The experiment on the effect of softwood grafting of members of the Sapotaceae family on Khirni (Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard) rootstock was carried out in 2023 at the Fruit Genetic Diversity Park, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru. The experiment was laid out with a comple...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103191
Coconut haustorium, also known as coconut apple or sprouted coconut, is an underutilized by-product of the mature coconut that forms during germination. It serves as a nutrient reservoir for the developing embryo and exhibits unique biochemical, functional, and nutraceutical prop...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103192
A field experiment was carried out during January to March, 2024 at the Experimental Farm, Department of Agronomy, Annamalai University, to evaluate the organic foliar applications for sustainable rice-fallow black gram (Vigna mungo L.) production. The study consisted of ten trea...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103193
The study aimed to evaluate the biochemical responses of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes to Alternaria alternata infection. Five genotypes - resistant (Uttra), moderately resistant (Pant Rituraj), moderately susceptible (Pusa Upkar), susceptible (Pusa Shymala) and highly...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103194
Introduction: Medicinal plants serve as a crucial reservoir of natural bioactive molecules, widely harnessed in traditional therapeutic systems. Their ability to modulate the immune system plays a key role in maintaining homeostatic balance. Herbal remedies are also known to cont...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i51299
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is one of the important and top ranked oilseed crops cultivated across the world. The major challenges limiting the soybean production in India are poor germination and low seed viability. Different micro-organisms, especially fungi, are major b...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103195
Background: Nineteen mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] genotypes were assessed for molecular diversity using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Methods: A total of 26 SSR primer pairs were employed to evaluate genetic variation among the genotypes. The amplified products w...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103196
The banana pseudostem weevil (BPW), Odoiporus longicollis Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major internal borer pest of banana causing severe yield losses due to its concealed feeding habit within the pseudostem. Conventional chemical control is often ineffective against...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103197
Silkworm frass is used in a novel technology called Seri composting which is a transition towards environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional synthetic fertilizers. In a country like India, Silkworm frass - a byproduct of sericulture, is emerging as a promising organic...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103198
Kadambini Das, Ritika Kumari, Niti Kiran, Sanjeet Kumar, Neelam Kumari, Poonam Sinha, Gaurav Pandey & Ranjana Kumari·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr.is a terrestrial orchid. It is reported from the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar state, India, as a new record for the flora of Muzaffarpur. The present study deals with morpho-taxonomical description along with its associated plant species. Field...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11568
Aims: To determine the lethal effect of Nigella sativa seed extract concentrations on the egg viability and cercaria infectivity of Shistosoma haematobium in Nkalagu, Ishielu Local government area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was carried out using standard pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i10498
Ikechukwu Godwin Njoku, Ikechukwu Chidiebere Ikaraoha, Edward Ukamaka, Oluwaseun Abel Olojede, Charles Obasi Chukwu, Innocent Okafor Eze & Nkeiruka Chigaekwu Mbadiwe·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2025
Background: Hypertension is a major health problem among naval personnel, and it is exacerbated by occupational stressors and hazards. Aims and Objective: This study was carried out to determine the markers of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and inflammation and their association with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2025/v7i1139
This study investigated the production efficiencies; technical, economic, and allocative of chickpea cultivation in Amravati district using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Chickpea is one of the major pulse crop, cultivated in Amravati. Chickpea cultivation in India covered appr...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i103843
This study examines the sustainability of paddy intensification in Telangana during 2014–15 to 2021–22 using time-series trend analysis and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) estimation. The results show that while the area and production of paddy expanded sharply, productivity g...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i113844
The study was conducted during the rabi season of 2024–25 at the Agronomic Research Farm, R.S.M. (P.G.) College, Dhampur, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India, to evaluate the effect of herbicides and herbicide applicators on the growth and yield of garden pea, and to identify the most e...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i113845