The oil and chitosan were extracted from silkworm pupae and analysed its physicochemical properties. Oil content in silkworm pupae ranged from 26 to 28 % on a dry weight basis. Notably, female pupae had a higher oil content (27.99 %) compared to males (27.03%). Further, bivoltine...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81235
A study on enzyme activity in thermotolerant bivoltine silkworm breeds under Beauveria bassiana disease was conducted at the Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2021-23. Thermotolerant bivoltine breeds viz., B1, B4 and B8, were resistant to muscardine and CSR4,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81236
The present study was undertaken to characterize and identify immunogenic proteins of Oestrus ovis in Telangana. Oestrus ovis is the most predominant nasal bot fly causing nasal myiasis in India. The collected larvae from Jiyaguda slaughter house, Hyderabad are seperated into L2...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81237
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) a vital food crop for nearly half of the global population, facing significant threats from various biotic and abiotic stresses. Among biotic stresses, diseases pose the most common challenge. Sheath blight, caused by soil-borne fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81238
Vasanth V, K. Senguttuvan, Navaneetha Krishnan S, Karthick Mani Bharathi B, Prety Rekha Nazary, Ashwin Niranjan M, Ishita Garai, Kama Ramya Harika, Ashick Rajah R & Nilav Ranjan Bora·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
In the present study, confirmation of Spirulina platensis-mediated TiO2NPs formation was indicated by a noticeable shift in hue from white to light yellow. TEM analysis revealed the presence of irregularly distributed nanoparticles with sizes between 50 and 60 nm, while TEM analy...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81228
Study was carried out Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha during 2018-19. The experiment was designed to determine the optimal conditions for enhancing plant growth, focusing on t...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81229
The study was conducted on the effect of spacing and fertilizers on growth, quality and yield of Artemisia pallens Wall. cv. Theni in northern Karnataka (Zone III) for two consecutive years in rabi 2021 and 2022. The research was set out in a factorial RCBD and replicated thrice...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81223
To characterize Maize inbred lines in respect to morphological and physiological traits for its diversity and final utilization in the breeding programs, a study was conducted with twenty-five inbred lines at Tirhut college of Agriculture, Dholi Muzaffarpur Bihar. Genetic diversi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81224
The present investigation was conducted at Horticultural Experimental Farm, B.A.C.A., Anand Agricultural University, Anand in kharif during 2022 and 2023. Ensuring balanced plant nutrients and spacing is essential for achieving optimal okra production. Optimal plant density suppo...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81225
The present investigation entitled “Effect of Drying Method and Temperature on Physical Properties of Spine Gourd (Momordica dioica Roxb.)” was conducted at the Post Harvest Technology Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture and Department of Proc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81226