Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, is a major foliar disease of wheat that significantly affects crop productivity worldwide. Standardisation of an efficient artificial inoculation technique is essential for reliable disease establishment in resistance sc...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81157
Archana Kushwaha, Deepshikha, Vishwa Vijay Raghuvanshi, Himanshu Umriyal, Aditi Dobhal, Surbhi Chauhan, Kamakshi Kandpal, Shruti Singh & J. P. Jaiswal·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
Background: Powdery mildew is a significant fungal disease that poses a serious threat to wheat production worldwide. It reduces grain yield and quality by damaging plant tissues and inhibiting photosynthesis. Early infection can lead to substantial crop losses, making effective...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101472
Wild edible mushrooms occupy an unusual position in Himalayan food systems. They are gathered across an elevational span of several thousand metres, they enter household diets and long-distance commodity chains, and they are repeatedly described in the regional literature as an u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2026/v12i4337
Climate change is altering the environmental conditions that regulate phytopathogen survival, reproduction, dispersal, infection and interactions with host plants and vectors. This review examines climate change as a driver of variability in phytopathogens, with emphasis on chang...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i91121
The climate is changing at a fast rate and the impact of the same can now be felt across all the world. The worst hit is the Asian countries which are the most vulnerable when it comes to extreme events. To cope with same, local level actions are the most effective if originated...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2021/v14i230352
Sorghum is a drought-resistant crop grown widely in various parts of India. It has low protein content, highly deficient in essential amino acids lysine and tryptophan and high anti-nutritional content. Therefore, keeping in view the present study aimed to determine the effect of...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i730252
Aims: Malnutrition among all ages is still a persistent problem in India, especially in areas where the poor largely depend on rice and wheat staples with limited access to diverse diets using underutilized foods. This study was conducted to nutritionally enhance traditional foo...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230051
Aim: Present study was carried out to determine the prevalence and epidemiological correlates of anaemia among adolescent girls (AGs) of district U. S. Nagar, Uttarakhand (India). Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted between March-November 2017 among 88...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42883
Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana is one of the major constraints limiting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) production worldwide. The present study evaluated the antifungal efficacy of eight botanical extracts against B. sorokiniana under laboratory and field conditions to i...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91788
Spot blotch, caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, is one of the most destructive foliar diseases limiting wheat productivity, particularly under the warm and humid conditions of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The present study was conducted during the 2024-25 Rabi season at the Norman E....
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81771
Spot blotch, caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoemaker, is one of the most destructive foliar diseases of wheat and results in significant yield losses under warm and humid conditions. The present investigation was conducted to examine the cultural and morphological varia...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84166
This study aimed to determine the effect of supplementation of cowpea biscuits on nutritional status and cognitive development of malnourished pre-school children. Pre-school children, aged 3-5 years, from Saraswati Shishu Mandir School, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand, India) were screen...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i330288