The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the extent of genetic variability among sixty wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes, including two local checks (Lok-1 and Tejas), under timely sown conditions during the Rabi 2024–25 season. The experiment was conducted at th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103057
Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is a major legume crop and its productivity relies mainly on symbiotic nitrogen fixation with rhizobia. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) through symbiosis with rhizobia plays a crucial role in reducing dependence on chemical fertilizers, enhanci...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103046
The most diverse animal group is insects and they depend on a complex but a small network of the endocrine system to control their growth, reproduction, metabolism and behavior. Among major insect hormones, juvenile hormones (JHs), ecdysteroids, insulin-like peptides (ILPs), and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103054
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are inevitable by-products of aerobic metabolism in plants and serve as essential signalling molecules under both optimal and stress conditions. However, excessive accumulation of ROS leads to oxidative stress, causing cellular injury through lipid p...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103047
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops of the Solanaceae family, valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties but severely affected by Phomopsis blight, causing heavy yield losses. The present study evaluated the efficacy of green-synth...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103055
Aim: The present study aimed to standardize a 16S rRNA gene-based nested PCR assay for the sensitive detection of leptospirosis in dogs and to compare its diagnostic performance with PCR targeting lipL32 and microscopic agglutination test (MAT). To achieve this, a cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103048
The silkworm, Bombyx mori L. exclusively used as an invertebrate laboratory model and drag the attention of many researchers in the field of nutritional studies. In the current investigation the popular cross breed PM x CSR2 was used in order to know the influence of supplementat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103056
Mung bean, [Vigna radiata (L.)], is one of the most important Kharif pulse crops grown in the arid and semi-arid regions of India. Insect pests that attack mung beans can be classified based on their appearance in the field, which is related to the mung bean plant phenology. This...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103040
During the rabi seasons of 2019–20 and 2020–21 a field experiment was conducted at a farmer’s field in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, to assess the influence of integrated nutrient management (INM) practices on nutrient uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L., variety HD 2967). Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103041
Aims: To develop cox1 based DNA barcodes for Heteropneustes fossilis and Mystus bleekeri, from Upper Lake, Bhopal, to support accurate species identification and molecular taxonomy. Study Design: The study involved the collection and morphological identification of samples follow...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103049