Tajalee Gulshan, Khursheed Ahmad, M. Altaf Wani, P. A. Sofi, Zahoor Ahmad Baba, Mehak Nabi, Mohammad Rafiq Khan, Mohammad Ishaq Naikoo & Tahir Ahmad Sheikh·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world's most important cereal crops, and its productivity is strongly influenced by root system architecture (RSA), which determines the spatial exploration of soil for water and nutrients. However, phenotyping root traits remains challenging bec...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94347
Aims: The “Saffron (Crocus sativus L.)” germplasm was evaluated, based on phenotypic and genotypic variability studies to identify elite divergent traits for economic yield enhancement. Study Design: 140 germplasm lines were collected from different saffron growing areas of Kashm...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i111381
Shamshir ul Hussan, M. Ashraf Rather, Zahoor A. Dar, Asif B. Shikari, M. Altaf Wani, Zaffer Mahdi Dar, M. Anwar Bhat, Fehim Jeelani Wani, Rukhsana Jan, Aflaq Hamid, Shahjahan Rashid, Azra Khan, Nusrat ul Islam, Mohsin Ahmad Hajam & M. Aasif Sheikh·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2022
Marker assisted back crossing is reliable tool in selecting the heterozygotes in backcross generations. It quickens the selection process which would otherwise require an extra generation/season for raising the BCF2 seed for finding the recessive allele which needs to be phenotyp...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i484049