Maximizing the crop yield while minimizing the environmental impacts requires the development of appropriate pest management approaches. In this context, a study conducted in the Instructional Farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 rabi seasons p...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92854
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
Silk sericin, a water-soluble globular protein traditionally discarded during silk processing, has recently emerged as a sustainable and bioactive ingredient for cosmeceutical applications. Rich in hydrophilic amino acids, it demonstrates moisturizing, antioxidant, anti-inflammat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92856
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is a widely cultivated vegetable crop across the Himalayan region of Kashmir, India. The production and productivity of brinjal is threatened by various biotic and abiotic factors. Among them wilt disease, primarily caused by Fusarium species, poses...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82844
Aims: The present study aimed to synthesize silver nanoparticles using aqueous neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extract, characterize them, and compare the larvicidal activity of the extract with that of the synthesized nanoparticles against Aedes aegypti larvae. Study Design: Foll...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82845
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of six fungicides against three Fusarium spp. affecting different crops viz., Fusarium verticillioides (maize), F. udum (redgram) and F. oxysporumf.sp. ciceris (chickpea)under in vitro conditions using poisoned food technique. Study Design: Complete...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82846
An experiment was conducted to “Studies on use Soil amendments against Bakanae disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.)’’. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 6 treatment and replicated thrice. Study on disease severity of rice in field conditions revealed...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82848
A field study was carried out during the Kharif season of 2024 at the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). The experimental site had sandy loam soil with a pH of 7.8. The soil contained 0.72% organic carbon and available nutrients of 178.48 kg nit...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82849
Heat stress (HS) poses a critical constraint to the productivity and reproductive efficiency of pulse crops, particularly in arid and semi-arid agroecologies under projected climate change scenarios. Abiotic stresses are a leading cause of global crop losses, reducing the yield o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82850
Recombinant proteins serve as essential components in medicine, diagnostics, and industrial biotechnology. While microbial and mammalian systems have traditionally dominated recombinant protein production, limitations in scalability, cost, and post-translational modifications hav...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82851