Aims: To document morphological diversity and identify promising indigenous custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) genotypes for germplasm conservation and future breeding programmes. Study Design: Randomised Block Design (RBD) involving 31 custard apple genotypes, including one chec...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84257
Aims: This study evaluated the effects of vacuum packaging and 2% sodium acetate treatment on the quality characteristics and refrigerated shelf life of Pangasianodon pangasius fillets. Study Design: An experimental storage study with four packaging and treatment combinations was...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84258
Background: Rising ambient temperatures are progressively constraining the productivity, fertility and welfare of dairy and dual-purpose cattle (Bos taurus, Bos indicus) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) across tropical, subtropical and increasingly temperate production systems...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84245
Plantation crops such as coffee, cocoa, tea, oil palm, natural rubber, banana, coconut and sugarcane underpin the rural economies of much of the tropical and subtropical world, yet their long production cycles and comparatively narrow climatic tolerances make them acutely exposed...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84246
This study evaluated the in vitro efficacy of selected botanicals and microbial bioagents against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ricini and Rotylenchulus reniformis affecting castor under controlled laboratory conditions. Five botanicals (Piper betle, Costus igneus, Tinospora cordifol...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84247
A field experiment was conducted during the 2024–2025 kharif season at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, to assess the effects of organic nutrient sources and plant growth-promotin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84248
Background: Sarcoptic mange, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis, is a highly contagious ectoparasitic skin disease of dogs that poses a significant zoonotic risk to humans worldwide. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at the Veterinary Clinical Comp...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84249
Tea-derived beverages constitute a globally distributed but analytically heterogeneous family extending from minimally transformed leaf infusions to oxidised, post-fermented, powdered, concentrated, ready-to-drink and composite milk- or sugar-containing products. Their common bot...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84250
Plant-parasitic nematodes remain unusually difficult crop pests because their damage is predominantly below ground, their populations are spatially aggregated, and their biological responses are strongly conditioned by host genotype, soil properties, climate and associated microo...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84236
Seed dormancy is both an adaptive ecological trait and a persistent operational constraint in Indian forestry nurseries. The practical literature contains numerous treatment comparisons, yet the term dormancy is often applied to any low-germinating seed lot, and treatment success...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84237
The present investigation was conducted to study character associations and path coefficients for grain yield and its component traits in thirty rice genotypes. Correlation analysis revealed that panicle length, productive tillers per plant, grains per panicle and straw yield per...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84238
Maize inbred lines are important genetic resources for the development of improved hybrids, and their effective use depends on reliable information on genetic variability and selection parameters. The present study evaluated 50 maize inbred lines, together with four standard inbr...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84239
Background: Fusarium wilt, caused by soil-borne formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum, is among the most persistent constraints on yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis) production across East and Southeast Asia, where the crop is grown intensively as a vegetable l...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84240
Pyricularia oryzae (syn. M. oryzae), the causative agent of blast disease, is among the most destructive fungal pathogens threatening rice production and other cereal crops worldwide. The search for environmentally sustainable alternatives to synthetic fungicides has increased in...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84241
Maize productivity and nutrient acquisition are strongly influenced by water and nitrogen management. A field experiment was conducted during the 2022–2023 rabi season at the Instructional-cum-Research Farm of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, to evaluate the individual and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84242