Entries by Mahesh Kumar Panda

Decreased brassinosteroid signaling enhances grain yield in semi-dwarf wheat

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The green revolution revolutionized crop productivity through the adoption of genetic advancements, particularly focusing on genes like Reduced height-1 (Rht-1) in wheat and semi-dwarf1 (sd1) in rice, which optimized plant architecture. However, these changes lowered the green revolution varieties’ (GRVs) ability to use nitrogen efficiently, requiring more chemical fertilizers to make up for the low […]

Improved soybean photosynthesis and yield by accelerating recovery from photoprotection

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Enhancing crop yield for future food supplies involves increasing photosynthetic efficiency, which can be achieved by improving photoprotection through non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). NPQ enables leaves to dissipate excess absorbed light energy as heat, minimizing the negative effects of photodamage. Upon transition to shade conditions, the photoprotective mechanism relaxes, allowing the plants to make full use […]