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
The identification of disease-tolerant genotypes is a necessity for sustainable management of chilli leaf curl-mosaic complex disease (ChiLCMC) that usually causes upto hundred percent yield loss in chilli. This study aimed to screen chilli genotypes for ChiLCMC tolerance through...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42195
Rice cultivation in rainfed lowland regions faces mounting challenges due to climate-driven flooding stress, which severely threatens crop productivity. Farmers in flood-prone areas are often reluctant to adopt improved rice varieties due to their limited tolerance to submergence...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123373
Ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) is a potent chemical mutagen widely used to induce genetic variability in crops, including rice (Oryza sativa L.). The objective of this research was to evaluate the combined effects of water pre-soaking, EMS concentration, and exposure duration on...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113264
Climate change poses a significant threat to global agriculture due to the combined effects of rising temperatures and fluctuating atmospheric COâ‚‚ levels. Fodder cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), a climate-resilient legume, holds great promise as a sustainable forage source...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113245
Aims: This study evaluated 123 rice germplasm lines to assess genetic diversity for major biometric and grain iron and grain zinc contents and identify superior donor genotypes for biofortification breeding programmes. Study Design: completely randomized design. Place and Duratio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103176
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