Mentha arvensis have been known from the immemorial time as kitchen herbs and also as the medicinal herbs of the ancient human civilization. Mints plant belongs to family Lamiaceae and genus Mentha. It is polyploidy with chromosome no (2n) = 96. Japanese mint is one of the important commercial crops in central and tarai region of Uttar Pradesh and mostly cultivated in South Himalayan range, Northern Indo-Gangetic Plains, U.P. and some part of Bihar.

Pulses have remained of a great concern for the agricultural scientists and the farming communities as well. The productivity levels of pulses have rarely witnessed any appreciable change since independence of India. Poor fertilization particularly of phosphorus and sulphur and fertility management of Indian soils where pulses are grown extensively had been the main cause for lower productivity. The improved pulse production is very much relevant for improving the farming income thereby ensuring house hold food security, nutritional security and economic security. Nutrient application in soil...

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important food crops, feeding about 40 % of the world's population. Genetic improvement in wheat focus on three main areas: enhancing yield, overcoming biotic and abiotic stress and improvement end use quality. Grain size is an important physical indicator of seed quality that affects vegetative growth and is frequently related to yield, market grade factors and harvest efficiency. The grain length, width, and area were associated with a 40% variation in the milling quality of Australian winter wheat cultivars. Grain color is also one of...