Aim: To study the variability, heritability and genetic advance for yield and its components traits for selecting better yield attributes for improvement of maintainer lines. Study Design: Randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: Institute of Rice Research, ARI, Raje...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83643
The silkworm, Bombyx mori L., is a holometabolous insect of immense economic importance in sericulture. Its growth and development are closely regulated by hormonal control, particularly by the Juvenile Hormone (JH), which plays a key role in maintaining larval status and regulat...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83644
The use of single-seed planters is essential for ensuring uniform plant distribution in agricultural operations. In these planters, seed metering units are typically powered by a drive wheel, which transfers motion through various transmission components like chains, gears, shaft...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83645
This study evaluated the effects of zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) application on the yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) during the Rabi season of 2024-25 at Mewar University, Rajasthan, India. Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly of Zn and Fe, are significant constr...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73637
The agrifood system in Assam is confronted with intertwined challenges including climate change, malnutrition, resource constraints, and unsustainable cropping patterns. In this context, small millets are nutritious, drought-resistant, and low-input crops offering promising solut...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73638
Aim: This study aimed to induce in vitro somatic embryogenesis (SE) from germinated Ailanthus excelsa seedlings and evaluate the effect of various cytokinins on embryo development and shoot induction. Method: Mature, dry Ailanthus excelsa seeds were surface sterilized and culture...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73639
The human population continues to grow steadily with the shrinking resources being used for production situates great challenge against Indian farming system to attain food and environmental security. To counter these twin challenges in the country there is urgent need of applica...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73640
Aim: This study analyzes daily tomato arrivals and modal prices in the Gudumalkapur market, Telangana, from 2019 to 2023 using statistical methods. Tomato prices are highly volatile due to seasonal supply fluctuations and weak market infrastructure, posing challenges to both farm...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73634
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br), commonly known as Bajra, is a staple cereal crop in dry and semi-arid regions of Asia and Africa, valued for its nutritional richness, drought tolerance, and adaptability to poor soils. pearl millet is highly susceptible to downy mild...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73635
Contract farming plays a vital role in the growth of horticultural crops in India, especially in gherkin cultivation by linking small and marginal farmers with agribusiness firms and exporters. The present study investigates the factors influencing the selection of the contract f...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73636