A pot study was performed to examine the effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
(PGPR) including Azospirillum lipoferum or Azotobacter chroococcum on growth criteria …

Food security of the country has been improved due to green revolution and enhancement
of cereal production. However, recent surveys showed 35.8% of children suffer from …

Traditional yellow maize though contains high kernel carotenoids, the concentration of
provitamin A (proA) is quite low (< 2 μg/g), compared to recommended level (15 μg/g). It also …

Biomass yield and quality are the primary targets in forage crop improvement programs
worldwide. Low-quality fodder reduces the quality of dairy products and affects cattle's …

Yield gaps, here defined as the difference between actual and attainable yields, provide a
framework for assessing opportunities to increase agricultural productivity. Previous global …

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

Maize is a valuable source of food and feed worldwide. Maize endosperm protein is,
however nutritionally poor due to the reduced levels of two essential amino acids, lysine and …

This work studied the isotherm, kinetic and mechanism of Paraquat adsorption in aqueous
solution by using corn cob biochar produced from different pyrolysis temperatures and times …

India has the highest national freshwater demand globally and 91% of India's freshwater is
used in the agriculture sector. Cereals account for over 50% of the dietary water footprint in …

Malnutrition has emerged as one of the major health problems worldwide. Traditional yellow
maize has low provitamin-A (proA) content and its genetic base in proA biofortification …