Pardeep Kumar

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How can the carotenoids content in bread wheat be agronomically or biochemically enhanced?

Latest research indicates that carotenoids help in the absorption of metal cations like Zn thereby reducing the anti-effects of phytic acid and enhancing the bioavailability of minerals to human...

05 May 2014 7,559 3 View

How can we determine the amount of phytosiderophores produced in nutrient- deficient soils in which wheat and rice are cultivated?

The roots of wheat and rice crops are known to produce organic solvents in micronutrient deficient soils to bring the micronutrients in the solution form in the rhizosphere facilitating nutrient...

07 July 2013 2,568 2 View

Can the universal surfactant/sticker provided with herbicides be used to enhance the penetration of foliar fertilisation on leaves of wheat crop?

TWEEN 20 recommended as surfactant for foliar fertilization is sometimes not easily available to the farmers. Can they alternatively, use any non-ionic universal surfactant (for instance, sticker...

02 February 2013 8,536 1 View

Is breeding of " Nutrient Efficient Crops" the right solution to global issue of mineral malnutrition?

Now more emphasis is being placed on identification and popularization of breeding of "Nutrient Efficient Crops". Is it the right approach now or is there some better alternative?

02 February 2013 5,045 8 View

Is chemical weed control (alone) a rapid means to introduce herbicide resistance in weeds?

Chemical weed control kills the susceptible weed bio-types leaving the resistant ones, which carry-on the generation of resistant bio-types, in the coming seasons. Because farmers are commonly...

02 February 2013 1,705 12 View

Why is sucrose transported preferentially within plants?

Usually, sucrose is transported within plants to carry-on the vital metabolic functions such as providing energy for growth functions. Why is that?

01 January 2013 4,413 0 View

How can we avoid danger of gene flow from herbicide to weeds (wild relative of crops)? What can transform them into "super weeds"?

Nowadays HRC's (herbicide resistant crops), like Round-Up-Ready Cotton, are being developed to make the crops more competitive than weeds. Does the above apprehension sound logical? If yes, then...

01 January 2013 1,230 4 View

Is the elevated level of CO2 concentration at global level due to climate change reducing the photo-respiration in favour of crop plants?

Climate change is causing increase in concentration of ambient CO2. Increase in CO2 concentration increases the specificity of RUBISCO to CO2. Will it reduce unwanted photorespiration, which is a...

01 January 2013 5,617 7 View

How can we precisely biochemically analyse the phytate content of grains of bread wheat varieties?

Phytates present in wheat grains act as complexing agents and cause chelation of metal cations like Zn2+ affecting their availabilty in the human body. How can the phytate concentration in wheat...

01 January 2013 1,958 1 View