Effective instructional leadership is essential for improving teaching practices and supporting the quality of classroom instruction. Classroom observation and constructive feedback enable head teachers to identify teachers’ instructional strengths and areas requiring improvement...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103361
A field experiment was conducted from November 2021 to March 2022 at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, to evaluate the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104521
Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance are important parameters for identifying traits and inbred lines suitable for selection in maize (Zea mays L.) breeding. The present investigation assessed 30 normal maize inbred lines, including two standard checks, during kh...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104522
Gastric ulceration is associated with excessive gastric acid secretion and impaired mucosal defence, while non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin are important causes of gastric mucosal injury. Saccharum spontaneum has traditionally been used in the management of g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2026/v18i9566
The present study evaluated the comparative economics of machine-transplanted and hand-transplanted paddy cultivation in Thiruvarur district, one of the major rice-producing districts of the Cauvery Delta region of Tamil Nadu. Primary data were collected from 60 sample farmers us...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104523
Freshwater reservoirs support water supply and aquatic food webs, but rainy-season runoff can alter water quality through sediment, nutrient, and organic-matter inputs, affecting plankton communities. This study evaluated rainy-season hydrobiological changes in Upper Manair Dam n...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2026/v18i9567
Cut foliage is a technically diverse but comparatively under-synthesised component of the floriculture industry. Leaves, fronds, phyllodes, cladodes and leafy shoots are traded as line, mass, filler and textural materials, yet their production and postharvest biology are often ma...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104450
Background: Brown spot, caused by Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the major fungal diseases limiting rice production. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal efficacy of different nanoparticles and fungicides against the pathogen and to assess their potential...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104451
Food systems face simultaneous pressure to reduce environmental impacts, limit food loss and waste, and respond to growing evidence that individuals differ in their nutritional needs and metabolic responses. Three-dimensional food printing, an additive manufacturing process that...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104452
Aims: To quantify genetic divergence among 25 black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) genotypes using Mahalanobis D² statistics, classify the germplasm by Tocher’s method, identify the traits underlying divergence and translate cluster-specific agronomic profiles into a strategic framewor...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104453
Weed control is challenging in organic vegetable farming because weeds compete with crops for water, nutrients, sunlight and growing space; however, chemical herbicides are generally not used in organic production. This study was conducted as a field experiment over two seasons,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104454
Early leaf spot (ELS), caused by Cercospora arachidicola Hori, is a major foliar disease of groundnut that can cause considerable yield loss under favourable conditions. Understanding the inheritance of resistance is fundamental to developing resistant cultivars through conventio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104455
Abhijith Kizhattumannil, Korasseril Babu Deepthy, Bhaskar Haseena, M. S. Smitha, Reshmi Vijayaraghavan, Akash Poyilil & Muthusamy Saravanan Akash·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Rice production is increasingly challenged by sucking insect pests, particularly the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens), white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera), green leafhoppers (Nephotettix spp.) and rice bugs (Leptocorisa spp.). This review evaluates entomopathogen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104456
Mohini Natha, Rahulkumar Nai, Gaurav S. Dave, Abidali G. Bhagat, Yogesh R. Patel, Karen Pachchigar, M. K. Chaudhary, S. R. Vyas & M. P. Patel·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2026
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (fennel) seeds were evaluated to determine the effects of short-duration microwave irradiation on biochemical attributes, essential oil characteristics, storage infestation and subsequent field performance. Seeds were exposed to 2.45 GHz microwave radiati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i5523
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) is an important perennial spice crop, but its seedlings exhibit slow early growth and generally require a prolonged nursery period before attaining transplantable size. Inadequate or imbalanced availability of essential nutrients may further restric...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104457