A majority of agricultural activities are conducted under fragile lands or set-up. The growth
and development of crops are negatively affected due to several biotic and abiotic stresses …

Rise in temperature beyond threshold level that causes irreversible damage in plants is heat
stress while heat stress during reproductive or grain filling period is regarded as terminal …

Abiotic stress is a major threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid
and semi-arid regions of the world. The seed is an important component of agriculture …

Drought occurring at the reproductive stage is the most critical phase affecting cowpea
production. It remains unclear whether drought priming at the early growth stage can be …

Seed priming is controlled hydration of seeds to a level that allow pre-germinative metabolic
activity to continue, but interrupt the emergence of the radicle. Seed priming improves seed …

Microelements play important roles in improving crop productivity and quality. Two
traditional methods of providing micronutrients are soil and foliar application, yet the cost …

Grain legumes are indispensable sources of plant-based protein, predominantly grown for
their edible seeds. They are characterized with their exclusive property of symbiotic nitrogen …

Pulses are of paramount importance in Indian agriculture for being incredibly rich in
vegetable protein. Their unique characteristic of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in collaboration …

With the human population increase, food production will be required to double. However,
there is a direct correlation between prevalent abiotic stresses and yield reduction in crops …

Seed germination and seedling growth are the most sensitive plant stages towards salinity.
Various techniques can improve emergence and stand formation under salt conditions …