Adou Bini Yao Christophe, Soumahin Eric Francis, Mame Sokhna Sarr, Tohouri Ange-Boris & Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
The combined use of mineral and organic fertilisers may reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers while supporting soil fertility and oil palm productivity. This study evaluated mixed fertilisation based on potassium chloride (KCl) and cow manure for fresh fruit bunch production in...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102456
Yamkoulga Marcellin, Sanon Aboubakar, Kam Koï Wenceslas, Waongo Antoine, Ilboudo Zakaria & Sanon Antoine·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Aims: To assess the effect of insect pest infestation on the quality of S. macrostachya seeds at pod harvest in the North- and South-Sudanian agroclimatic zones of Burkina Faso. Study Design: Seeds of S. macrostachya were collected and examined, and the insects that emerged were...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102457
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2024–25 at the research farm of Ch. Chhotu Ram (PG) College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, under the aegis of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding (Agricultural Botany). The primary objectives were to quantify ge...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102454
Lower Guinea (Maritime Guinea) combines a humid coastal climate, forest and agroforestry resources, horticultural production, peri-urban markets and rural communities for which low-capital livestock and non-timber forest enterprises can be attractive. Beekeeping therefore has pla...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102455
Harmful algal blooms and toxin-producing micro-organisms create a heterogeneous set of human health hazards that cannot be reduced to a single exposure pathway or clinical syndrome. Marine dinoflagellates and diatoms generate phycotoxins that accumulate in shellfish and finfish o...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92453
The crystalline pesticidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis occupy an unusual position in applied biology. They are simultaneously the most extensively deployed insecticidal molecules in agriculture, the subject of a mechanistic dispute that has remained unresolved for more tha...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92449
Ongole cattle are an indigenous Bos indicus breed characterised by a light or white adult coat, whereas some calves are born with dark brown or reddish-brown pigmentation. This observational study documented early coat colour transformation in Ongole calves maintained at the Live...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92450
Aims: This study aims to calculate the 96-hour median lethal concentration (LC₅₀) of ferrous sulphate heptahydrate (FeSO₄·7H₂O) in Pangasius pangasius and evaluate the concentration-dependent acute toxicity of dissolved ferrous iron under controlled laboratory conditions. Study d...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92451
Measurements of oxidative damage and antioxidant activity have become near-obligatory components of experimental phytoremediation research. Malondialdehyde concentration, hydrogen peroxide accumulation, electrolyte leakage and the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92452
Abou Joël Landry OKON, Bazago You Etienne Bi Goulai, Quidana Désirée Coulibaly, Sindou Kone, Patricia Zhou DEH, Amadou Founzegue Coulibaly, Brahima DOUKOURE & Victor Gnangoran YAO·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Improving the greater cane rat breeding (Thryonomys swinderianus) can be achieved through the application of assisted reproductive technologies. This study aims to evaluate the quality of semen retrieved via testicular and epididymal biopsy techniques in cane rats. This was a com...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92448