Background: Brown spot, caused by Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the major fungal diseases limiting rice production. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal efficacy of different nanoparticles and fungicides against the pathogen and to assess their potential...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104451
Food systems face simultaneous pressure to reduce environmental impacts, limit food loss and waste, and respond to growing evidence that individuals differ in their nutritional needs and metabolic responses. Three-dimensional food printing, an additive manufacturing process that...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104452
Aims: To quantify genetic divergence among 25 black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) genotypes using Mahalanobis D² statistics, classify the germplasm by Tocher’s method, identify the traits underlying divergence and translate cluster-specific agronomic profiles into a strategic framewor...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104453
Weed control is challenging in organic vegetable farming because weeds compete with crops for water, nutrients, sunlight and growing space; however, chemical herbicides are generally not used in organic production. This study was conducted as a field experiment over two seasons,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104454
Early leaf spot (ELS), caused by Cercospora arachidicola Hori, is a major foliar disease of groundnut that can cause considerable yield loss under favourable conditions. Understanding the inheritance of resistance is fundamental to developing resistant cultivars through conventio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104455
Abhijith Kizhattumannil, Korasseril Babu Deepthy, Bhaskar Haseena, M. S. Smitha, Reshmi Vijayaraghavan, Akash Poyilil & Muthusamy Saravanan Akash·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Rice production is increasingly challenged by sucking insect pests, particularly the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens), white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera), green leafhoppers (Nephotettix spp.) and rice bugs (Leptocorisa spp.). This review evaluates entomopathogen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104456
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) is an important perennial spice crop, but its seedlings exhibit slow early growth and generally require a prolonged nursery period before attaining transplantable size. Inadequate or imbalanced availability of essential nutrients may further restric...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104457
Hemant Choudhary, Aishwarya Sharma, Whaid Ul Hasan, E. V. D. Sastri, K. K. Nagar, Deepika Sharma, M. K. Yadav, A. K. Singh & R. K. Bansal·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Garden pea (Pisum sativum var. hortense L.) is an important vegetable legume whose yield and quality are influenced by several growth, flowering, and yield-related traits. Under the semi-arid conditions of Rajasthan, environmental constraints can affect the expression of these tr...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104458
Ijeoma Jacinta Nwagbara, Obi-Ezeani Chikaodili Nwando, Nnoruka Eugenia Obiageli, Nwuko Augustine Chijioke, Okwuosa Chukwugozie N. & Achukwu Peter U.·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Mercury contamination in fish products remains a concern because of its potential endocrine-disrupting effects. This study assessed the toxicological effects of aqueous stockfish-derived mercury on reproductive hormonal profiles in male albino rats. Twenty-five adult male albino...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104447
Ravisankar Dubey, Shweta, Pratiksha Raj, Shalini Dixit, Shivam Chaturvedi, Arun Pratap, C. l. Maurya, Sarvendra Kumar, P. K. Singh & Rajeev Kumar·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Seed priming is used to improve the speed, uniformity, and physiological performance of germinating seeds, but responses can depend on the priming agent and genotype. This study evaluated two field-pea varieties (KPMR-522 and Rachana) under six seed-treatment levels: control, hyd...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104448