This study investigated the effect of various growth regulators and chemicals on the seed germination and seedling vigour of avocado (Persea americana Mill.). Given the short viability (2–3 weeks) and slow, uneven germination (40–60 days) of avocado seeds, which challenge large-s...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103201
Avocados are rich nutritional value and broad adaptability and become commercial crop recently because of its increasing demand. it's crucial to overcome the limitations in crop improvement and develop high-performing and climate-adapted genotypes that cater to India's increasing...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103203
The avocado one of demanding fruit crop for its immense nutritive value and diabatic suitable fruit. But improvement in the crop is limited. Hence, improving its genotypes is crucial due to rising avocado demand in India, low local yields, and the need to develop superior, climat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113208
Avocado is a fruit crop which belongs to the family Lauraceae and order laurales which includes few important spices like cinnamon, bay leaf, camphor and sassafras. It is popularly known as Aguacate, Alligator pear and Butter fruit. The word “Avocado” got its derivation from the...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92962
Guava (Psidium guajava L.), known as the ‘Apple of the tropics’ or ‘Poor man’s fruit’ is a fruit crop of family Myrtaceae that has gained prominence in India owing to its high nutritive value, pleasant aroma, flavour and availability at moderate prices. Besides, it is one of the...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92877
Wide hybridization has played a transformative role in the improvement of fruit crops. By enabling the combination of valuable traits such as enhanced yield, superior quality, and greater resistance to pests, diseases, and adverse environmental conditions across different species...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103205
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is an important tropical fruit of the Myrtaceae family that was traditionally propagated through seeds, which often led to variations in the seedlings due to natural cross-pollination. Due to the slow multiplication process through vegetative methods, t...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92902
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) popularly known as ‘King of fruits’ or ‘apple of tropics’, belonging to the family Anacardiaceae is a major fruit crop in tropical and subtropical regions. Many mango cultivars exhibit low productivity for several reasons, including alternate bearing,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92888
Jamun is an important minor fruit crop of tropical and subtropical countries and widely distributed throughout India. It is a versatile tree for both food and medicinal values. A local type seedless jamun trees which were located at Regional Horticultural Research and Extension C...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92855
In the current investigation, guava cv Allahabad Safeda seeds underwent irradiation using varying concentrations of EMS (1% to 2%) and different doses of gamma rays (0.15 to 0.25 k Gy). The objective was to assess the impact on germination, as well as morphological and physiologi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82833
A set of 96 guava germplasm comprised of Kolar Gold Fields and Srirangapatna ecotypes, seedling origin progenies (one year old) and eight released varieties planted at the Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement field block, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru were used i...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82829
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is one of the nutritionally and commercially important fruit crops which belongs to family Myrtaceae, and the genus Psidium having diploid chromosome number of 2n = 22. Despite its economic importance genomic resources in guava are scarce and genetics o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82824