxonomically diverse communities of bacteria,
archaebacteria, fungi, and viruses, which establish integral ecological relationships with the …

Potato is the world's fourth largest food crop. Due to limited arable land and an ever-
increasing demand for food from a growing population, it is critical to increase crop yields on …

Plants being sessile organisms, face environmental challenges and climate change
scenarios, that often occur simultaneously (as dual or multifactorial) rather than as a single …

Environmental stresses, such as drought, have negative effects on crop yield. Drought is a
stress whose impact tends to increase in some critical regions. However, the worldwide …

Grapevines are economically important woody perennial crops widely cultivated for their
fruits that are used for making wine, grape juice, raisins, and table grapes. However …

Current combined challenges of rising food demand, climate change and farmland
degradation exert enormous pressure on agricultural production. Worldwide soil …

Given the future demand for food crops, increasing crop productivity in drought-prone
rainfed areas has become essential. Drought-tolerant varieties are warranted to solve this …

Background Environmental stress factors, such as biotic and abiotic stress, are becoming
more common due to climate variability, significantly affecting global maize yield …

Leaf senescence, the final stage of leaf development, is a complex biological process
characterized by the degradation of macromolecules and nutrient redistribution. This …

The tropical maize breeding for low-P tolerance and good performance under low-P stress
environments can be achieved through selection based on root morphology traits at …