Yellow leaf disease (YLD) is a chronic, yield-limiting disorder of areca palm (Areca catechu L.) reported across India, China and Sri Lanka, characterised by progressive foliar chlorosis, root degeneration and crown decline. For more than four decades the disorder has been associ...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81164
Background: Basidiomycota is the second-largest phylum of the kingdom Fungi and encompasses mushroom-forming fungi, jelly fungi, rust and smut pathogens, and numerous basidiomycetous yeasts, underpinning processes ranging from lignocellulose decomposition and ectomycorrhizal symb...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81163
D. Kanchana, Kavya C Kademani, R. Murali, S. R. M. Jayajeevitha, Amit Chauhan, Alok Kumar Singh, Jeevanandham Sivakumar & S. M. Bharthisha·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Microbial technologies are increasingly promoted as a route to lower the environmental burden of crop production while sustaining yields, yet the distance between mechanistic promise and reliable field performance remains substantial. This critical narrative review examines the c...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81162
Antibiotic therapy remains indispensable for the treatment of bacterial infections; however, it frequently disrupts the intestinal microbiota, leading to antibiotic-associated dysbiosis and complications such as antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD). Although probiotic supplement...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81161
A multi-locational, four-year on-farm trial (OFT) was conducted from 2022 to 2025 across diverse rainfed environments in Maharashtra, India, to evaluate the bio-efficacy, economic sustainability, and field resilience of an advanced insecticide rotation module (T2) against the bas...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81160
Bacterial blight is an emerging disease threatening eucalyptus production in Kenya; however, information on the identity and pathogenicity of the associated bacterial pathogens remains limited. This study aimed to characterise bacterial pathogens associated with bacterial blight...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81159
Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, is a major foliar disease of wheat that significantly affects crop productivity worldwide. Standardisation of an efficient artificial inoculation technique is essential for reliable disease establishment in resistance sc...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81157
Disinfection is an essential component of hygienic silkworm rearing because microbial contamination can reduce larval survival and cocoon productivity. This study evaluated five disinfection practices for Bombyx mori under a completely randomized design with four replications and...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81158
Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-borne neglected tropical disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori, and remains an important public health problem in endemic regions. This review summarises current advances in the diagnosis, immunopathogenesis, tr...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81156
H. M. Atureta, U. S. Abdullahi, M. Abba, A. Salisu, P. Moses, S. Ismai’l, Z. M. Kabeer, A. J. Na’Allah, B. I. Olawale, A. Ahmad, H. H. Mali, P. A. Gbilekaa & M. Y. Iliyasu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Contamination of drinking water by pathogenic bacteria remains an important public health concern, particularly in communities that rely on multiple treated and untreated water sources. This study investigated the occurrence and molecular characteristics of Salmonella species iso...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81155