Bitter gourd is a prominent vegetable of the cucurbitaceous family, recognized for its multifaceted nutritional composition and intricate phytochemical profile. The fruit is also integrated into traditional medical systems for its observed capacity to ameliorate a spectrum of ail...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42263
Pharaon Mbianda A., Moukhtar Mohammadou, Taïmanga, Kenne Toukem A. S., Tsekane Sedrick Junior, Tchiaze Ifoue A. V., Xavier Arthur Nyoumi Ongolo, Minoué Kuum Marc Germain, Otiobo Atibita N. E., Tchuenguem Fohouo F.-N. & Martin Kenne·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Aims: Flower-visiting activity in honeybees was compared to that of Xylocopa olivacea on cowpea and sesame. Study Design: Daily activity, weekly activity, floral products and bee behavior were recorded. Place and Duration of Study: Field records (May to July 2016 and 2017) were...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42264
Lyne Carelle Fokam Payi, Paul Serge Mbenoun Masse, Andrea Sarah Kenne Toukem, Sedrick Junior Tsekane, Auguste Pharaon Mbianda, Virginie Tchiaze Ifoue & Martin Kenne·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Ecological survey in invaded and non-invaded sites allowed the verification of occurrence or persistence of Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and it’s impact on soil macro-invertebrates. Specimens were collected using baits (70% honey and 30% canned...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52265
Aim: To evaluate the performance of different rice cultivars under dry direct-seeded rice (DDSR) Conditions by assessing plant height, tiller number per hill, and dry matter production at key growth stages and yield potential with the aim of identifying cultivar suitable for wate...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42254
The present investigation was conducted Student Instruction Farm at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, during the rabi season of 2022–2023. 10 diverse wheat cultivars viz., DBW 88, K 9006, DBW 187, WH 1142, HI 1563, HD 3326, K 9423, K 1317, KRL...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42255
This review examined the potential of mushroom farming, particularly paddy straw mushroom cultivation, as a sustainable and empowering agricultural practice for farmers and farm women in Odisha, India. Nationally, the total contribution of Odisha to mushroom production is 11 perc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42256
Carambola contains several phytochemicals, including alkaloids, flavonoids, and tannins. Bagasse, or pulp left over after juice extraction, has substantially more antioxidant activity than the extracted juice. Carambola bagasse was collected after juice extraction and bagasse pow...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42257
This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with polyherbal and mineral mixtures on the serum mineral profile of delayed pubertal crossbred heifers over a 28-day period. Serum levels of calcium, sodium, phosphorus, and magnesium were measured at different time poi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42258
In a controlled pot experiment using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) conducted at UAS, GKVK, Bangalore, India, soil was artificially contaminated with different concentrations of four types of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Pb and As). French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crop was gro...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42249
A study was conducted at the Herbal Garden of College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh during Kharif season, to assess two production systems-sole turmeric (F1) and turmeric intercropped with eucalyptus (F2)-using eight turmeric varieties: T1– Suranjana, T2 – Selam, T3...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42250
Aims: Sesame is an important high-value oilseed crop. India is very rich in the wild and cultivated sesame, offers a rich load of genetic variability for breeding. Recognizing and utilizing this genetic diversity holds significant importance in devising efficient breeding program...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42251
To determine the preventable loss in seed yield caused by leaf webber and capsule borer under rainfed conditions, an experiment was carried out at AICRP on Oilseeds Sesame, College of Agriculture, Tikamgarh using the sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties RT 346, RT 351, TKG 306,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42252
Kouamé Konan Didier, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Koné Klinnanga Noël, EPONON Eboua Christophe, KOUADIO Kouadio Yann Henoc, Sorho Fatogoma & Kone Daouda·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Root rot of cassava tubers, Manihot esculenta Crantz, has become a scourge that devastates plantations and limits production in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of cassava root rot on the one hand, and to assess the incidence and severity o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42253
Morphological evaluation as per defined DUS descriptors for seven cultivated varieties of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) viz., Camarosa, Chandler, Festival, Sweet Charlie, Nabila, Sabrina and Winter Dawn were done in the farmer’s field across four locations of Sohliya, Um...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42244
Aims: To evaluate the performance of Thaokhri pigs of Assam, India. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Kokrajhar and Gossaigaon, located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam, India, during the period from 2020 to 2022. Methodology: Nineteen traits were measured...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42245