Rice paddies supply half the global population with staple food, but also account for~ 48% of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from croplands. In this Review, we outline the …

The biotic and abiotic stresses are major constraints for crop yield, food quality and global
food security. A number of parameters such as physiological, biochemical, molecular of …

The art of predicting crop production is done before the crop is harvested. Crop output
forecasts will help people make timely judgments concerning food policy, prices in markets …

Rice blast is a serious fungal disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that is threatening global food
security. It has been extensively studied due to the importance of rice production and …

With an expected 9 billion people by 2050 and average income on the rise in the develo**
world, meeting future food demand will be a challenge. Climate change, urbanisation and …

Global warming and declining water resources are threatening the sustainability of rice
production and global food security. Conventional continuously flooded system (CF) of rice …

Projections of global rice yields account for climate change. They do not, however, consider
the coupled stresses of impending climate change and arsenic in paddy soils. Here, we …

Global warming is predicted to have a general negative effect on plant growth due to the
damaging effect of high temperatures on plant development. The increasing threat of …

China is the main producer and consumer of rice in the world, and rice is a major staple food
grain for more than half of the world's population. Reduced rice yields caused by climate …

A 2-year experiment was conducted to ascertain the effects of exogenously applied plant
growth regulators (PGR) on rice growth and yield attributes under high day (HDT) and high …