Plant extracts are useful against a variety of fungal infections due to their multifaceted approach. Improved understanding of plant-derived compounds can lead to more effective and long-lasting antifungal treatments for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications....
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64234
Pigeon pea is an important pulse crop, but its productivity is severely constrained by wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum. The soil-borne pathogen survives for long periods in the soil and causes significant yield losses, making disease management challenging. Evaluation o...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64231
Aditya Patel, N. Aswathanarayana Reddy, Amol S. Ingle, Moirangthem Monalisa Devi, Anchala Nautiyal, Sandeep Sohan Yadav, P. Srikanth & M. Poojith Kumar Reddy·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has emerged as a sustainable and ecologically sound approach for crop protection in response to increasing concerns regarding pesticide resistance, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and food safety. Conventional dependence on synthetic...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64232
Background: Groundwater is a major freshwater resource supporting agricultural, domestic, and industrial activities in central India. However, increasing groundwater extraction and climatic variability have intensified groundwater stress in hard-rock aquifer systems. Aim: The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64226
Wild leafy vegetables (WLVs) constitute a crucial component of the subsistence economy, nutrition, and traditional medicine of tribal communities in Central India. The present study documents the ethnobotanical knowledge of wild leafy vegetables among Gond and Baiga tribal commun...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64228
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oilseed crop whose productivity is often constrained by deficiencies of essential micronutrients like sulphur and zinc. Adequate nutrient management, particularly the balanced application of sulphur and zinc, plays a critical role in en...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64229
K. S. Ahlawat, S. K. Dhanda, Dalip Kumar Bishnoi, K. K. Bhardwaj, Anita Kumari, Chhavi Sirohi, Anil Kumar, Amandeep Singh & Sushil Kumari·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
In semi-arid Northern India, agroforestry systems combining trees and crops can enhance farm sustainability and climate resilience. Understanding the performance of sorghum under eucalyptus- and guava-based systems is important for optimizing fodder production and tree-crop inter...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64224
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop with significant economic and nutritional value in India. The present study was conducted to estimate the cost of cultivation and profitability of maize production in Chhindwara district. Primary data were collected from 90 sample f...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64225
Uncertainty in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, recoveries, and deaths complicates public health decision-making in Nigeria. This study applies a Bayesian framework to quantify this uncertainty using state-level surveillance count data (n = 37) from the Nigeria Cen...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64223
Mogilicharla Manasa, S. Reeja, R. Parimalan, Shalini Mudalkar, Sreedhar Bodiga, Sharath Kavati, Mounika Maloth & Shreya Vangala·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Azadirachtin, a major tetranortriterpenoid from Azadirachta indica A. Juss., is widely utilized in eco-friendly pest management owing to its potent insecticidal and growth regulating properties. However, azadirachtin accumulation varies with fruit developmental stage, thereby inf...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64221
Colour and shape are important design elements for information perception and cognition. Researchers from previous studies have suggested that colour can affect children’s cognitive performance. However, the effect of colour and shape on cognitive ability has not been widely inve...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64222
Cotton cultivation is often constrained by low productivity, climatic variability and pest incidence under conventional spacing methods. High-Density Planting System (HDPS) has emerged as an efficient agronomic strategy for improving plant population, resource utilization and yie...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64220
Self-propelled agricultural machinery such as tractors, self-propelled sprayers, transplanters, and combine harvesters have become central to modern crop production because they compress field operations into narrow seasonal windows while reducing dependence on manual labour. How...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i54219
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith, a member of the Zingiberaceae family, is a well-known medicinal plant widely used in traditional healthcare systems for managing gastrointestinal issues, pain, and inflammation. Over the years, scientific investigation has supported many of its tradi...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i54217
The global livestock sector produces vast quantities of organic waste that, if managed poorly, represent a significant environmental liability. If appropriately valorised, however, animal waste constitutes a renewable feedstock capable of rebuilding soil organic matter, improving...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i54218