Blast disease, caused by the filamentous ascomycete Magnaporthe spp. (anamorph: Pyricularia spp.), represents one of the most devastating threats to global cereal and millet production. Originally recognized as a rice pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae has since adapted to infect sever...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113352
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of seasonal variations on blood serum enzyme activity as a marker of metabolic status in crossbred cattle raised under the specific climatic conditions of Nagaland. Ten clinically healthy crossbred cattle, managed under uniform nutritional...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113353
Vertical farming (VF) has become an exciting answer to solving problems of growing food production in heavily populated urban areas using controlled environment agriculture and vertically stacked growing layers. With hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic methods, VF manages to save...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113354
Station trials were conducted at ICAR KVK, Chamarajanagara to assess the suitability of IISR Pratibha during 2019–2024. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications and a plot size of 3.20 m × 1.80 m, following standard turmeric...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113355
During the maturation phase, fruits undergo a series of developmental processes accompanied by various physiological and molecular changes, that ultimately results in ripening. Given the importance of fruit as a major dietary component, extensive research has focused on understan...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113356
Northeast India, characterised by its unique geography, ethnic diversity, and remarkable ecological richness, represents a major hotspot for crop genetic resources, particularly for diverse and distinctive chilli landraces. The region harbours unique Capsicum landraces such as Bh...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113357
Khasi mandarin is a unique germplasm of North East India owing to its exceptional juice quality, taste and aroma. But the shelf life of the fruit is decreasing due to the post-harvest decay pathogens. The present investigation was carried out in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 The aim of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113358
Phalaenopsis is a popular cut flower among orchid species. The multiplication of this orchid is very difficult through conventional breeding due to delay flowering and uneven flower characteristics. Therefore, tissue culture techniques have been extensively used for improvement o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113364
A study entitled “Characterization of selected exotic jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) varieties” was conducted at the Department of Fruit Science, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, from November 2024 to July 2025. Fifteen exotic jackfruit varieties...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113350
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess phenotypic variation and genetic diversity among 21 okra hybrids derived from a 7×7 half-diallel design. By evaluating key traits and calculating the Shannon–Weaver Diversity Index (H’), the work identifies superior hybrids and supports se...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113351