Weed competition can markedly constrain organic beetroot production, where reliance on synthetic herbicides is restricted. A two-season field experiment (2022–2023 and 2023–2024) was conducted at Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Hyderabad, to compare nine...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104449
Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is an important pulse crop, and sustainable management requires simultaneous consideration of productivity, crop protection, and soil quality. Lentil is grown throughout northern and central India mainly for its grains, which are used for traditiona...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104442
Information on the diet of local chickens is scarce, which poses practical challenges for their efficient management. This study was conducted in Burkina Faso to help improve the performance of local chicken breeds by determining their protein requirements. The trial lasted eight...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104443
Horticultural production, post-harvest handling and fruit and vegetable processing generate heterogeneous residual streams that are increasingly framed as feedstocks for a circular bioeconomy. Their conversion into agronomic inputs is attractive because it can couple waste preven...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104444
Background: Ultrasonographic assessment of the caudal vena cava (CVC) and aorta (Ao) is a useful non-invasive approach for evaluating intravascular volume status, but breed-specific reference values are limited in dogs. Aim: This study aimed to establish CVC and Ao measurements i...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104445
Rice is a major staple food, but conventional milling and polishing reduce its dietary fibre, micronutrient, and bioactive compound content while leaving starch as the predominant component. The increasing prevalence of impaired glucose regulation and micronutrient deficiencies h...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104446
An in-situ field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2020–21 at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Polasa, Jagtial, to evaluate the effects of paddy straw management and nitrogen application on straw decomposition. The experiment followed a factorial rando...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104436
Temporal shifts in soil macro- and micronutrient availability and in humic fractions were evaluated in soils under continuous rice cultivation in Telangana State. Six sites that had been under paddy cultivation for more than ten years were sampled from the 0–30 cm soil layer in F...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104437
Spring-planted sugarcane is vulnerable to early weed competition because of its slow initial growth and wide row spacing, while short-duration intercrops may improve system productivity and returns. A three-year field experiment was conducted at the Main Sugarcane Research Statio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104438
Background and Significance: Barleria L. is among the largest genera of Acanthaceae, comprising roughly three hundred palaeotropical species that carry substantial medicinal, ornamental and ecological value. Three research communities have engaged with the genus largely in isolat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104439