Rice stem borers continue to be major pests in rice cultivation because their larval forms exhibit cryptic behaviour, asynchronous development and dependence on crop phenology, which undermine conventional scouting approaches. The yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104570
Sarthak Sthitaprajnya, Sonal Baria, Arghya Mani, Kesoju Ravali, Prajjwal Singh, Biswajit Lenka, Ravindra Singh Chouhan & Awadhesh Kumar·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly of zinc, iron and selenium, remain widespread in populations that depend on cereal-based diets, and agronomic biofortification is one of several strategies used to raise micronutrient concentrations in edible crop tissues. Engineered nanom...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104571
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2025 at the Agriculture Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. The experiment was laid out in a randomised block design (RBD) with three replications...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104572
Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) is an important fruit crop whose eating quality is associated with soluble solids, acidity, sugars and ascorbic acid. This study evaluated seven longan varieties available in Kerala—All Season, Diamond River, Edaw Star, Ping Pong, Ruby, Shogun and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104506
Helicoverpa armigera is a major polyphagous pest that can cause substantial crop losses. This laboratory study evaluated the susceptibility of H. armigera larvae to Helicoverpa armigera nuclear polyhedrosis virus (Ha-NPV) and examined the effects of host food and virus concentrat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104507
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly used in agricultural extension to improve access to timely and relevant information. This study assessed the attitudes of key stakeholders towards ICT use in Punjab’s agricultural extension system and examined rel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103031
Aim: This study evaluates natural saline waters from the Bukhara region as magnesium-bearing raw materials and to establish a rational sodium hydroxide precipitation regime for recovering magnesium as a magnesium hydroxide-rich product. Study Design: A comparative laboratory stud...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51073
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an important commercial spice-cum-bulb crop in Gujarat, where price instability can affect farmers and market participants because production and market supply are seasonal. This study examined the seasonal, cyclical, and irregular behaviour of garli...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104543
Dietary thiamine supplementation was evaluated in juvenile snubnose pompano, Trachinotus blochii, with an initial mean body weight of 6.87 ± 0.18 g. Five dietary treatments were tested: an unsupplemented control and diets supplemented with 2, 4, 8, or 16 mg thiamine kg⁻¹ feed. Ea...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104544
Aims: This study aimed to analyze the profitability and resource-use efficiency of banana (Musa paradisiaca) farming in Nawalparasi West District, Nepal. It also assessed the effects of farm size on profitability, marketing conditions, and major production and marketing constrain...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4925
Intercropping cereals with legumes can improve resource-use efficiency, productivity and land-use efficiency, particularly under rainfed conditions. In maize–green gram intercropping, system performance is strongly influenced by the spatial arrangement and relative proportion of...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4926
Background: Airborne microbial contamination in livestock farms and abattoirs poses significant public health, animal welfare, and food safety risks because of high animal density, inadequate ventilation, and processing activities that generate bioaerosols. Materials and Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2026/v20i11532
Itiav Igber Wueseter, Otumala John Egbere, Adamu Ishaku Akyala, Ishaku Giwa Innocent, Abba Ogwuche Joseph, Affia Ubokobong Elija & Gowon Aondohemba Godwin·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Background: Malaria remains an important cause of maternal and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Nigeria, with pregnant women particularly vulnerable to infection because of physiological and immunological changes during pregnancy. Socioeconomic deprivation may further increase this...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10592
Rajesh More, Tushar Valvi, Urvin Manish Shah, Sanjana S. Dubey, Sarveshwar Reddy, Shubham Hajare, Tejaswini Chavan & Shreyas Masrani·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Background: Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is an uncommon condition characterised by communicating scrotal and abdominal components extending through the inguinal canal. Adult presentation is particularly unusual, and large lesions may produce pressure effects on adjacent abdominal an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2871
This research focuses on the application of geophysics in analysing and evaluating reservoir properties from seismic and well data for potential subsurface geological storage and monitoring of emitted CO2. The study area is the Kuro field, Greater Ughelli, Niger Delta, and the ob...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5985