Identifying genotypes tolerant to water deficit involves subjecting them to stress in a greenhouse environment. It is essential to evaluate the performance of these greenhouse-identified genotypes under natural field conditions—specifically in areas prone to water deficit versus...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112489
Protease-producing bacteria from insect gut microbiota may provide useful enzyme-producing strains for biotechnological applications. This study isolated and characterised a proteolytic bacterium, Bacillus siamensis D4i (GenBank accession PQ481981.1), from the larval gut of Helic...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112488
Pine needles are a potential non-food lignocellulosic feedstock, but their conversion to bioethanol requires more than the demonstration of fermentable sugar release. This critical narrative review evaluates the evidence linking needle identity and collection, pretreatment, enzym...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112486
The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is predominantly frugivorous but may take animal prey, particularly during the breeding period. Direct observations of avian prey handling, especially involving another hornbill species, remain scarce. This short communication documents an un...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112487
Background: Ethnobotanical reports combine interviews, inventories, interpretation and botanical investigation, but these procedures support different inferences. A methods-focused synthesis should distinguish data collection from qualitative analysis, quantification and genuine...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112485
Syed Hamza Syed Saidoddin, Abhinav Ashok Vaichalkar, Sadananda Namdev Kambale & Shyam Datta Waghmare·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Seed production of the Indian major carps, catla (Catla catla), rohu (Labeo rohita) and mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala), underpins freshwater aquaculture across South Asia, yet survival from hatchling to fry frequently remains low, and larval feeding continues to rely heavily on pond-...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112484
Aims : To evaluate the effects of incorporating cassava and banana peel meals into pig diets on growth performance. Study Design : A completely randomised controlled feeding trial. Place and Duration of Study : Animal Production Research Unit, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Nangui...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112482
Koï Wenceslas Kam, Jean Christophe Koussoubé, Marcellin Yamkoulga, Antoine Waongo, Zakaria Ilboudo & Antoine Sanon·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Background: Cowpea production is affected by bruchid infestation, while the indigenous egg parasitoid Uscana lariophaga contributes to natural mortality of bruchid eggs. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the combined effects of cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. phenology, inse...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112483
This study evaluated spike, flag-leaf and canopy diversity among 60 bread wheat genotypes across 12 environments generated from two locations, two growing seasons and three sowing times. Five traits-spike length (SL), flag leaf area (FLA), spikelets per spike (SNPS), grains per s...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112481
This study evaluated biochar derived from the leaves and stems of Eichhornia crassipes for the adsorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution. Dried biomass was thermally converted at temperatures between 300 and 700°C, and the resulting biochars were evaluated to identify the m...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102476