The present investigation was carried out at the experimental plot, of the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India, during the kharif season of 2023. The study followed a randomized complete block...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21971
In vitro conservation technique is one of the potential approaches to safeguard plant biodiversity. To protect the important germplasm, storage of whole plant can be challenging. A study was done to conserve the callus of Commiphora wightii at different temperatures i.e. 4°C, 10°...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21964
Aims: Aster (Callistephus chinensis L.) is a seed-propagated annual flower crop widely used in floral arrangements, garlands and landscaping, making it increasingly popular among small-scale farmers. Despite this growing interest, challenges like poor seed quality and low seed se...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21965
Microbial transformation involves the production of new active biomolecules from natural products using microorganisms. This study focuses on exploring the microbial conversion of curcumin to develop improved antimicrobial agent for managing Flacherie disease in silkworms. The fu...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21966
Soil quality and microbial dynamics are major determining factors of soil’s ecosystem functions. The eastern Indian Terai region, situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, is known for its diverse land uses and coarse alluvial fertile soils. This study examined the impact of tw...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21967
Picralima nitida is a plant commonly used in traditional African medicine for its antimalarial, antidiuretic, antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of the aqueous extract of Picralima seeds nitida on the glycemia...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11961
A field experiment was conducted during 2022-23 and 2023-24 to assess the impact of kharif rice residue management on sunflower growth and soil bulk density and moisture content in a rice-sunflower cropping system on Alfisols using a randomized block design. Results indicated tha...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21962
Forty-eight maize inbred lines were evaluated for thirteen traits for the genetic diversity study. The research experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. All the 48 genotypes were grouped into 4 clusters. Cluster II consist of la...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21963
Riya Mathur, Shashi Pradhan, Devendra Kumar Gupta, Apoorva Mishra, Aditya Pratap, Sachin Jain, Salil Kumar Pathak, Harshit Kaur Sachdev, Rita Tyagi & Dushyant Kumar·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
The present study was undertaken to investigate the diagnosis and therapeutic management of ascites in dogs associated with hepatic origin. During the study period, from May 2024 to October 2024, a total of 2948 dogs presented at VCC, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husb...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11949
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an essential legume for sustainable agriculture and human nutrition, exhibits considerable genetic variability that holds promise for varietal improvement. This study evaluated 40 diverse chickpea genotypes during the Rabi season of 2021–22 at the O...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11950