The present study assessed the limnological characteristics and ichthyofaunal diversity of Benisagar Reservoir, Madhya Pradesh, India, with emphasis on seasonal changes in water quality and fish-community structure. Sampling was conducted from January 2024 to December 2025 at fou...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94348
Background: Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) is an invasive insect pest of maize that can cause substantial foliar damage and adversely affect crop production. Host-plant resistance offers a sustainable and environmentally compatible approach for managing this pe...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94349
Garlic peel, an agricultural waste material, is a rich source of bioactive compounds and can serve as an eco-friendly resource for nanoparticle synthesis. The present study aimed to synthesise copper oxide nanoparticles using garlic peel extract and evaluate their phytochemical,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94350
Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HaNPV) is a species-specific baculovirus used as a biological control agent against Helicoverpa armigera. This study developed and evaluated microencapsulated HaNPV formulations using three biodegradable polymer systems: gelatin-carboxym...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94351
Surender Kumar, Ibtisam Irshad, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Nemi Chand Yadav, Naveena, Ravi Kumar, Bhim Singh, Gajveer Meena, Davinder Paul Singh, Bilqees Farooq, Sofi Basit Zahoor & Sheikh Amjid·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
A field study was carried out at the decade-old, one-hectare Integrated Farming System (IFS) research model of the AICRP-IFS, Farming System Research Centre, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu), Chatha and at an adjoining farm...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94352
Evidence-based veterinary medicine depends on more than access to scientific papers. It requires clinicians to convert case uncertainty into answerable questions, retrieve relevant information from a fragmented literature, judge methodological validity and applicability, integrat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94338
Land use changes influence soil properties in hill ecosystems of Manipur. This study evaluated soil properties under five land use systems—forest land, grassland, paddy lowland, current jhum, and jhum fallow—in Chandel district, Manipur, India. Soil samples were collected from 21...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94339
Aim: This study aims to characterise physical, milling, cooking and physicochemical grain-quality variation among WA-CMS-derived rice hybrids and identify combinations with balanced quality performance across three environments. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducte...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94340
Rice blast incited by Pyricularia oryzae Cavara [Teleomorph: Magnaporthe oryzae (Hebert) Barr] is a major constraint to rice production, with conventional chemical control often limited by environmental hazards, rising input costs and pathogen resistance. This study evaluated the...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94341
Euryale ferox Salisb. is an ecologically and economically important aquatic macrophyte widely cultivated in the wetlands of North Bihar, India, where increasing metal contamination may pose risks to plant growth and wetland sustainability. The present study evaluated the comparat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94332