Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide because of its nutritional, economic, and commercial value. However, production is adversely affected by several biotic and abiotic constraints, necessitating efficient in vitro propagation techniques for the r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2338
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. is a medicinally important amaranthaceous taxon used particularly in South Asian and African traditions for urinary, renal, metabolic and inflammatory disorders. Research on the plant has developed along two largely parallel tracks: protocols fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2339
Ehretia aquatica (Lour.) Gottschling & Hilger is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. An in vitro culture method was developed for the rapid multiplication of E. aquatica from nodal explants, and GC-MS-based chemical profiling was used to compare...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2337
This study evaluated the carbon sequestration potential of herbaceous species in an abattoir ecosystem along Idhezie Road, Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria. Vegetation was sampled using randomly positioned 1 m × 1 m quadrats within the abattoir and at a nearby uncontaminated control s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2336
Medicinal-plant quality is often treated as a stable property of a species or cultivar, yet the concentration, profile and total yield of bioactive constituents are highly plastic. Environmental stress can redirect carbon, energy and reducing power from growth towards defence-ass...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2335
The present study documented the microalgal diversity of Lord Hanuman Temple Pond, Arakkonam, through a qualitative survey conducted during a single sampling period. A total of 24 microalgal taxa were identified, representing four kingdoms (Bacteria, Plantae, Chromista, and Proto...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2334
Background: The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus has intensified the search for effective and affordable plant-based treatments. Among the plants used to manage the disease, King of Bitters (Andrographis paniculata (Burm. F.) Nees) and Bitter Leaf (Vernonia amygdalina D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2333
Two silicified fossil fruits from the Maastrichtian Deccan Intertrappean Beds of central India are described and assigned to a new species of Carpolithus. One specimen was collected from Shibala, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, and the other from Keria near Mohgaonkalan, Chhindwa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2332
This study evaluated the morphological attributes, yield performance, and genetic variability of selected turmeric accessions at Obio Akpa, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The experiment was conducted during the 2024 and 2025 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of Akwa I...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2331
This study was conducted at the Botanical Garden, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to investigate the effects of GA3 and BAP on yield and yield parameters of groundnut (Samnut 23). Seeds of the improved variety were cleaned with 70% ethanol for 5 minutes and pre-s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2329
Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott is a non-flowering medicinal fern used as fodder and recognised in traditional medicine for its anthelmintic relevance. The rhizome, also known as male fern and locally referred to as Iruvi or Hirvi in Tamil, is used in the Siddha system of medici...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2330
This study evaluated the influence of extraction solvent on the phytochemical profile of Nypa fruticans Wurmb leaf extracts. Fresh leaf samples were collected from Sandfill, Eagle Island Waterside, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and authenticated at the Department of Plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2328
Green and wild leafy vegetables are important components of traditional diets and accessible sources of nutrients, phytochemicals, and culturally significant food resources. This review summarises information on the nutritional composition, phytochemical properties, antioxidant p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2327
Khan Ramiz Viquar, Pathan Naazneen Firoz Khan, Manjra Mubassira Usmangani, Ahmadi Jannat & Misbah Naz Afsar·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2026
Moringa oleifera Lam., a fast-growing tree native to the sub-Himalayan tracts of South Asia and now cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics, has attracted sustained scientific interest owing to the breadth of bioactive constituents distributed across its leaves, seeds, p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2326
Curcuma aromatica Salisb. and Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. are medicinally important members of the family Zingiberaceae with established roles in traditional healthcare and nutritional practices. This review comparatively examines their diversity, ethnomedicinal applications, phyt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2325