Introduction Significant environmental harm is caused by the global food production system, which also uses an enormous number of resources. Agriculture constitutes 60-70% of the total global water consumption, as…
INTRODUCTION Heat stress caused by increased temperature is a major problem in world agriculture. Plants experience a range of morpho-anatomical, physiological, and biochemical changes in response to brief or persistently…
INTRODUCTION Begomoviruses are known to be agreat threat to several agriculture crops. They include cotton, okra, tobacco, and tomato and yellow mosaic diseases in grain legumes in the tropics for…
1. Introduction Fruits have been significantly singled out in human nutrition for the supply of minerals, vitamins, and some hormone pre-cursors in addition to protein and energy [38]. Despite their…
INTRODUCTION Sericulture is a traditional farming activity that involves cultivating mulberry trees to harvest their leaves to feed silkworms (Bombyx mori L.), reared to produce silk [1]. Silk is one…
INTRODUCTION The agriculture based economy like India mainly dependent upon timely and adequate availability of water. The amount of rainfall received over a region plays the key role to meet…
Seed germination, the first stage of growth, is susceptible to water scarcity because soil moisture at the time of planting may hinder seedling emergence, which in turn affects yield output…
Crop improvement has come a long way, but modern agriculture is confronting some unheard-of hurdles to keep up with the expanding human demand [1]. Physiological screening procedures are generally resisted…
In Ethiopia, termites are one of the major threats to agricultural crops, forest trees and buildings in western part of the country [1]. Termite attacks caused up to 36% reduction…
INTRODUCTION Physiological workload is the measurable portion of physical resources expended when performing a given task and is affected by a range of factors, which include nature of work, training,…