Fruits are highly perishable and often lose quality soon after harvest due to rapid ripening, moisture loss and microbial decay. These postharvest losses reduce both the nutritional value and marketability of fruits, affecting both farmers and consumers. Globally, postharvest los...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33734
Global agricultural pest management incurs substantial annual expenditures exceeding billions of dollars. For many decades, broad-spectrum synthetic insecticides were regarded as the most effective option for pest suppression. However, their indiscriminate and excessive use has a...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33735
Rice productivity is increasingly threatened by climate change–induced water scarcity, necessitating the integration of molecular tools to improve breeding efficiency. The present study aimed to explore genome-wide allelic variation between two contrasting rice parental lines, HU...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33736
The present study aims to investigate the prevalence and occurrence of bhendi yellow vein mosaic disease in okra and to explore the potential bacterial endophytes. A survey was conducted in the major okra-growing areas of Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam districts in Kerala during...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33737
Nutrient solutions at varying concentrations were evaluated to determine their influence on yield parameters in Kinnow mandarin. The experiment was conducted on eleven-year-old trees at the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India. Fo...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33724
Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is an economically important ornamental crop widely cultivated in India for cut flowers, loose flowers, and essential oil production. In West Bengal, continuous cultivation under warm and humid conditions has favored the emergence of tip blight c...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33725
Freshwater resources are indispensable for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses; however, rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and population growth have led to significant deterioration in lake water quality worldwide. The Water Quality Index (WQI) has emerged as a reli...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33726
Atufa Ashraf, Efath Shahnaz, Ali Anwar, Nageena Nazir, Rehana Rasool, Saba Banday, Mariya Rather, Mehreena Farooq, Angelina Rashid & Zohra Shabir·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Kiwi (Actinidia Deliciosa A. Chev.), an introduced fruit crop in Jammu & Kashmir, India, is affected by a number of diseases, particularly root diseases that reduce its yield potential significantly. The present investigation was conducted during the months of July-September...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33727
The aim of the study was to optimize the hydrolysis conditions for obtaining sunflower protein hydrolysate (SPH). The hydrolysate was evaluated for its degree of hydrolysis (DH) and functional properties, including water holding capacity (WHC), oil holding capacity (OHC), emulsio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33728
Chitosan, a deacetylated biopolymer derived from chitin, is widely valued for its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and applications in medical, agricultural, and environmental systems. Conventional production from crustacean shells poses challenges such as allergenic proteins...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33729