N. Rai

Field Screening for Powdery Mildew Resistance (Erysiphe polygoni DC) in Cowpea

B. Rajasekhar Reddy, K. Nagendran, Maneesh Pandey & N. Rai · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Aim: The present study was conducted to identify the cowpea genotypes resistant to powdery mildew. Study Design: One hundred and nine cowpea genotypes were laid out in Augmented Block Design in a single row plot of 4m length and 60cm distance between the rows. Place and Duration...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193631

Exploring the Concealed Treasure: Insights into the Genetic Variability of Crop Wild Relatives (CWR's) of Okra

Himanshu Singh, Ajeet Singh, P. Karmakar, M. K. Singh, A. C. Mishra, Rajeev Kumar, Saurabh Singh, Vidya Sagar, S. V. Dwivedi & N. Rai · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Wild okra relatives constitute a vast genetic diversity for breeding, especially for stress tolerance and fruit quality improvement. However, their potential remains largely unexplored and underutilized, giving opportunities for future research. Therefore, this investigation was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91388