A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2024-25 at the Postgraduate Research Block, Bahadri Farm, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, to evaluate the influence of phosphorus and boron fertilisation on the yield attributes and economic returns of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64051
Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance are essential criteria for identifying useful parents and selection traits in crop improvement programmes. The present investigation assessed genetic variability and selection parameters in 26 garden pea (Pisum sativum L. var....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64052
Herbicide resistance is an increasing constraint to sustainable weed management and crop production. Repeated and continuous use of herbicides with the same mode or site of action has intensified selection pressure, favouring resistant weed populations and reducing the efficacy o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64053
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2025–26 to evaluate the influence of organic manures and biofertilizers on quality attributes and economic returns of cauliflower under naturally ventilated polyhouse conditions. The experiment was conducted at the School...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64054
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop, and fruit yield is a complex quantitative trait influenced by several interrelated morphological, reproductive and quality-related characters. The present investigation was conducted to identify important yield-attr...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64055
Muneer Ah Sofi, Nadeem Dar, S. S. Pathania, Sajad Mohi U Din, Zawer Hussain, Shafeeq hakeem, Ishtiyaq Ahad, K. M. Malik & Nadeem Nissar·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
The continuous availability of diverse floral resources is essential for sustaining honey bee colonies and supporting pollination services in temperate agro-ecosystems. The present study documented the diversity, composition and seasonal availability of bee forage flora in the Ka...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64047
Optimising pruning intensity and planting window is important for enhancing growth dynamics, phenological development and productivity of cherry tomato under protected cultivation, particularly under variable microclimatic conditions. Therefore, the present study was conducted to...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64048
Ralstonia solanacearum is a Gram-negative, soil-borne bacterium associated with bacterial wilt in tomato and several other economically important crops. The present study evaluated whether rhizosphere bacteria isolated from wilt-affected tomato plants could attenuate the virulenc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64049
Bacterial leaf blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), is an important rice disease that can reduce crop productivity under favourable conditions. This study evaluated the antibacterial activity of selected aqueous plant extracts against Xoo under in vitro conditio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64050
Roland W. Segueda, Juliette Tranchot-Diallo, Amadé Sawadogo, Anicet Georges Ouédraogo, Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo, Etienne Bilgo & Abel Biguezoton·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Background: In Burkina Faso, scientific and biotechnological research is expanding rapidly, raising biosafety and biosecurity concerns. Despite challenges related to budgetary constraints and the management of biological risks, laboratories must comply with safety standards to pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64046
Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is cultivated on 1,16,338 ha in Himachal Pradesh, producing 5,02,948 MT and accounting for 77.6 per cent of the state's total fruit output, with an average productivity of 4.32 MT ha⁻¹. Kinnaur district contributes 96,636 MT from 10,937 ha, corres...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64045
Young ruminants after weaning have low rumen microbial activity, which reduces their ability to digest fibrous feed efficiently. Synbiotics, combining probiotics and prebiotics, can improve rumen fermentation by increasing beneficial microbial populations. Buffalo rumen fluid is...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64044
Hari Shankar Singh, Raghavendra Pratap Singh, Sumit Raj, Anurag, Surendra Pratap Sonkar, Ankit Kumar, Mayank Kumar, Nisha Yadav & Durgesh Kumar Maurya·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Mustard (Brassica juncea L.) is an important oilseed crop in India, but its productivity is often constrained by deficiencies of secondary and micronutrients, particularly calcium and boron. Calcium plays a vital role in cell division, membrane stability, and plant growth, while...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64042
The flat-headed borer Sphenoptera lafertei is a destructive pest of cherry trees that infests the trunk region. The larvae feed on cambial tissue, disrupting nutrient translocation and ultimately causing the tissue to dry out and die, leading to severe economic loss. The present...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64043
The present investigation was carried out during the Rabi season of 2025–2026 at the Agricultural Research Farm, Department of Genetic and plant breeding Prof Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. A total of 35 chickpea genotypes along with one check...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64040