Fungal diseases such as Alternaria leaf blight of sesame and collar rot of groundnut significantly limit the productivity of these important oilseed crops. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of six commonly used seed treatment fungicides against Al...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i111806
Background: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a pattern-recognition receptor involved in chicken innate immunity. This study examined the sequence characteristics, predicted structural features, evolutionary conservation and functional associations of chicken TLR4 using bioinformati...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101805
This study evaluated the in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of ethanolic seed extracts obtained from two papaya (Carica papaya L.) varieties at different ripening stages. Eight extracts prepared from local and Solo papaya seeds were tested against Escherichia coli,...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101804
Background and Aims: Infective endocarditis is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with cardiovascular disorders that are either congenital or rheumatic in origin. Very few studies are available from our region describing the causes and outcomes of patients...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101803
A two-year field experiment was conducted during the kharif seasons of 2024 and 2025 at the Department of Plant Pathology, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to evaluate chemical, b...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101801
Background: Soumbara is a traditional West African fermented condiment commonly produced from néré (Parkia biglobosa) seeds. Declining availability and increasing cost of néré seeds have encouraged the use of soybean (Glycine max) as an alternative raw material. However, soybean-...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101802
Background: Antimicrobial resistance continues to reduce the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, creating an urgent need for new antibacterial compounds from alternative natural sources. Bacterial endophytes of medicinal plants are increasingly recognised as reservoirs of stru...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101800
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped DNA virus belonging to the Hepadnaviridae family. It is responsible for one of the most serious infectious diseases of our time. The aim of this study was to assess HBsAg carriage among patients attending the Damakhanyah Tuberculosis Di...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101796
An outbreak of aspergillosis in Indian Runner ducklings was investigated using pathological, microbiological and molecular approaches. The affected flock was reared on a harvested rice field with waterlogged areas, and nine-day-old ducklings developed dyspnoea, gasping and sudden...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101799