An experiment was conducted at the School of Agricultural Sciences, Medziphema, Nagaland, over a period of six months to evaluate the efficacy of selected insecticides against the major insect pests of pigeonpea. The study was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) comprisin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52289
Aims: The improvement in crop yield depends upon the magnitude of genetic variability available in breeding material. An investigation was carried out in groundnut F2 population to study variability present and correlation for growth and yield attributes viz, days to fifty per ce...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52290
This review provides a thorough understanding of the role of micronutrients in vegetable quality. Vegetable quality is crucial because it has a direct impact on consumer preferences, market value, and sustainability in general. Since micronutrients influence crop growth, developm...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52291
Suman Kumari, Halima Khatoon, Kamal Kumar Pande, RK Roshan, Ayinaparthi Sumanjali Hemakiran, Satyarth Sonkar, Juman Das & Rupa Ujjwal·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Citrus ranks among the most varied and extensively grown fruit crops worldwide, with a complex evolutionary history and diverse adaptations to various environments. This review seeks to deliver a thorough summary of citrus diversity, adaptation, and evolution, emphasizing existin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52292
Kolakhar is a traditional food ingredient used in different Assamese cuisine and mostly used as an antacid by different communities of Assam. A systematic investigation on chemical and spectroscopic estimation of Kolakhar produced from peels and rhizomes of four banana cultivars...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52283
The present study on the evaluation of different insecticides against the cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (L.), Lepidoptera: Pieridae on broccoli was carried out at Vegetable Research and Demonstration Block, VCSG, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52284
Aims: To evaluate the morphological responses of contrasting rice genotypes under varying EC levels and identify the EC concentration at which the genotypes exhibit minimal adverse effects. Methodology: FL478 (salt-tolerant) and BPT5204 (salt-susceptible) genotypes were evaluated...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52285
Farnesenes are C₁₅ isoprenoids comprising six structurally related α- and β-isomers. These sesquiterpene volatile compounds play a crucial role in plant defense mechanisms and are associated with insect attraction, as well as the development of superficial scald in apples and pea...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52286
The present experimental research was carried out during Rabi season of 2022-2023, consisting of forty genotypes, including checks, and it was conducted with three replications in Randomized Block Design (RBD). Highly significant differences were found among Indian mustard genoty...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52287
Herbicide resistance in canola (Brassica napus) has emerged as a major agricultural challenge, reducing herbicide efficacy, increasing weed pressure, and threatening sustainable crop production. This review examines the historical development of herbicide-resistant canola, focusi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52288
Plectranthus vettiveroides is a valuable medicinal and aromatic plant native to the Western Ghats, known for its essential oil extracted from roots. Its natural populations are vanishing due to habitat distraction. The present study explores hydroponic cultivation as a sustainabl...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52279
The experiment was carried out for two consecutive years during 2022 and 2023, to study the effects of different solid and liquid organics on yield and economics of elephant foot yam. Indigenous source of organics like mahua cake, gliricidia leaf extract, jeevamrut were used. The...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52280
The increasing pressure on agricultural systems to produce more food sustainably has emphasized the importance of soil health restoration and effective agricultural waste management. Sugarcane bagasse, a fibrous by-product of sugar industries, represents a renewable and underutil...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52281
The present study was undertaken at the Student Instructional Farm of C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur during the Rabi seasons of 2022–23 and 2023–24 to assess genetic variability and selection-related traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52282
Current study was performed on 34 stable mutant genotypes along with two checks, viz., HD 2967 and GW 322, which were evaluated for 17 traits in a randomized block design at the agricultural research farm of RVSKVV, Gwalior (M.P.) during the rabi season of 2023-24 to estimate gen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52273