Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is the sixth most important cereal crop after rice,
wheat, maize, barley and sorghum. It is widely grown on 30 million ha in the arid and semi …

More accurate and precise phenotyping strategies are necessary to empower high-
resolution linkage mapping and genome-wide association studies and for training genomic …

Improving crops yield under water-limited conditions is the most daunting challenge faced
by breeders. To this end, accurate, relevant phenotyping plays an increasingly pivotal role …

Drought is one of the most serious production constraint for world agriculture and is
projected to worsen with anticipated climate change. Inter-disciplinary scientists have been …

Plant drought tolerance is a complex trait that requires a global view to understand its
underlying mechanism. The proteomic aspects of plant drought response have been …

Climate change affects agricultural productivity worldwide. Increased prices of food
commodities are the initial indication of drastic edible yield loss, which is expected to …

Most traits associated with drought tolerance have a dual effect, positive in very severe
scenarios and negative in milder scenarios, or the opposite trend. Their effects also depend …

Protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute to high mortality
among considerable proportion of the current 7.2 billion global populations, especially …

Cadmium (Cd) is among the toxic pollutants that harms the both animals and plants. The
natural antioxidant, melatonin can improve Cd-stress tolerance but its potential role in …

Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is grown widely in the arid and semi-arid
tropical regions in Indian subcontinent and African continent under the most adverse agro …