Innovative and polygonal trend analysis of temperature in agro climatic zones of India.

Understanding the long-term trends in temperature is crucial for assessing the impacts of climate change on agriculture, human and animal health, and natural habitats. An in-depth analysis of long-term spatio-temporal trends of monthly maximum and minimum temperatures along with Diurnal Temperature Range (DTR) from 1951 to 2022 in various Agro-Climatic Zones (ACZs) of India was performed using newly introduced Innovative Polygonal Trend Analysis (IPTA) and Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA) along with traditional Mann-Kendall (MK) or modified Mann-Kendall (m-MK) tests. The MK/m-MK and IPTA assessments detected significant trends in 44.

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium budget in crop production in South-Asia: regional and country trends during the last five decades.

Nutrient budgeting for cropland is a crucial tool for assessing nutrient mining or excess application. We estimated the nutrient budget of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in cropland for South Asia during the last five decades (from 1970 to 2018) using equation-based empirical methods. Nutrient budget for the last five decades shows a negative balance of N (3.

An innovative natural speed breeding technique for accelerated chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) generation turnover.

Background: The slow breeding cycle presents a significant challenge in legume research and breeding. While current speed breeding (SB) methods promise faster plant turnover, they encounter space limitations and high costs. Enclosed environments risk pest and disease outbreaks, and supplying water and electricity remains challenging in many developing nations.