Cereal crops are fundamental to global food security, yet their productivity is severely constrained by abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, flooding, and nutrient imbalances. These stresses are further intensified by climate change, leading to significant yield loss...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56072
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.), a vital pulse crop, faces yield improvement challenges due to the complex inheritance of productivity traits. The study aims to investigate the relationship between yield and various phenological, quantitative, and quality traits. The study w...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i105778
Red gram (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.), commonly known as pigeon pea, is a widely cultivated legume valued for its nutritional and agronomic importance. This study aimed to assess genetic variability, heritability, and genetic advance for yield and quality traits in 30 short-duratio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42199
Climate change and increasing environmental variability represent significant challenges to the sustainability of global cereal production systems. Rising temperatures, erratic precipitation patterns, soil salinisation, flooding events, and the growing incidence of pests and dise...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64033
Background: Iron toxicity is a major abiotic constraint limiting rice (Oryza sativa L.) productivity in lowland ecosystems, particularly under waterlogged acidic soil conditions. Identifying tolerant genotypes through efficient screening methods such as hydroponics is essential f...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i43848
Genetic variability and its inherited components are crucial for identifying suitable breeding material and developing superior varieties. The present study was carried out at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in the F2 population of the Uma × Nagi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123420