Advances in Agronomy

<p>1. Agronomic, Socio-economic, and Environmental Challenges and Opportunities in Nepal’s Cereal-based Farming Systems<br>Timothy J. Krupnik, Jagadish Timsina, Krishna P. Devkota, Bhaba P. Tripathi, Tika B. Karki, Anton Urfels, Yam Kanta Gaihre, Dyutiman Choudhary, AbduRahman Beshir, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Brendan Brown, Hom Gartaula, Sumona Shahrin and Yuga N. Ghimire<br>2. Environmentally Friendly Plant Essential Oil: Liquid Gold for Human Health<br>Yuanyuan Chen, Li Liu, Hannan Wang, Jinghua Ma, Wanxi Peng, Ximei Li, Yong Lai, Baohong Zhang and Dangquan Zhang<br>3. The Use of Laser Biotechnology in Agri-environment as a Significant Agronomical Advance Increasing Crop Yield and Quality<br>Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra, Jan Wincenty Dobrowolski, Tomasz Czech, Reinhard W. Neugschwandtner, Florian Gambus and Dominika Kot<br>4. Drought Stress Responses in Non-transgenic and Transgenic Alfalfa – Current Status and Future Research Directions<br>Andre A. Diatta, Doohong Min and S. V. Krishna Jagadish<br>5. Organic Farming: A Prospect for Food, Environment and Livelihood Security in Indian Agriculture<br>Madhab Chandra Manna, Mahammad Mahmudur Rahman, Ravi Naidu, A.S.M. Fazle Bari, A. B. Singh, J. K. Thakur, Avijit Ghosh, Ashok K. Patra, S. K. Chaudhai and A. Subbarao</p>