Maize (Zea mays L.) is India's second most significant crop, behind rice. As a cross-pollinated crop, hybrid vigour is commonly used to achieve the best production potential. The selection of various genotypes is a primary goal in the maize hybrid breeding programme. Maize is a v...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112538
The present investigation was carried out at Research farm of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India during Rabi 2022-2023. In this study two sets of field experiments were conducted with 43 genotypes of Indian mustard consisti...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101457
The present study was framed to determine the combining ability and the extent of heterosis in maize using line × tester design at maize section, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur. Crosses were made involving ten lines and three testers in Rabi, 2019-20 for the stu...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62112
Kamal Kartik Kenny Kundra, Milan Chakravarty, P. K. Singh, Manigopa Chakraborty, Binay Kumar, Ankit Kumar Singh, Prity Priya & Shanti Kurly·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Little millet (Panicum sumatrense L.) is an important climate-resilient and nutritionally rich crop cultivated predominantly under rainfed conditions of eastern India. Despite its adaptability to marginal environments, its productivity is significantly constrained by insect pests...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33762
The present research work was proficiently done at the experimental plot of Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke under the rainfed conditions of Jharkhand, India during kharif 2021. The F7 generation seeds of the cross Pusa-1176 x BPT-5204 was sown as panicle to progeny rows in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232560