The steroid hormone testosterone plays a central role in the reproductive physiology of fish, regulating gamete maturation, spermatogenesis, secondary sexual characteristics, and spawning. Although seasonal variations in sex steroids have been documented in several fish species,...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103081
The present study was conducted under field condition to investigate the growth performance and reproductive parameters in Black Bengal goats under Semi Intensive system of rearing. A total of 36numbers of one months old Black Bengal goat were undertaken to see the growth and rep...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103082
The present study was conducted at Plant Protection Laboratory, World Vegetable Center, ICRISAT campus, Hyderabad in the year 2024, aimed to assess the resistance level of selected Vigna genotypes against Callosobruchus species using a no-choice bioassay. Four genotypes (NM94, V2...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103083
This study was conducted during the rabi seasons of 2023-24 and 2024-25 at the Vegetable Research Farm, Centre for Protected Cultivation Technology, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh. The objective was to evaluate the impact of brinjal rootstock...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103070
Success of any crop improvement programme always needs better knowledge about the genetic variation, which is available in the existing plant genetic resources or germplasms for different traits, their inheritance pattern and relationship with yield and the level of genetic diver...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103071
A field experiment was conducted at the Experimental farm of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, DAV University, Jalandhar in Kharif-2024. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with three replications. The experiment consisted of two different vari...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103072
Heterogeneity of current environmental conditions and global climatic change constantly complicate the task for breeders in defining the Target Population of Environments (TPE). Moreover, the differential response of genotypes across variable environments, referred as Genotype by...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103073
A crucial Rabi oilseed crop in India, Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) is still not producing as much as it could because of nutrient imbalances and an over dependence on chemical fertilizers. A sustainable strategy to enhance soil health, nutrient use efficiency, and producti...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103074
A field trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of plant growth regulators and organic formulations on growth and yield of bitter gourd. Fifteen treatments with one untreated control (T0) were evaluated under randomized block design on one variety (Jaunpur Long Green). The tri...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103063
In vitro regeneration is vital for sugarcane improvement as it supports genetic modification and rapid crop enhancement. The sugarcane cultivar Co0238 was in vitro regenerated through callus culture using spindle leaf roll segments. A single medium composition was used for callus...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103064