Unraveling the Secrets of Early-Maturity and Short-Duration Bread Wheat in Unpredictable Environments.

In response to the escalating challenges posed by unpredictable environmental conditions, the pursuit of early maturation in bread wheat has emerged as a paramount research endeavor. This comprehensive review delves into the multifaceted landscape of strategies and implications surrounding the unlocking of early maturation in bread wheat varieties. Drawing upon a synthesis of cutting-edge research in genetics, physiology, and environmental science, this review elucidates the intricate mechanisms underlying early maturation and its potential ramifications for wheat cultivation in dynamic environments.

GWAS elucidated grain yield genetics in Indian spring wheat under diverse water conditions.

Underpinned natural variations and key genes associated with yield under different water regimes, and identified genomic signatures of genetic gain in the Indian wheat breeding program. A novel KASP marker for TKW under water stress was developed and validated. A comprehensive genome-wide association study was conducted on 300 spring wheat genotypes to elucidate the natural variations associated with grain yield and its eleven contributing traits under fully irrigated, restricted water, and simulated no water conditions.

Genome-wide identification of DCL, AGO, and RDR gene families in wheat ( L.) and their expression analysis in response to heat stress.

Unlabelled: Key components of the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway include the Dicer-like (DCL), Argonaute (AGO), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase () gene families. While these components have been studied in various plant species, their functional validation in wheat remains unexplored particularly under heat stress. In this study, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis to identify, and characterize , and genes in wheat and their expression patterns was carried out.

Influence of tillage and residue management practices on productivity, sustainability, and soil biological properties of rice-barley cropping systems in indo-gangetic plain of India.

Introduction: Conservation agriculture is a sustainable system of farming that safeguard and conserves natural resources besides enhancing crop production. The biological properties of soil are the most sensitive indicator to assess the short term impact of management practices such as tillage and residue incorporation.

Methods: Nine treatments of tillage and residue management practices [Reduced till direct seeded rice-zero till barley (RTDSR-ZTB); RTDSR-ZTB-green gram residue (Gg); Zero till direct seeded rice-zero till barley-zero till green gram (ZTDSR-ZTB-ZTGg); RTDSR-ZTB + rice residue at 4 t ha 1 (RTDSR-ZTB); RTDSR-ZTB; un-puddled transplanted rice (UPTR)-ZTB-Gg; UPTR-ZTB; UPTR-ZTB, and puddled transplanted rice (PTR)-RTB] executed under fixed plot for five years on crop productivity and soil biological properties under rice-barley production system.

Unveiling the Wheat Microbiome under Varied Agricultural Field Conditions.

Wheat being the important staple food crop plays a significant role in nutritional security. A wide variety of microbial communities beneficial to plants and contributing to plant health and production are found in the rhizosphere. The wheat microbiome encompasses an extensive variety of microbial species playing a key role in sustaining the physiology of the crop, nutrient uptake, and biotic/abiotic stress resilience.

Wheat endophytes and their potential role in managing abiotic stress under changing climate.

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivation differs considerably in respect of soil type, temperature, pH, organic matter, moisture regime, etc. Among these, rising atmospheric temperature due to global warming is most important as it affects grain yield drastically.

Screening of biological, morphological, and molecular characteristics of single-spore isolate collections of the straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea (higher Basidiomycetes) from India.

Of the 2 parent strains and 6 single-spore isolates (SSIs) used in this study, the SSIs BBSR-007 and BBSR-002 of the culinary-medicinal straw mushroom Volvariella volvacea exhibited superior growth characteristics on different growth media. These also took less time until first harvest (days after spawning), gave higher numbers of fruiting bodies per unit weight of substrate, and provided a higher mushroom yield on composted substrate. The fruiting body weight of isolate BBSR-007 was significantly higher compared to BBSR-002.