Background: Micronutrient deficiencies, or "hidden hunger," affect over 2 billion people globally. Despite dietary guidelines, urban populations often consume less than 50% of the recommended daily intake of green leafy vegetables (GLVs). Basella rubra L. (red Malabar spinach) is...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33719
Aim: The study aimed to assess brood disease incidence in Apis cerana indica colonies across Kerala, analyze seasonal variation, and evaluate the effect of weather and hive conditions on disease prevalence for the management of brood diseases in Indian bee colonies. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i113744
Aim: The present study aimed to formulate and characterise functional noodles fortified with bone-setter plant (Cissus quadrangularis) powder and to evaluate their cooking, physical, and functional properties. Methodology: Bone-setter plant powder was incorporated into noodles pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2026/v29i6814
Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) is an important fruit crop whose eating quality is associated with soluble solids, acidity, sugars and ascorbic acid. This study evaluated seven longan varieties available in Kerala—All Season, Diamond River, Edaw Star, Ping Pong, Ruby, Shogun and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104506
Introduction: Access to institutional credit is essential for improving agricultural productivity, reducing financial vulnerability and enabling timely investment in farm operations. Co-operative credit institutions play a key role in this process, particularly for small and marg...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4792
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the oxidative stress responses and antioxidant regulation in four finger millet genotypes (GPU 28, ML 365, GPU 66, and GPU 67) under high temperature and elevated CO₂ x drought stress interaction. Study Design: A controlled pot experiment was con...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115113
Gladiolus is one of the most important lucrative cut flower crops that is cultivated globally, valued for its diverse spike shapes, sizes and vibrant colour combinations. Gladiolus, with its inherent heterozygosity, is well-suited for polyploid induction and the development of ne...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113256
Interspecific hybridization is a powerful technique for introducing new genes into cultivated crops like Capsicum, especially to integrate desirable traits from wild relatives. A common challenge, however, is the presence of reproductive barriers that can lead to infertility in h...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103096
Aims: The primary aim of this study was to compare the nutritional composition and physico-chemical properties of indigenous Assam black rice with Swetha white rice, in order to evaluate the potential of black rice as a functional food source and its suitability as a healthier di...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92878
Waterlogging stress is a significant threat to the global agriculture, resulted in the 33% reduction in the average crop yield. It is predicted that annual daily precipitation will increase by 14% by 2050 in IPCC report. Increase in precipitation increases waterlogging condition....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i62465
Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is a vital crop in both domestic and international markets, cultivated across 4.18 lakh hectares in India with an annual production of 44.17 lakh tonnes. Despite its importance, productivity remains low (10.60 t/ha) due to water stress, nutrient defici...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i42956
This study, conducted at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram during 2023-2024, investigated the effects of gametocides on pollen sterility and plant growth in two chilli varieties, Jwalamukhi and Ujwala. The experiment followed a Factorial Completely Randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11926
The global shift towards urbanization, with 55% of the population residing in urban areas and an anticipated rise to 68% by 2050, presents challenges to traditional farming. The increasing world population, further intensifies the strain on available agricultural land due to urba...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114542
Aims: To find the Willingness To Pay (WTP) for pesticide-free vegetables by the consumers of Palakkad district in Kerala and the factors influencing the decision. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Palakkad district of Kerala, between March 2022 and Decem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i41877
A field experiment was carried out in the Instructional farm, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram which comes under agro-ecological unit AEU-8 from the period March 2022 to June 2022 to test and validate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i52820
Potassium (K) in soil exists in four different forms such as water soluble, available, exchangeable and non-exchangeable potassium. Variation in K fractions in soils through addition of different mineral sources of K is essential to determine suitable mineral source for crops. A...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2731784
Submergence transforms acidic rice soils into a dynamic biogeochemical environment in which redox potential, pH, iron and aluminium speciation, nutrient availability and microbial activity change throughout the cropping period. These transformations can partly alleviate aluminium...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i105705
Submergence induces major changes in the chemical environment of paddy soils and can alter the mobility of redox- and pH-sensitive elements. The present study characterised the temporal dynamics of soil acidity and iron (Fe) and aluminium (Al) fractions during 90 days of continuo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i106353
Fodder maize (Zea mays L.) is a high-biomass, nutrient-responsive forage whose economic value depends on both harvested mass and nutritive quality. Fertiliser recommendations based on regional averages can therefore be inefficient when fields differ markedly in native nitrogen, p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i106335
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
A field experiment was conducted at the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala, to evaluate the field performance of four nitrogen-efficient rice varieties (two short duration varieties and two medium duration rice varieties) selected based on a previou...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52360
Farmers and food manufacturers are under immense pressure from consumers and food safety regulations to deliver pollutant-free, high-quality foods. The extensive use of chemicals in food production poses ecological as well as health risks. In order to meet the demand for safe, pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101440
Aims : To assess the risk perception of pineapple farmers in the context of Covid 19. Place and Duration of the Study: Muvattupuzha block panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala between September 2021 to September 2022. Methodology: The data relating to the study were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i21846
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) refer to all biological resources harvested from the forest for human use and are not having timber purposes. Two types of NTFPs such as tradable and non-tradable NTFPs are available. In international trade, tradable NTFPs are only significant....
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i111711
As part of the study, a survey was conducted to identify the soil fertility constraints of cassava growing tracts of AEU 8, Thiruvananthapuram, which is one of the major cassava growing regions of the State of Kerala in peninsular India. The method of sampling of the survey was r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113509