Non-Apis bees play a crucial role in the pollination of horticultural crops, significantly enhancing biodiversity and agricultural productivity. This study, conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, aimed to assess the diversity and pollination efficienc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32068
Aims: It focuses on enhancing plant vigor, increasing flower production, improving soil fertility and promoting sustainable, eco-friendly nutrient management for better productivity and reduced chemical dependency. Study Design: Conducted over two years using a randomized block d...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32069
A field experiment was carried out during rabi 2024 on loamy sand soil of Agronomy Instructional Farm, C. P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar to find out the most effective weed management practices in linseed. The exp...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32064
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a nutritionally rich cereal crop widely cultivated for its health benefits. However, stored grain pests such as the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) pose a significant threat to its quality and storage stability. An experiment was conduc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32065
In India, 6 million farmers directly depend on cotton for their income, while 40–50 million people are employed in the cotton trading and processing industry. In the twenty-first century, agriculture has faced several challenges in providing the food and fiber that the growing po...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32066
Maize is one of the most important food crops in the world. In India, it is the third most significant cereal crop after rice and wheat, cultivated across diverse environmental conditions. Among the major diseases affecting maize, banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) is one of th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32067
This study was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Longleng district of Nagaland with a sample size of 150 in the two blocks namely Longleng and Sakshi. The method of summated rating suggested by Likert (1932) was followed in the development of a scale to measure the attitude of f...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i22060
A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif 2022 at farm, Department of agronomy, Tilak Dhari Mahavidyalaya Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh to evaluate the weed management in direct seeded rice. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with ten treatments includ...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i22061
Background: The creation of genetic variability in a gene pool is the prerequisite of a breeding program. To introduce a higher degree of variability and to identify favourable recombinants, a combination of hybridization and mutation methods is employed. Among various diseases i...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i22062
Strawberry is being cultivated in low and mid hills of Sikkim in considerable area and mulching is one of the most beneficial intercultural practices in strawberry cultivation. It has strong influence on growth, yield, quality and duration of harvesting, which is primarily due to...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32063