Aims: Nutrient deficiencies, particularly zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) and protein, pose severe health risks especially in children and lactating women. Red rice is significantly rich in iron, zinc and protein compared to white rice. The present investigation was undertaken in this conte...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111592
Anushruti, Sanjay Kumar, Vikash Kumar Sonkar, Shatrunjay Yadav, Lalit Kumar, Diksha Sangh Mitra, Dinesh Kumar Meena, Ratan Kumar Pal & Sunil Kumar Rawat·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
Aim: To investigate the effect of various planting dates and spacing on cabbage growth. Study Design: The experimental design Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) was used. Place and Duration of Study: An experiment was conducted in the rabi seasons of 2021–22 and 2022–23 at...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111593
Aim: To examine the effect of foliar spray of micro - nutrients on fruit growth and yield of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Lalit. Study Design: The Randomized Block Design (RBD) experimental design was used. Place and Duration of Study: An experiment was carried out during Hasth...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111594
An experiment was conducted at ICAR Central Potato Research Institute, Regional Station, Patna, Bihar during the year 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to evaluate 04 red skinned and 02 purple skinned Potato advance clones with 05 controls as popular potato varieties in confirmatory yield...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111588
Aims: Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB), caused by Exserohilum turcicum, significantly affects maize in Karnataka, leading to yield losses of up to 70% in severe cases. To develop tolerant genotypes against this disease, an experiment was conducted using 100 inbred lines collected from...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111589
P. Sravanthi, Ch. V. Durga Rani, SNagalakshmi, G. Anuradha, S. Vanisree, M.H.V. Bhave, Md. Jamaloddin, G. Swathi, E. Ramprasad & N. Arun Prem Kumar·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
The present study was aimed for identification of the bacterial blight and blast resistant lines in the advanced back cross population of MTU-1010 using marker assisted foreground selection and also for evaluation of agro-morphological characters. The M-16-59 introgressed line (d...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111579
The perennial growth habit of castor plants (Ricinus communis L.) limits mechanical harvest because the plant grows very tall, when the environmental conditions are favorable and produces green flush interfering with mechanical harvesting. In order to prevent excessive growth pla...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101570
This study showed that brinjal, Solanum melongena Linnaeus is the first global host of the fruit fly, Bactrocera penecorrecta Drew (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Bihar, North India. Earlier report of B. penecorrecta was from Kerala, South India. In the present investigation, B. pene...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101571
Aims: Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev) is one of the most economically important and economically favoured floricultural crops used as cut flower, loose flower, potted plants, bedding and border plants, making garlands, flower decoration, bracelet, venis and relig...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101572
Fifty hybrids were obtained by crossing twenty five lines with two testers and were evaluated to study heterosis and combining ability for kernel yield per plant and its components traits. The experiment was laid out in simple lattice design with two replications during kharif 20...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101573