Horticulture sector plays a prominent role in economic growth of India. India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world next to China. Among the horticultural crops, fruit crops are cultivated in majority of the area in India. Fruit crops play a signifi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1130738
Aims: This article explores the Pevensie brothers' and other important characters' path from ignorance to self-confidence in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. The primary focus of the investigation is examining how Lewis uses Christian symbols and ideas to portray Narnia as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2245
A field experiment imposing foliar sprays of growth regulators and two fungicides at different crop growth stages in two varieties of soybean was conducted during kharif 2022 to identify appropriate prophylactic measures to combat the seed damages during developmental stages so a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i13837
Aims: The current study aimed to investigate the factors influencing seed deterioration in groundnut. Study Design: Three factorial CRD. Place and Duration of Study: The research was conducted at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Seed Research and Technology Centre,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113370
The influence of threshing, cleaning and processing operations on seed quality in two varieties of soybean was studied with an objective to identify the best post-harvest operation to maintain seed viability and vigour. The two varieties viz. Basara and JS 335 were subjected to f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121459
Bacterial Leaf Blight disease (BLB) in rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae (Xoo), is one of the most economically important diseases causing epidemics globally, resulting in severe crop losses of 50% in addition to affecting the seed quality in Asia. In the present study,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i111363
The current study was aimed to investigate the factors influencing seed deterioration of groundnut with factorial CRD, the experiment was conducted at Department of Seed Science and Technology, Seed Research and Technology Centre, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana Agricultural Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i22021
Bio efficacy of ethanol and n-hexane leaf extracts of wild indigo, Tephrosia purpurea L. was evaluated against second instar larvae of bengal gram leaffolder, Anticarsia irrorata under laboratory condition using leaf disc and topical method. The results of in-vitro study was vali...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i121843
Aim: Natural products in medicinal plants are one of the important sources for modern drug discovery. Plant-based formulations play an important role in management of numerous diseases. To discover the medical potential of natural products, it is important to understand the bioac...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101435
Sesamum is an important oilseed crop affected by toxigenic fungal pathogens viz., Alternaria, Macrophomina, Fusarium and Aspergillus spp. Among these, A. alternata and M. phaseolina are seed borne pathogens causing yield loss to an extent of 20 to 40 per cent. The effect of A. al...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113270
High-temperature stress can impair chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germination and early seedling establishment. This study evaluated nano-seed priming with green-synthesised potassium nanoparticles (GSKNPs), prepared using onion dry scale extract, for improving seed quality parame...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104398