The study presents an attempt to explain the potential control of powdery mildew disease of black gram caused by obligate fungus Erysiphe polygoni. It causes both quantitative and qualitative losses of grains. The fungicides, botanicals and organic amendments which found best eff...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11937
This study investigated genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in wheat 54 genotypes, including 40 F1 hybrids, 14 parental lines, and a standard check variety (HD-3086). The parental lines consisted of 10 females and 4 males, with the hybrids evaluated using a randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11938
Biotechnology has emerged as one of the key tools in crop improvement and molecular breeding programmes. CRISPR, plant tissue culture, molecular breeding, transgenic development, marker assisted selection (MAS), and animal cloning are regarded as key methods in biotechnology. Ove...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11939
Okra also known as Bhendi (Abelomoschus esculentus L) is heavily infested by a variety of insect pests causing considerable damage and yield reduction. Among the pests, borers are most dreaded pests of national importance. Emamectin benzoate is an avermectin effective against se...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11940
Divya Chadha, Vikas Sharma, Vivak M. Arya, Vikas Abrol, Rajeev Bharat, Brajeshwar Singh, Anju Bhat, Divya Sharma, Vivek Bhagat, Stanzin Khenrab & Banti·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Soil sodicity poses significant challenges to agriculture, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, by deteriorating soil structure, reducing fertility, and constraining crop productivity. In the Ravi-Tawi Command area of Jammu, nearly 7,500 hectares of sodic soils limit wheat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11934
Brassica juncea, also known as Indian mustard, is a globally used oilseed, vegetable, and condiment. Alternaria brassicae, a filamentous fungus, causes Alternaria black spot, affecting crop productivity. This research endeavours to investigate environmentally sustainable methods...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11935
Oxazolones, commonly referred to as azlactones, represent a versatile class of five-membered heterocyclic compounds characterized by the presence of nitrogen and oxygen as heteroatoms. The biological activities of oxazolone are primarily associated with modifications at the C-2 a...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11936
Combining ability for seed yield and its component traits in castor was studied using line × tester mating design involving three diverse pistillate lines and fourteen inbred lines. Analysis of variance revealed that, The estimates of σ2gca were higher than the corresponding σ2sc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11933
The present study evaluated 89 rapeseed-mustard genotypes for their resistance against mustard aphid during the Rabi season of 2023–24 at CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana to understand the role of phenological and genotypic variations influencing aphid resistance. Screening targeted three...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11931
A study on pumpkin genotypes was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm of Banda University of Agriculture and Technology during the 2022 Kharif season. This study aimed to assess genetic variability, genotype performance, variation coefficients, heritability, and percentage geneti...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11932
Aim: This study investigates the impact of subacute heat stress on hepatorenal function and histology in Wistar rats, alongside the protective effects of combined antioxidants (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Selenium) Study Design: Sixty rats were divided into control, heat-stressed,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11929
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is one of the traditional flowers used in tropics for ornamental gardens and for its curative health benefits. All parts of hibiscus are reported to possess significant medicinal values and the flowers especially are rich source of anthocyanin pigments. Ant...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11930
Fish, with over 36,000 species globally, are the most diverse vertebrates, with nearly half residing in freshwater habitats. This study provides the first comprehensive documentation of the ichthyofauna of Gavier Lake, Surat, Gujarat, identifying 19 species across various familie...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11925
This study, conducted at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram during 2023-2024, investigated the effects of gametocides on pollen sterility and plant growth in two chilli varieties, Jwalamukhi and Ujwala. The experiment followed a Factorial Completely Randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11926
In this study, fifty-five rice germplasm accessions were used along with five checks, namely IR64, Swarna, Jaya, DRR Dhan 42 and MTU1010, for evaluating genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance during kharif 2023. The analysis of variance revealed extremely large gen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11927