Aims: The study aims to compare the effects of different nutrient management strategies on maize productivity, nutrient uptake, soil fertility and profitability in Alfisols. Study Design: The field experiment was conducted in a randomised block design with seven nutrient manageme...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84200
Barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea L.) is a short-duration minor cereal valued for its adaptability to marginal environments and nutritional attributes. The present investigation, entitled “Genetic Variability in Barnyard Millet (Echinochloa frumentacea L.) Germplasm”, was...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84201
Underutilised fruits represent an insufficiently documented source of nutritional and functional value, particularly in the Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh. This study evaluated the nutritional composition, physicochemical properties, bioactive compounds, and antimicrobial activ...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84202
Genetic variability is the foundation of effective selection and crop improvement in wheat breeding programmes. Therefore, the present investigation was conducted during the Rabi season of 2023–24 at the Crop Research Centre, Jigyasa University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, to evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84203
The hologenome concept frames the host animal and its resident microbial communities as an integrated physiological and evolutionary unit, but its practical value in livestock depends on careful separation of demonstrated species-specific evidence from extrapolated mechanism. Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84204
Aim: The study aims to compare the abundance and diversity of insect pests in sprayed and unsprayed groundnut ecosystems and to assess the impact of insecticidal interventions on pest community structure in Northern Telangana. Study Design: Field-based comparative ecological stud...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84205
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is an important agro-industrial crop of tropical and subtropical regions. This field study, conducted at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, during 2022–2023, evaluated fungicides,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84206
Renal space-occupying lesions may be difficult to characterise clinically because affected dogs can present with nonspecific signs and marked variation in lesion size and appearance. This study evaluated the diagnostic findings obtained through abdominal radiography and ultrasono...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84207
Canine parvovirus (CPV) is a highly contagious pathogen of domestic and wild canids and is associated with acute enteritis, dehydration, and substantial morbidity in young animals. This study evaluated faecal samples from dogs and jackals for CPV-compatible haemagglutinating acti...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84208
The present investigation evaluated the effect of incorporating blueberry powder on the physicochemical properties of shrikhand. Shrikhand was prepared by partially replacing chakka with blueberry powder at levels of 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 per cent, corresponding to treatments T1–...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84191
Long-duration space missions require reliable fresh-food production systems because the nutritional quality of stored foods may decline during extended storage. This study evaluated eight soilless substrate formulations comprising cocopeat, perlite, moss grass, and rice husk char...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84192
A field experiment was conducted from 2020–21 to 2022–23 at the Horticultural Instructional Farm of Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat, to evaluate fertigation levels in mature acid lime cv. Kagzi lime. Four treatments were evaluated with five replicatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84193
Saru Sara Sam, Joy Michal Johnson, A. Mary Sharmila, Deepa R. Chandran, T. Anuradha, N. S. Radhika, S. Sarada, R. Beena & N. V. Radhakrishnan·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) is one of the most destructive viral pathogens, limiting tomato productivity by impairing plant growth, fruit development, yield, and nutritional quality. Piriformospora indica is a beneficial root endophytic fungus known to enhance plant growth, yi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84194
The efficiency of aquaculture production systems is primarily influenced by water quality, optimal seed and feed inputs, and, critically, primary productivity, which contributes substantially to biomass yield and economic returns. To assess the level of adoption and the factors c...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84195
Bovine schistosomiasis is an important trematode infection that can affect cattle health and productivity in endemic regions. This study assessed the occurrence of Schistosoma infection in cattle and documented freshwater snail fauna in Degloor tehsil and adjoining areas of the M...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84196