Muskmelon is one of the important crops of Cucurbitaceae family and has very wide genetic variability with respect to morphological characters. The genetic variability of 24 muskmelon accessions was studied for yield and fruit traits at College of Horticulture, Bengaluru, during...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103065
The study was conducted during Rabi 2024–25 at the College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Telangana, to assess genetic variability, trait associations and divergence among 20 brinjal genotypes. Considerable variability was observed among genotypes with respect to stem colour, le...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103066
Aim: The primary objective was to study the enzyme activities and microbial population from organic residue added soil under different temperature regimes. Study Design: Factorial completely randomized design (FCRD). Methodology: The experiment was laid out with 36 treatments of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103067
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of gibberellic acid (GA₃) and seedling age on the growth and yield quality of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). The study was conducted in a Randomised Block Design at the Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultu...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103068
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a vital legume crop, contributing to food and oil security and supporting nutritional needs in developing regions. This study evaluated 54 groundnut germplasm accessions for genetic variability and characterization using the Distinctness, Unifor...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103069
Rainfed agriculture covers nearly 80% of the total cropped area and contributes more than 60% of global food production. In chickpea, productivity under post-rainy rainfed conditions is greatly constrained by drought stress. Enhancing drought tolerance through genetic improvement...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103060
The field experiment was conducted on Lentil, during Rabi season of 2024-25 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P., India. The treatment consisted of 3 level...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103061
The aim of the investigation was to standardize growing media and environmental conditions for optimal nursery production of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The study was conducted at the Centre of Excellence, Mulugu, Siddipet district, Telangana during 2024 using a Factorial R...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103062
Aims: The field experiment was conducted during kharif 2021-2022 with an aim to study yield and economic advantage of various intercropping system modules for different farming practices in rainfed areas of North Karnataka at Dharwad, Karnataka. Study Design: The experiment was l...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103058
Ralstonia solanacearum, a devastating vascular pathogen of tomato, causes bacterial wilt leading to significant crop losses globally. Rapid and reliable screening methods are essential to assess the pathogenic potential of different isolates for resistance breeding and epidemiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103059