Rice is the principal food commodity for millions of people. Its growing demand invokes for
an enhanced productivity, but with limited land and water resources. Among various biotic …

Climate change is caused by the release of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Climate
change will impact many activities, but its effects on agricultural production could be acute …

Rice is a principal source of food for more than half of the world population, and more than
90% of rice worldwide is grown and consumed in Asia. A change in establishment method …

Rice cultivation always remains significant for food and livelihood security. The predictions
of increasing water deficiency under a changing climate and escalating labor shortages in …

Main conclusion Rapid uniform germination and accumulation of biomass during initial
phase of seedling establishment is an essential phenotypic trait considered as early …

Shoot branching is a key process for plant growth and fitness. Newly produced axes result
from axillary bud outgrowth, which is at least partly mediated through the regulation of …

Cover crops grown in the period between two main crops have potential as an important
component of a system‐oriented ecological weed management strategy. In late summer and …

Branching is an important process controlled by intrinsic programs and by environmental
signals transduced by a variety of plant hormones. Abscisic acid (ABA) was previously …

The red light: far-red light ratio perceived by phytochromes controls plastic traits of plant
architecture, including branching. Despite the significance of branching for plant fitness and …

Weed competition is a major constraint in all the rice production systems in Africa. In addition
to the costs of weed control, weeds account for yield losses estimated to be at least 2.2 …