Aims: Banana (Musa spp.) is a globally significant tropical fruit crop, valued for its economic importance and as a staple food that contributes significantly to human nutrition. The Nendran banana variety (Musa AAB) is widely cultivated in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111742
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2023 at the Agricultural Research Station in Hagari, Ballari, to assess the effect of different weed management practices on the growth and yield of kharif grain sorghum. The experiment was replicated thrice in randomiz...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111743
Today, Indian farmers have access to a wide variety of organic fertilizers. These fertilizers serve many agronomic purposes, including providing plant nutrition, controlling pests and diseases, and managing soil health. The most common organic fertilizers in India are compost, co...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111744
The investigation entitled “In vitro regeneration studies in rice (Oryza sativa L.)” was carried out in tissue culture laboratory at Plant Biotechnology Centre, College of Agriculture, Dapoli-Ratnagiri (M.H.) in Completely Randomized Design with 3 replications. The aim of the res...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111740
The current study, "Assessment of genetic diversity in green gram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] for quantitative and qualitative traits" was carried out during the kharif of 2022 at the College of Agriculture, Dhule. The experimental materials consisted local collection of 42 mung...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111741
Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) is a major constraint for global tomato production. ToLCV affects a variety of crops other than those in the Solanaceae family. ToLCV genome is compact and codes for structural and functional proteins that helps the virus to evade host mechanism. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111737
M. B. Praveen Kumar, Rinku Verma, D. C. Hanumanthappa, M. Mahadeva Murthy, Savitha Madappa, H. B. Raghu, Gangadhar Eshwar Rao & T. C. Yogesh·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
Melia dubia is one of the best agroforestry tree species, which is known for its faster growth rate and biomass accumulation. To maintain ecological balance and sustainability carbon sequestration plays an important role, hence this study aimed at identifying the best suitable Me...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111738
Consumer preferences are increasingly shifting towards healthier food choices, prompting the food industry to develop nutritious alternatives to traditional snacks. Functional foods, offering health benefits beyond basic nutrition, are gaining popularity. Millets, resilient small...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111739
Guava production faces significant challenges due to insect pests, with the tea mosquito bug (TMB), Helopeltis spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae), posing a major threat by causing extensive damage. Both adult and nymph stages of TMB feed on young leaves, tender shoots, flower buds, and...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111734
Tecomella undulata (Rohida) stump planting and seedlings had shown 100 percent survival during the study period. Stump plants exhibited enhance growth parameters over seedling originated plants. Treatment T4 showed best growth performance in terms of plants’ height, collar diamet...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111735