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View article: Cotton Canopy Management: A Review of Topping and Pruning Techniques to Enhance Yield and Quality
Cotton Canopy Management: A Review of Topping and Pruning Techniques to Enhance Yield and Quality Open
Cotton is a significant cash crop globally, so optimizing the yield and quality of fibre is crucial for its sustainability. Managing canopy architecture and planting density in cotton is important because it affects light interception, hum…
View article: Protective Role of GABA in Aromatic Rice Under Lead and Cadmium Toxicity: Physiological and Biochemical Insights
Protective Role of GABA in Aromatic Rice Under Lead and Cadmium Toxicity: Physiological and Biochemical Insights Open
Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) severely impair rice growth, yield, and grain quality. This study assessed the role of exogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in mitigating Pb and Cd toxicity in aromatic rice ‘Guixiangzhan’. Treatments include…
View article: An overview of biological control of plant disease in Afghanistan
An overview of biological control of plant disease in Afghanistan Open
In Afghanistan, there exists an urgent necessity for efficacious, environmentally sustainable plant disease management strategies, as chemical pesticides and conventional methods have long been prevalent in the country. Biological control …
View article: Wastewater Irrigation: A Study of Power Relations and Community Dynamics
Wastewater Irrigation: A Study of Power Relations and Community Dynamics Open
Wastewater irrigation has emerged as a critical practice in addressing canal water scarcity and enhancing agricultural productivity. Objectives: This study explores the socio-political implications of using untreated wastewater for irrigat…
View article: Unveiling the impact of organically activated biochar on physiological, biochemical, and yield attributes of maize under varied field moisture conditions
Unveiling the impact of organically activated biochar on physiological, biochemical, and yield attributes of maize under varied field moisture conditions Open
Water deficiency in semiarid regions is a limiting factor that affects crop quality and yield. In Punjab, Pakistan, a 27% decline in maize yield was detected over the past two decades just because of water scarcity. Currently, no studies h…
View article: Biochar improves morpho-physiological growth, osmolyte accumulation, nutrients balance, anti-oxidative defense and oil productivity of Brassica under flooding stress
Biochar improves morpho-physiological growth, osmolyte accumulation, nutrients balance, anti-oxidative defense and oil productivity of Brassica under flooding stress Open
Soil flooding is a serious abiotic stress that can repress plant growth and yield. The intensity of flooding stress is continuously increasing owing to rapid climate change and changes in rain intensity and frequency. Biochar (BC) emerges …
View article: Exploring the Adaptability of Exotic Safflower(<i>Carthamus tinctorius</i> L.) as a Viable Oilseedfor Oil Scarcity
Exploring the Adaptability of Exotic Safflower(<i>Carthamus tinctorius</i> L.) as a Viable Oilseedfor Oil Scarcity Open
Safflower is a climate-resilient, quality oilseed with high resistance to water scarcity, soil salinity, and frost-prone areas, and it has a wide range of applications in daily life, ranging from food to pharmaceutical to industrial. Adapt…
View article: Correction to “Mitigation of Salinity Stress and Lead Toxicity in Maize by Exogenous Application of the Sorghum Water Extract”
Correction to “Mitigation of Salinity Stress and Lead Toxicity in Maize by Exogenous Application of the Sorghum Water Extract” Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09495.].
View article: Mitigation of Salinity Stress and Lead Toxicity in Maize by Exogenous Application of the Sorghum Water Extract
Mitigation of Salinity Stress and Lead Toxicity in Maize by Exogenous Application of the Sorghum Water Extract Open
The increased concentration of lead (Pb) in soils is a serious threat to human beings and plants all over the world. Salinity stress is also a major issue across the globe, which limits crop productivity. The use of allelochemicals has bec…
View article: GABA-mediated tolerance in fragrant rice to individual and interactive Pb and Cd stress
GABA-mediated tolerance in fragrant rice to individual and interactive Pb and Cd stress Open
The present study assessed the effect of the exogenous application of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) on the performance of fragrant rice plants under individual and combined lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) toxicity. The treatments included Ck …
View article: Comparative assessment of yield, oil content and fatty acid composition of spiny and non-spiny safflowers
Comparative assessment of yield, oil content and fatty acid composition of spiny and non-spiny safflowers Open
Safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L.) is one of the edible oilseeds crops which is neglected due to its spiny nature that poses difficulties in field operations; however, this problem can be sorted out by introducing non-spiny safflower cul…
View article: Drought Monitoring with Multiple Indices and Management through Various Techniques: A Review
Drought Monitoring with Multiple Indices and Management through Various Techniques: A Review Open
Drought is a complex natural disaster with significant implications for agriculture, water resources, and socioeconomic development. Accurate and timely assessment of meteorological drought is crucial for effective management and mitigatio…
View article: Soybean (Glycine max) Cropland Suitability Analysis in Subtropical Desert Climate through GIS-Based Multicriteria Analysis and Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imaging
Soybean (Glycine max) Cropland Suitability Analysis in Subtropical Desert Climate through GIS-Based Multicriteria Analysis and Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imaging Open
Soybean (Glycine max) is a protein-rich oilseed crop that is extensively used for cooking oil and poultry feed and faces significant challenges due to adverse global climatic conditions aggravated by the ongoing climate crisis. In response…
View article: Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management
Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management Open
The judicious use of crop input is of prime importance for achieving a considerable output with a low-cost input. A two-year field experimentation was executed to assess the effect of varying polymer-coated single super phosphate (SSP) reg…
View article: Influence of cutting intervals and intercropping patterns on yield and competition indices in a dual purpose wheat-canola intercropping system
Influence of cutting intervals and intercropping patterns on yield and competition indices in a dual purpose wheat-canola intercropping system Open
Background The dual purpose intercropping system efficiently utilizes growth resources, ensuring the availability of fresh fodder for livestock and simultaneously stabilizing grain production. The purpose of this study was to assess how cu…
View article: Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils
Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils Open
Soil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the release of protons (H + ) from the transforming reaction…
View article: Crop Water Stress Detection Using Remote Sensing Techniques
Crop Water Stress Detection Using Remote Sensing Techniques Open
To meet the demand for increasing global food production while using limited water resources, crop water stress must be improved in agriculture. Remote-sensing-based plant stress indicators have the benefits of high spatial resolutions, a …
View article: Sustainable Irrigation Management for Higher Yield
Sustainable Irrigation Management for Higher Yield Open
Sustainable irrigation is sensible application of watering to plants in agriculture, landscapes that aids in meeting current survival and welfare needs. Sustainable irrigation management can help with climate change adaptation, labor, ener…
View article: Response of Sugarcane to Varying Nitrogen Rate and Application Timings Under Semi-Arid Climate
Response of Sugarcane to Varying Nitrogen Rate and Application Timings Under Semi-Arid Climate Open
To enhance crop yields, nitrogen is one of essential basic nutritional elements that enable any plant to withstand in stressful conditions. An experiment was carried out to investigate the impact of N rates and its application timings on g…
View article: Exogenous Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Application Induced Modulations in the Performance of Aromatic Rice Under Lead Toxicity
Exogenous Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Application Induced Modulations in the Performance of Aromatic Rice Under Lead Toxicity Open
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid and has a multi-functional role in abiotic stress tolerance. A pot experiment was conducted to assess the role of exogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) application to modulate t…
View article: Trehalose induced drought tolerance in plants: physiological and molecular responses
Trehalose induced drought tolerance in plants: physiological and molecular responses Open
Drought stress is significant abiotic stress that limits crop growth and productivity across the globe. The intensity of drought stress continuously rises due to rapid climate change. Drought-induced alterations in physiological and bio-ch…
View article: Rice Residue-Based Biochar Mitigates N2O Emission from Acid Red Soil
Rice Residue-Based Biochar Mitigates N2O Emission from Acid Red Soil Open
Biochar application is considered an effective approach to mitigating nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agricultural soils. However, the mechanisms of biochar to mitigate N2O emissions from acidic red soils are still unclear. Therefore, t…
View article: Molybdenum improves 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, grain quality traits and yield attributes in fragrant rice through efficient nitrogen assimilation under cadmium toxicity
Molybdenum improves 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, grain quality traits and yield attributes in fragrant rice through efficient nitrogen assimilation under cadmium toxicity Open
Cadmium (Cd) toxicity causes severe perturbations in nitrogen (N) uptake and assimilation, and thereby interrupts normal plant growth. Molybdenum (Mo), a necessary trace element, plays important roles in N metabolism through regulating N a…
View article: Rice straw biochar mitigates N2O emissions under alternate wetting and drying conditions in paddy soil
Rice straw biochar mitigates N2O emissions under alternate wetting and drying conditions in paddy soil Open
Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is an important strategy that saves water and reduces greenhouse gases emission (GHG). Moreover, biochar (BC) has been also emerged as a promising approach to reduce GHG emissions. Hitherto, the mechanism…
View article: Influence of Seedling Age and Nitrogen Rates on Productivity of Hybrid Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
Influence of Seedling Age and Nitrogen Rates on Productivity of Hybrid Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Open
Hybrid rice technology is one of the most important innovations in order to meet the food requirement of ever growing population of Pakistan. Land and water resources are also declining day by day and it is need of hour to increase product…
View article: Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area Open
Incorporating oilseed-rape straw in soil is one of the effective methods for enhancing the use efficiency of agricultural resources in the rape-rice rotation system. However, the impacts of oilseed-rape straw incorporation on root growth a…