Banana (Musa sapientum) is one of the most important fruit crop cultivated in India. It is widely grown in more than 150 countries, producing on an average of 105 million tons of fruit per annum. Grand naine Banana variety is the most commonly cultivated banana with high yielding...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3724
For the establishment of Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) characterization, Twenty five landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L.), collected from different parts of Tamil Nadu, were characterized according to the DUS guidelines of the Plant Varieties Protection and Farme...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3722
The experiment was laid out in split plot design assigning 18 treatment combinations of two fertility levels (75% and 100% RDF), three cow urine level (400,800,1200 l ha-1) as main plot and three spray level of cow urine (control, 25%, 50%) as sub plot with three replications. It...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3718
Water-deficit stress tolerance in rice is important for maintaining stable yield, especially under rain-fed ecosystem. After a thorough drought-tolerance screening of 200 rice genotypes from DBT, Network Rice Project in our previous study, 19 rice lines were selected for drought...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3719
Paddy straw, an abundant agricultural residue obtained from rice harvesting, poses significant environmental challenges due to its improper management and disposal practices, including the prevalent practice of residue burning. To address these issues, there is a growing need to...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3720
The emergence of botanical pharmacies marks a revolutionary stride at the crossroads of biotechnology and horticulture. Termed as the "Blooming Frontier of Biopharming in Horticulture," this field exploits the inherent potential of plants to act as living factories for synthesizi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3721
Aims: The leaf spot caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz & Sacc. is one of the most serious disease in all mango growing regions of the world. In vitro bioassay of fungicides and bioagents were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of different fungicides a...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i2712
Soils are the most diverse and complex ecosystem in the world. In addition to providing humanity with 98.8% of its food, soils provide a broad range of other services, from carbon storage and greenhouse gas regulation, to flood mitigation and providing support for our sprawling c...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i2713
Aquaculture has emerged as one of the fastest-growing global food industries in recent years, playing a vital role in meeting the increasing demand for animal protein. However, several challenges, such as disease prevalence, chemical contamination, environmental degradation and i...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3716
The role of agents on pollination and fruit set of Piper nigrum L. was carried out in the Department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvantha puram during 2017-2019. The role of wind, gravity, rain and dew were investigated and the data was a...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3717