The Role of Nanomaterials in Plant Production and Fortification for Food and Nutrition Security
In the face of global climate change, meeting worldwide demand for adequate, healthy, and stable food supplies for a growing human population is becoming a challenge. As a result, there is a growing commitment to meet the food demands of the predicted 653 million people who will be malnourished...
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Importance of Root-Shoot Ratio for Crops Production: A Review
The root is essential for nutrition absorption, water retention, agricultural production, and stress tolerance. Unlike some partial issues, the trait “root: shoot” ratio is a problem of plant integrity, in which each species, crop, or variety has a unique original solution. The step-by-step analysis of the root system...
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Advanced Study on Variability in Length of Rainy Season for Selected Crops Production in Coastal and Upland Areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
The antifungal activity of extracts of Oxalis barrelieri and Cymbopogon citratus against Bipolaris oryzae and Fusarium moniliforme was tested, and seed treatment with NaCl was used to improve seed germination and seedling vigour of treated rice seeds. The inhibitory effect of plant extracts against B. oryzae and F. moniliforme...
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Latest Research News on Crop Production: Jan – 2020
Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980 Efforts to anticipate how global climate change will affect future food availability can enjoy understanding the impacts of changes so far . We found that within the cropping regions and growing seasons of most countries, with the important exception of the...
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