Climate change poses a significant threat to global agriculture due to the combined effects of rising temperatures and fluctuating atmospheric COâ‚‚ levels. Fodder cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), a climate-resilient legume, holds great promise as a sustainable forage source...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113245
Waterlogging stress is a significant threat to the global agriculture, resulted in the 33% reduction in the average crop yield. It is predicted that annual daily precipitation will increase by 14% by 2050 in IPCC report. Increase in precipitation increases waterlogging condition....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i62465
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of seed inoculation with Piriformospora indica and various foliar hormonal treatments in promoting early flowering in fodder rice bean (Vigna umbellata Thunb.), variety Surabhi, conducted at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani. The...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111679
Thirty fodder cowpea genotypes (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) were analyzed for different genetic parameters for yield and its contributing traits using Randomized Block Design at Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Trivandrum. Significant...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105084
To figure out the potential of Vigna stipulacea (Lam.) Kuntz for fodder yield, variability and diversity present in population was assessed by including thirty genotypes in randomized block design with three replications. High genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) and phenotyp...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81179
Red gram (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.), commonly known as pigeon pea, is a widely cultivated legume valued for its nutritional and agronomic importance. This study aimed to assess genetic variability, heritability, and genetic advance for yield and quality traits in 30 short-duratio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42199
Yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdcourt), is significant among legume vegetable crops. Global warming and climate change can significantly impact its cultivation, yield, and production. This study examined the F3 population of five yardlong bean famil...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74756
Ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) is a potent chemical mutagen widely used to induce genetic variability in crops, including rice (Oryza sativa L.). The objective of this research was to evaluate the combined effects of water pre-soaking, EMS concentration, and exposure duration on...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113264
Fertilizers play a vital role in agricultural practices by boosting crop yield. Among various nutrient application methods, foliar application is one of the cost - effective method which allow rapid and efficient nutrient absorption through the stomata or cuticle, and subsequentl...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101541