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AI-Driven Agricultural Advisory and Diagnostic Systems for Smallholder Farming: Technical Architectures, Evidence and Deployment Priorities for North-East India

Pravangkar Boruah & Rubul Kumar Bania · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced into agricultural advisory services through machine learning, computer vision, conversational large language models, retrieval-augmented generation and multimodal interfaces. For smallholder farming, the central question is not whe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4919

Influence of Fertiliser Packages on Yield and Quality of Lembayung Sweet Potato Grown in BRIS Soil

Nur Khairani Abu Bakar, Faizah Salvana Abd Rahman, Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd & Mohd Nazri Baharon · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Lembayung is a purple-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) variety with potential for fresh consumption and food processing. However, its production on BRIS (Beach Ridges Interspersed with Swales) soils is constrained by low soil fertility, poor nutrient-retention capacity,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4915

Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Post-harvest Soil Nutrient Status of Fodder Jowar (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Varieties as Influenced by Nitrogen Levels in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India

K. Sai Prasanthi, S. Tirumala Reddy, B. Rajendra Kumar, V. Srinivasa Rao, A. Upendra Rao & S. Govinda Rao · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Fodder availability remains inadequate to meet the increasing demand for quality livestock feed in India. Fodder jowar (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important forage crop because of its high biomass production, drought tolerance and adaptability to diverse agro-climatic con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4914

Economic Effects of Marketing Processed Soybeans on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria

Zacharias Ternenge Nyiatagher, Anayo Michael Okeke & Pius Charles Okpe · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

This study analysed the economic effects of marketing processed soybeans on poverty alleviation in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of soybean processors; analyse the economic effects of marketing processed soybeans on povert...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4913

Export Performance of Indian Sapota in Major International Markets

S. A. Jagtap, D. B. Malave, S. R. Torane & P. V. Phadte · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Sapota (Manilkara achras) is an important tropical fruit crop in India with scope for expansion in international markets. This study evaluated the growth, variability and trade direction of Indian sapota exports across major destination countries using secondary country-wise expo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4911

Climate-Smart Rice Production through Integrated Water and Carbon Management: Methane Mitigation, Biochar and Yield Resilience

Abhishek Kumar Sinha, Sanchita Sarkar & Srinivasa Rao Meesala · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Rice production occupies a difficult position in climate-smart agriculture because flooded paddy soils support high and stable yields yet create conditions favourable to methane formation, consume substantial irrigation water, and can alter the availability of potentially toxic e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4912

Role of Oxidative Enzymes and Biochemical Constituents in Imparting Resistance to Clusterbean Varieties against Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Cyamopsidis)

Prahlad, Shankar Lal Godara, Ashok Kumar Meena & Preeti Vashisht · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Bacterial blight is associated with physiological and biochemical changes in clusterbean, and differences among varieties may be reflected in oxidative-enzyme activity and biochemical constituents. This study compared four clusterbean varieties representing susceptible (RGC-986),...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4908

Recent Research on Improved Management Technologies for Blackgram: A Review

K. Kalaichelvi, G. Porkodi, C. Harisudan & P. Murali Sankar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) is an important pulse crop whose productivity is influenced by genotype, sowing environment, crop geometry, weed pressure, nutrient supply, and biotic and abiotic stresses. This review synthesises recent management findings reported for blackgr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4909

Nutrient Management in Sugarcane: A Critical Review of Productivity, Nutrient-Use Efficiency, Soil Health and Environmental Trade-offs

K. Kalaichelvi, G. Porkodi, C. Harisudan & P. Murali Sankar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Sugarcane is a high-biomass, long-duration crop whose nutrient management is complicated by large and changing nutrient demand, differences between plantandratoon crops, residue retention, variable soil fertility, and a substantial risk of nutrient loss when supply is poorly sync...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4910

Effect of Wheat Bran Inclusion on Ensiling Quality, Nutritive Value, in vitro Fermentation Kinetics, and Methane Production of Potato Silage

Mahmoud O. A. Elfaki, Mustafa Boga & Unal Kilic · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Effective preservation of high-moisture agricultural materials as silage enhances feed resource utilization and contributes to sustainable ruminant production systems. This study investigated the effects of incorporating graded levels of wheat bran (WB) on the fermentation qualit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3907

Developments in Traditional Indian Heat-Desiccated Milk Products: Process Intensification, Quality Transformations, Shelf-Life Technologies and Research Priorities

Bhushan Meshram, Shaikh Adil & Rupesh Datir · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Traditional Indian heat-desiccated milk products are a technologically distinctive family in which evaporation, surface heating, agitation and product working jointly determine concentration, structure, flavour and storage stability. Khoa and its variants form the principal inter...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3906

Effects of System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) Practices and Nutrient Management on Growth and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Saleman Sultani, Fazal Hanan Safi, Abdullah Zaland & Abdul Wahab Hekmat · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Background: Wheat productivity under the System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) depends on appropriate crop and nutrient management. Adequate and balanced nutrient supply can support improved vegetative growth and yield formation under SWI. However, information on the comparative...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3905

Effects of Plant Growth Regulators and Boron on Morpho-phenological Traits and Fruit Yield of Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica L.)

Paras Turan, Amit Kumar, Naveen Kumar, Hans Raj, Vijay Pal Singh Panghal & Vinod Kumar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica L.) is an important cucurbitaceous vegetable crop valued for its tender fruits and diverse uses. A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during the rainy sea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3904

Strategies for Vegetable Crop Production under Heavy-Metal Stress: A Critical Synthesis of Exposure Control, Rhizosphere Management and Plant-Level Mitigation

Manju M George · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Vegetable production on land affected by potentially toxic elements creates a dual agronomic problem: plants must maintain growth under metal-induced physiological stress while edible tissues must remain acceptably low in contaminants. These objectives are related but not interch...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3902

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Irrigation Intensity in Haryana, India (2006-2025)

Dev Karan, Sahil Sahil & Kulvinder Kaur · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Irrigation intensity is one of the major indicators of agricultural development and the utilisation of water resources in an area. The present study investigates spatiotemporal variability in irrigation intensity across the districts of Haryana over three periods: 2006-07, 2016-1...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3903