Introduction Water is the most precious and limited resource available on earth [1] [2]. A small fraction of surface water (2.5%) is freshwater, which is utilized for different purposes including agriculture, household activities, industrial maneuver, and aquatic biochemical processes for…
Introduction Vegetables are good sources of vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, and minerals. Consuming vegetables improves the overall well-being of a person. They have various health benefits. Since vegetables are rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals, they help in controlling inflammation. The other…
INTRODUCTION The area of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) farming worldwide is 127 million hectares, with a yield of 364.33 million metric tons in the year 2018-2019. The world’s largest soybean producer is the United States. Other significant producers are…
INTRODUCTION Common bean is one of the most popular pulse crops known as “Poor man’s Meat” or “Grain of Hope”. With about 24 million tonnes produced globally with yields of about 824 kg/ha. Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America account for…
Introduction Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) belongs to the Rosaeceae family and has been classified into the subfamily Pomoideae and genus Malus. Malus species are widely distributed throughout North America, Europe, Asia Minor, and Asia [4]. In India, apple is…
1. Introduction Organic matter is considered as the “Life of soil” due to its importance in maintaining the fertility of the soil, the depletion of the same will become a major threat to food security in the years to come….
Introduction Common bean is one of the most important pulse crops, especially in Brazil, China, the Indian sub-continent, and Sub-Saharan Africa, with about half of bean production, occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America followed by South and South-East Asia…
Introduction Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is a self-pollinated crop with a natural outcrossing rate of 0.03-6.32 percent [1].The soybean is indigenous to northeast Asia, particularly China.World soybean production was estimated as 385.527 million tonnes. Brazil ranks first in soybean…
Introduction Rice is the most extensively studied crop among cereals because of its global significance as a food crop being the main staple food for more than half of the world’s population. In Asia, 60% of the earth’s people live…