Medicinal plants have bioactive components effective in conventional treatments; similarly, aromatic plants contain essential oils that impart aroma and flavor. The global demand for medicinal and aromatic plants has increased significantly in recent decades. Plant characteristic...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103093
Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an important aromatic, medicinal and culinary herb valued for pleasant fragrances and therapeutic properties. It is commonly used in perfumes, cosmetics, aromatherapy, flavoring, and herbal medicines. Vegetative propagation assures maintenance...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103032
Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil), a member of the Lamiaceae family, is a prominent aromatic and medicinal plant extensively utilized in traditional systems of medicine, culinary practices, and the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. This review synthesizes current knowledge...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82747
A field experiment was conducted in Trivandrum district during June 2021 to January 2022 to evaluate the effect of chitin on growth, yield and secondary metabolite production in turmeric. Soil application of chitin at 5 g per plant was done at 60 and 180 days after transplanting,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123775
Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum L.) is a high-value spice crop whose productivity is often limited by poor fruit set and capsule development. Plant growth regulators have shown potential in improving growth and reproductive efficiency in horticultural crops, but their standa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i43880
Curcuminoids are the major metabolites of turmeric rhizome which comprises of three major forms are curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and Bis-demethoxy curcumin. Volatile oils include dα-phellandrene, d-sabinene, borneol, zingiberene and sesquiterpenes. The performance of turmeric crop...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i14036
Small cardamom, one of the most valuable spice crop hails from the Western Ghats and exhibits a rich diversity in its morphology and quality. The variation among small cardamom genotypes for nutritional and biochemical parameters of capsules was studied for 18 genotypes and 3 che...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113323
The world population is expected to be 10 billion by 2050 which pursue agriculture sector to adopt new technologies to meet the growing demand. Addressing the future production and facing the challenges of climate change and maintaining the sustainability is a difficult task in t...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103206
An evaluation of three natural cultivars of small cardamom [Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton], namely Malabar, Mysore, and Vazhukka, was conducted during the secondary nursery stage at the Cardamamom Research Station, Pampadumpara, to assess variations in growth attributes. Observ...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i62384