Brassica juncea, also known as Indian mustard, is a globally used oilseed, vegetable, and condiment. Alternaria brassicae, a filamentous fungus, causes Alternaria black spot, affecting crop productivity. This research endeavours to investigate environmentally sustainable methods...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11935
Oxazolones, commonly referred to as azlactones, represent a versatile class of five-membered heterocyclic compounds characterized by the presence of nitrogen and oxygen as heteroatoms. The biological activities of oxazolone are primarily associated with modifications at the C-2 a...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11936
Combining ability for seed yield and its component traits in castor was studied using line × tester mating design involving three diverse pistillate lines and fourteen inbred lines. Analysis of variance revealed that, The estimates of σ2gca were higher than the corresponding σ2sc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11933
The present study evaluated 89 rapeseed-mustard genotypes for their resistance against mustard aphid during the Rabi season of 2023–24 at CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana to understand the role of phenological and genotypic variations influencing aphid resistance. Screening targeted three...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11931
A study on pumpkin genotypes was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm of Banda University of Agriculture and Technology during the 2022 Kharif season. This study aimed to assess genetic variability, genotype performance, variation coefficients, heritability, and percentage geneti...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11932
Aim: This study investigates the impact of subacute heat stress on hepatorenal function and histology in Wistar rats, alongside the protective effects of combined antioxidants (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Selenium) Study Design: Sixty rats were divided into control, heat-stressed,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11929
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is one of the traditional flowers used in tropics for ornamental gardens and for its curative health benefits. All parts of hibiscus are reported to possess significant medicinal values and the flowers especially are rich source of anthocyanin pigments. Ant...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11930
Fish, with over 36,000 species globally, are the most diverse vertebrates, with nearly half residing in freshwater habitats. This study provides the first comprehensive documentation of the ichthyofauna of Gavier Lake, Surat, Gujarat, identifying 19 species across various familie...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11925
This study, conducted at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram during 2023-2024, investigated the effects of gametocides on pollen sterility and plant growth in two chilli varieties, Jwalamukhi and Ujwala. The experiment followed a Factorial Completely Randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11926
In this study, fifty-five rice germplasm accessions were used along with five checks, namely IR64, Swarna, Jaya, DRR Dhan 42 and MTU1010, for evaluating genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance during kharif 2023. The analysis of variance revealed extremely large gen...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11927