Global farming is being shaken by climate change. It is altering the temperature in terms of how hot or cold it becomes, it is affecting rain patterns and it is increasing weather events which means that crops are encountering a number of new stresses and erratic production. Phen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53901
Garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a nutritionally important cool-season legume, but its productivity is highly constrained by heat stress, particularly during reproductive stages. Rising temperatures and increasing climatic variability necessitate the identification of heat-tolera...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53902
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two major types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), along with Crohn disease (CD). Unlike Crohn disease, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, UC characteristically involves the large bowel. One to two million Americans an...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53903
Suriya Gullam, Tahmina Mushtaq, Akhtar Ali Khan, Basharat Ul Islam, Mehreen Anees, Rumisa Ashraf, Mohd Firdoos, Mohite Prajakta Anil & Sehrose Sharief·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
A key element of integrated pest management (IPM), biological control provides a sustainable substitute for chemical pesticides. The present study aims to evaluate the role of as an important Coccinella undecimpunctata biological control agent in suppressing aphids, and by Aphis...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53896
Background: Fruit peel waste constitutes a significant proportion in organic waste generated daily in our communities. Processing this waste into value-added products hold the potential to mitigate the environmental waste challenge. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the pot...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53897
VL Bosi Dhan is an early-duration rice variety, well-suited for irrigated transplanted cultivation in the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir. It was developed by ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (VPKAS), Almora, Uttarakhand. The...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53898
Brinjal grafting has been shown to reduce the impact of certain soil-borne diseases and abiotic stresses, while enhancing the plant growth, yield and fruit quality. The present study was conducted at UBKV, West Bengal during the rainy season of (2024) and (2025). The aim was to i...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53899
Non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria (NFGNB) are increasingly implicated in persistent and multidrug-resistant infections in companion animals, prompting the present investigation to assess their prevalence, identification, antimicrobial resistance, virulence attributes, and gen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53900
Genetic diversity is essential for any crop improvement program because it aids in the development of superior recombinants. A large number of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were developed from a cross between MTU 7029 and Nilachal. Out of those large numbers of RILs, 87 were se...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53890
Foot rot of Finger millet caused by Sclerotium rolfsii is a leading constraint for the farmers under both irrigated and rainfed conditions. For the management of this problem an eco-friendly approach was taken up using chitosan and biocontrol agents, as they are known to have spi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53891
Transplanting rice in the optimum period of time is critical to achieve high grain yield. However, optimum rice planting dates are regional and vary with location and genotypes. Rice plants require a particular temperature for its phonological affair such as panicle initiation, f...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53892
Secondary hardening plays a crucial role in acclimatizing tissue-cultured plantlets to natural environmental conditions by gradually exposing them to variations in humidity, light, and temperature. Therefore, the present study aims to optimize secondary hardening conditions by ev...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53893
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is a key vegetable in India, yet productivity is below potential, necessitating a better understanding of genetic variability and trait interrelationships for effective selection. During Kharif, 2023 at CSK HPKV, Palampur, 11 genotypes were evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53894
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) has a narrow genetic base due to limited parental diversity, posing challenges for crop improvement and stress resilience. Molecular marker techniques like AFLP offer a powerful approach to assess genetic diversity and support effective breeding stra...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53895
Gmakouba Tighankoumi, Palanga K. Koffi, Lare N’pagyendou, Bodjona B. Pyabalo I. Tchaou, Tchalla Padagnaki, Djoyou Kibamalaki Léo, SOME Koussao, Dzidzienyo K. Daniel & Tchabi Atti·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Background and Aims : Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] is an important food crop that provides food security, income and valuable nutrients. In Togo, its production is limited by the low quality of planting material and the spread of diseases and pests. The use of informa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53885