Drought constitutes one of the most pervasive abiotic constraints limiting global crop productivity, with its frequency and intensity projected to increase substantially under ongoing climate change. This narrative review synthesises contemporary evidence on the genetic, physiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94290
Regenerative agriculture has moved from a niche philosophy to a mainstream policy objective, promoted by governments, agribusiness and multilateral institutions as a pathway toward soil restoration, climate mitigation and resilient farm incomes. Yet adoption remains uneven, and t...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84409
The open-field burning of crop residues remains one of the most persistent, and most visible, failures of post-harvest resource management in global agriculture, undermining air quality, soil health, and climate mitigation goals all at once. Despite decades of regulatory bans, te...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i71086
B. L. Santhosh, Waghmare Vijaykumar Veerappa, V Mamtha, Sridhar Krishnaswami, V. Sanjivkumar, Irfan Ahmad & A Mounik·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Endophytic microorganisms—bacteria and fungi that colonise internal plant tissues without inducing overt disease—are a functionally important and still partly hidden component of the plant microbiome. Advances in cultivation-independent methods and multi-omics technologies have,...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i71153
Global agriculture confronts an unprecedented convergence of challenges: escalating climate variability, soil degradation, declining natural resources, and the imperative to feed a projected global population of nearly 9.7 billion by 2050. The intensification of conventional agri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i65517
Irrigated agriculture consumes the largest share of global freshwater withdrawals, and this dependence is intensifying as rainfall variability and evaporative demand increase under a warming climate. Deficit irrigation, defined as the deliberate application of water below full cr...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84400
Agricultural extension services are pivotal instruments for transferring knowledge and technologies to smallholder farmers in developing economies. Yet decades of evidence indicate that women — who make up a substantial share of the agricultural workforce in low- and middle-incom...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i74349
The convergence of anthropogenic climate change and global food security demands represents one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Horticulture—encompassing fruit and vegetable production—is uniquely vulnerable to climatic perturbations due to the biological sen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95644
Soumyadeep Das, P. Unni Ravi Sankar, G. S. Sathisha, V. Mamtha, Sambuddha Mukherjee, Shivabasappa Kandkur & B. L. Santhosh·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Agricultural mechanisation has returned to the centre of agrarian policy debate across the developing world, propelled by rising rural wages, demographic change, urbanisation and a renewed political appetite for productivity-enhancing technology. This review draws together eviden...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i74302