Micronutrient malnutrition, particularly iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) deficiencies, remains a major global health concern, highlighting the need for rice biofortification. Validating molecular markers linked to grain nutritional traits is essential for their effective use in marker-as...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84175
The present study was carried out with thirty advanced breeding lines of groundnut for estimation of genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among genotypes for all the studied characters indicating that...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112556
Developing a hybrid with high vigour and productivity requires the careful selection and crossing of parent lines that show a favourable combining ability to harness the potential of heterosis fully. Combining ability gives insights into the potential of inbred lines that can be...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92926
The character association and path coefficient analysis studies were carried out for 18 yield and morpho-physiological traits in 40 foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) germplasm accessions. The phenotypic and genotypic correlation analyses revealed strong positive ass...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92919
The present investigation was conducted across three diverse locations, RARS, Nandyal; ARS, Podalakur; and RARS, Lam, Guntur. Two lines and eight testers were crossed following a Line × Tester design during rabi 2021–22 and rabi 2022–23 to generate sixteen hybrids. These hybrids,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i44195
The experiment was confined to sixteen rabi sorghum hybrids (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), developed by crossing two female lines (AKMS 66-2A and 104A) with eight testers (RSLG 262, M 35-1, SPV 2758, SPV 2468, R 3777, R 196, R 91012 and PVK 801). These hybrids, along with the che...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i34044