The novel technologies in all areas of agriculture have improved agricultural production, but
some modern practices affect the environment. The recent challenge faced by advanced …

Among abiotic stresses, salinity is a major global threat to agriculture, causing severe damage
to crop production and productivity. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is regarded as a future …

Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

The central dogma (CD) of molecular biology is the transfer of genetic information from DNA
to RNA to protein. Major CD processes governing genetic flow include the cell cycle, DNA …

Tomato is one of the major vegetable crops consumed worldwide. Tomato yellow leaf curl
virus (TYLCV) and fungal Oidium sp. are devastating pathogens causing yellow leaf curl …

Banana is an important fruit crop in the tropics and subtropics; however, limited information
on biomarkers and signature volatiles is available for selecting commercial cultivars. Clonal …

Plants and microbes are co-evolved and interact with each other in nature. Plant-associated
microbes, often referred to as plant microbiota, are an integral part of plant life. Depending …

Genome editing (GE) tools ensure targeted mutagenesis and sequence-specific
modification in plants using a wide resource of customized endonucleases; namely, zinc-finger …

Biological control agents (BCAs) are gaining more attention as alternatives to the chemical
pesticides for management of pests and diseases in agricultures. It offers an ecofriendly way …

… for studying plant gene function or improving agronomic traits (Shelake et al. 2019). … /Cas
system accessible for scientists from nonrelated fields (Shelake et al. 2019). Additionally, …