https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/issue/feedAgriculture Advances2023-08-08T12:24:52+00:00Editor Agriculture Advancessupport@rgate.inOpen Journal Systems<p>Agriculture Advances is an open-access, quarterly journal that aims to provide a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research in the field of agriculture. The journal is dedicated to publishing the latest advances in agriculture, including crop science, horticulture, plant breeding, agronomy, soil science, and other related areas. The journal welcomes submissions from researchers, academics, and professionals in the field of agriculture, and aims to promote the exchange of ideas and knowledge among the international agricultural community.</p> <p><br />Each issue of Agriculture Advances will include original research articles, review articles, and short communications, as well as perspectives and commentaries on recent developments in the field. The journal is committed to a rigorous peer-review process, ensuring that all articles are of the highest quality and relevance to the field.</p> <p><br />With an open-access model, Agriculture Advances aims to make the latest research in agriculture available to the widest possible audience, including researchers, students, and professionals in the field. The journal is committed to promoting the dissemination of knowledge and the advancement of the field of agriculture, and welcomes submissions from all areas of the agricultural sciences.</p>https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/1Tomato: Nutritional value and health benefits2023-03-02T18:06:36+00:00Ruchi Bansalruchibansal18@gmail.comRamandeep Kourruchibansal18@gmail.comSurbhi Kumawatruchibansal18@gmail.comGunashri Padalkarruchibansal18@gmail.comTomatoes are one of the highly produced and consumed vegetable all across the world. Tomato and tomato products are not only consumed for its flavour and taste but is highly rich in nutritional value and have enormous health benefits. Tomatoes are an excellent source of antioxidants, carotenes, lycopenes, lutein, minerals, Vitamins C and E and flavonoids. Many studies have reported the inverse relation of tomato consumption on various diseases like cancer, muscular degeneration disease and cardiovascular diseases. The current study has been conducted to compile the nutritional value of tomato and tomato products along with the breeding and bio-fortification studies that have been conducted in order to enhance the nutritional value of tomato. Along with that, the tomato processing industries create a huge amount of waste in the form of tomato peel and tomato seeds. The hidden potential of the tomato waste in the form of seed oil and proteins and supplements for animal’s feed have been discussed in this study. Various research studies are conducted to optimise the environmental conditions and factors that can help to enhance the nutritional value of the tomato. The latest among them is the CRISPR/Cas technology that can be used for bio-fortification applications. The current study aims to bridge the knowledge gaps between the nutritional value of tomatoes and tomato products, the potential of tomato processing industrial waste, the bio-fortification researches to enhance the nutritional value of tomato so far.2023-03-06T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Ruchi Bansal, Ramandeep Kour, Surbhi Kumawat, Gunashri Padalkarhttps://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/2Genome editing techniques and their applications in developing disease resistance in plants2023-03-06T07:43:26+00:00Suhas KarkuteS.Karkute@icar.gov.inMayuri MahallaeS.Karkute@icar.gov.inKishor TribhuvanS.Karkute@icar.gov.inAchuit SinghS.Karkute@icar.gov.inPlant breeding aims at improving the yield and quality of crops using various tools and techniques. Presently, molecular breeding is one of the most widely used practices for crop improvement but is limited by the available gene pool and crossing barriers. Genome editing is the recent alternative technique which is largely used for crop improvement. The field of genome editing was mainly flourished since the development of Zinc Finger Nucleases. Later, TALENs became more popular in plants but soon CRISPR/Cas9 dominated these techniques. Focused research on the CRISPR system in prokaryotes revealed more enzymes that can target not only DNA but RNA also, e.g. Cas13 and Cas12. These enzymes have been successfully used for RNA knockdown or RNA editing and nucleic acid detection which is of utmost importance in disease diagnosis. Further modifications in the system by fusion of deaminase enzymes developed base editors. Targeted conversion of a DNA base into a desirable single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is enabled by base editing. The technique has been advanced to a level where one can target multiple genes in a plant at a time. Among the several applications, the improvement of different traits like biotic stress, abiotic stress, quality and yield are primary applications in the field of plant science. The development of disease resistance, particularly virus resistance in plants was one of the initial applications of CRISPR/Cas9. The purpose was to replicate the defense system of prokaryotes against viruses in plants. Resistance against RNA viruses has been developed by targeting eIF4E gene. It has been also used for developing resistance against fungal and bacterial diseases by mainly targeting the negative regulators of disease resistance in plants. The targeted genes are MLO locus for powdery mildew resistance in wheat and tomato and ERF922 for blast resistance in rice. Similarly, for bacterial resistance, different susceptibility genes have been targeted. Considering the potential and diverse applications, CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing is undoubtedly one of the most efficient and effective techniques for developing disease resistance in plants 2023-03-06T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Suhas Gorakh Karkute, Mayuri D. Mahallae, Kishor U Tribhuvan, Achuit Kumar Singhhttps://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/3Drones in Agriculture: Past and Future2023-03-08T09:17:29+00:00Tushar Ahireagarrwalruchi@gmail.comRuchi Agarrwalagarrwalruchi@gmail.comA drone is any aircraft that can be controlled remotely, has embedded high quality cameras, programmable controllers, multiple sensors and GPS technology, which enable it to fly autonomously through signals received from the ground station. Traditionally, drones were called as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Miniature Pilotless Aircraft and their use was mostly confined to military operations.2023-03-08T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/4Overcoming the insecticidal pressure: A brown planthopper prospective2023-03-08T09:29:13+00:00Priyadarshini Routsatyabrata.nanda@cutm.ac.inSatyabrata Nandasbn.satyananda@gmail.comIn worldwide agricultural practices, the use of insecticides can be the most common thing. Overall, the present agriculture is heavily dependent on insecticides to control and mitigate various insect infestations. Brown planthopper (BPH), also known as Nilaparvata lugens is a major rice pest causing devastating crop losses in Asia. Albeit as many as 43 BPH-resistant genes have been identified in rice and related wild varieties, still BPH infestation is a major drawback in rice production. Predominantly, BPH is controlled by the use of chemical insecticides, which often lead to the 3R effect; residue, resurgence, and resistance. In this article, the various strategies adopted by BPH to evade or neutralize the insecticide pressure has been discussed. The article focused on two of the major ways i.e., the changes in BPH metabolism and target sites of the insecticide resistance mechanism seen in BPH. Finally, a conclusion has been drawn on the present agricultural practices exploiting the synthetic insecticides and possible alternatives have been proposed.2023-03-08T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/5Gene pyramiding: An innovative approach towards the generation of stress tolerant plants for the future2023-03-08T09:38:50+00:00Kisku Kiskusapphirenegi@yahoo.comNeelam Negisapphirenegi@yahoo.comMan has been always in all circumstances, tried to adapt to his environment and in course of evolution, has always been looking for an alternative to feed himself. Early hominids were known to be hunter gatherers, but as food declined, man sifted to agriculture as well as exploited resources and technical means to survive. But with the growing population of world and adverse climatic changes, the scenario becomes increasingly complex as the demand for food will continuously increase. Furthermore, the world population is expected to increase from 7 to 9–10 billion people by 2050 thus global food production will need to increase by 60 to 110 percent. Land resources being limited and climate change constantly affecting the plants due to changing environmental conditions will no doubt take a toll on agriculture and productivity. Abiotic stress is one of the most serious issues confronting agriculture today and causes significant crop production losses worldwide and reduces planted acreage. Abiotic factors thus threaten not only crop productivity in agricultural ecosystems but also the economies of many countries. As far as the plants are concerned, it interferes with vital physiological and biochemical functions of plants such as nutrient uptake, osmosis, translocation and ionic toxicity, ultimately resulting in cellular disruptions by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as singlet oxygen (O2−), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radicals (OH). Hence, to improve tolerance against abiotic stress and maintain the development and well-being of plants, a plant biologist must understand how plants perceive environmental signals, Physiology and behaviour of plants, signalling events and responses of plants to various stresses and finally the mechanisms, pathways and molecules plant utilise to combat these environmental stress conditions. Abiotic stress tolerance by plants is a multigenic trait and is governed by more than one genes or pathway or molecules. Thus, the roadmap to develop a stress-tolerant plant will require activation of several genes, articulating more than one pathway and numerous molecules.2023-03-08T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/6Status of sustainable agriculture and natural resources in Arunachal Pradesh and India2023-03-08T09:43:34+00:00Avinash Sharmadev7600@gmail.comHimanshu Pandeydev7600@gmail.comDevendra Singhdev7600@gmail.comThe adoption of conventional as well as modern agriculture to secure food security, income generation, and livelihood for existing or future generations is called sustainable agriculture. Mary (2018) discussed that the word sustain derives from the Latin word "sustinere," which means from below, to hold, keep in existence, keep in maintaining, and implies long-term support or permanence. Sustainable agriculture improves and progresses concepts of agriculture in India. It prepares self-reliant food grains, adopts farm machines or tools, promotes fertilizer applications, establishes modern technologies, and conducts programs for farmers and national growth. It thrives farming system, education, research, and technology of India. It promotes agribusiness management for human and industry growth. 2023-03-08T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/7RNAseq: A widely used technique for genome-wide expression analysis2023-03-08T09:49:57+00:00Kishor Tribhuvansuhaskarkute@gmail.comSuhas Karkutesuhaskarkute@gmail.comDeepak Pawarsuhaskarkute@gmail.comTranscriptomics is the high-throughput study of the transcript profile of the genome produced under specific circumstances or in a particular cell. Two contemporary techniques, microarrays and RNA-seq, are widely used for transcriptome studies. Microarrays techniques were developed in the 1990s, where thousands of DNA fragments (probs) were immobilized on a solid support and hybridized with complementary target sequences in the organism of interest. It is a powerful tool for quantifying the expression level of many genes within particular mRNA samples. It is widely used to study disease diagnosis, drug discovery and development, toxicological research, immunological studies, microbial detection and identification, comparative genomics, determination of virulence factors affected by various conditions, etc. However, it has many applications in research and diagnosis and has certain limitations. Microarray only identifies sequences whose probes are present on the array chip. Therefore, availability of genome sequence information to prepare the probes is a prerequisite for microarray study. Apart from that, quantifying the expression of low-abundance genes remains challenging in microarrays. These limitations led to inventions of new simple and cost effective techniques for transcriptome studies.2023-03-08T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 https://agriadvances.rgate.in/index.php/agri/article/view/8Phytoremediation of Contaminated Agricultural Soils2023-03-08T09:56:05+00:00S Shivarajsraj100@gmail.comHeavy metals occur naturally, and their density is greater than 4 g/cm3. Heavy metals are used in many industries and disposed into the land and water bodies. In addition to industries other human activities like agriculture and urbanization also add heavy metals to environment. Since heavy metals are non-degradable, they are accumulated in the food chain causing serious damage to human health and the environment. Heavy metal contamination is a major problem in 718 districts of India, where groundwater showed contamination with arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and lead (Mohan V 2018). Owing to potential toxic effects associated with heavy metals, limiting their content in agricultural soil and drinking water has become a major global concern. Different methods like physical, chemical, and, biological methods are available for heavy metal remediation. Among them, the physical and chemical methods of heavy metal treatment are more costly, ineffective, and time-consuming. Alternatively, the biological method of remediation is considered a good strategy since it is environmentally friendly, simple, and economically viable. The biological method uses fungus, bacteria, enzymes, or green plants for restoring polluted sites. However, there is a need for improvement to make it more efficient. 2023-03-08T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023