Silicon is not classified as an essential plant nutrient, yet supplying it lowers the severity of many fungal diseases in cultivated species, and the mechanistic explanation for that effect remains contested after more than three decades of experimental work. Two traditions domin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94370
Oryza sativa L. (rice) is a staple food crop whose productivity is increasingly constrained by soil salinity, a stress that disrupts ionic balance and limits growth and yield. Basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors are known regulators of plant abiotic stress respons...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94371
Background: Rice productivity in red and lateritic soils can be constrained by limited nutrient availability, making coordinated varietal selection and nutrient management important for improving crop performance. Aims: To evaluate the effects of rice varieties and integrated nut...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94372
A field experiment was carried out during the rabi season of 2025-26 at the Agricultural Research Farm, School of Agricultural Sciences, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The experiment was laid out in a factorial randomised block design with three replications. The...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94373
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesised using the valued medicinal plant Hyssopus officinalis were applied as elicitors to callus cultures of two medicinal species, Hyoscyamus muticus and Datura innoxia, to investigate their effects on callus proliferation and secondary metaboli...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94363
Seed conservation of Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) wild edible fruit species is constrained by rapid loss of viability in desiccation-sensitive seeds. This study evaluated seed quality parameters and storage behaviour for four RET species from Kodagu district: Alangium sa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94364
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an economically important bulb and seed crop, and Alternaria blight caused by Alternaria porri is one of the major constraints to onion seed production. The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of selected fungicides and bioagent...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94365
Slow juvenile growth limits nursery establishment of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.). This study evaluated microbial consortia and foliar NPK nutrition, individually and in combination, for improving seedling growth under rain-shelter pot culture. Three-month-old seedlings we...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94366
Rubi Sut, Priyangana Chetia, N. Keerthika, B. S. Ravishankar, Prasanna Dasari, Purra Anuradha, P.S. Rajani & Chandan Kumar Panigrahi·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is one of the most economically important insects owing to its exclusive ability to produce high-quality silk fibres that support the global sericulture industry. Genetic improvement of silkworm has been a primary objective of sericulture research for d...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94367
This two-season field study evaluated the efficacy of iminoctadine tris 40% WP against chilli anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum capsici at Horticulture Research Station, Mondouri, West Bengal, during 2017–18 and 2018–19. Six fungicidal treatments and an untreated control were...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94358
Eric-Olivier TIENEBO, Anicet Désiré Kouassi, Bobelé Florence NIAMKE, Echua Elisabeth Jasmine Bilé, N'guessan Jean Claude Yao, Konan Jean Raymond Kouadio, Kouakou Théodore KOUADIO & Kouabenan ABO·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Background: Water deficit substantially limits maize growth and productivity, while lipoxygenase-derived signalling and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis may influence plant responses to water stress. However, the extent to which maize 9-lipoxygenase mutants differ in biomass and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94359
Aims: This review examines recent developments in the formulation of microbial biocontrol agents (MBCAs) for the sustainable management of plant diseases and insect pests. Particular attention is given to formulation approaches that help maintain microbial viability, improve stor...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94360
Background: The chicken caecum harbours a dense and metabolically active microbial community that shapes host nutrition, immunity, and food-borne pathogen carriage. Reliable metagenomic characterisation of this community depends on recovering microbial DNA that is abundant, pure,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94361
Shubham Kumawat, R. K. Panwar, S. K. Verma, Anju Arora, S. G. P. Karthikeya Reddy, Kumari Pragati, Amit Kumar, Anupriya Rana, Ayushi Mehra, Anu George, Manavi Bisht & Khyati Sengar·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) is an important pulse crop, but its productivity is constrained by limited exploitable genetic variability and several biotic and abiotic factors. Assessment of genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance is essential for identifying...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94362
The present study investigated the histomorphological features of the spleen in the Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus). The work was conducted at the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Prad...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94353