Agricultural extension is being reshaped by four simultaneous pressures: the arrival of low-cost digital and artificial-intelligence-based advisory tools, the reframing of farmer decision-making by behavioural economics, the intensification of climate risk and the restructuring o...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104563
Bidisha Mondal, Kaushik Mandal, Pramangshu Paul, Trisha Adak, Ranjana Sahoo, Kriti Ghosh, Saptorshee Raha, Aniketa Panda, Aprameya Das, Kaninika Barman, Krishnendu Das Adhikari & Sritam Giri·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Biomass is simultaneously the substrate of grain yield, the raw material of forage and bioenergy systems, and the largest reservoir of harvestable carbon in arable landscapes. Genetic tools now permit unprecedented precision in altering how much biomass a crop accumulates and wha...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104564
Background: Onchocerciasis remains a significant public health concern in endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding the bioecology of black flies (Simulium spp.) are critical determinants of disease burden and the success...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104565
Harvesting of Sida (Bala), a medicinal crop with a deep taproot system, is mainly performed manually. This method requires considerable labour, results in low field efficiency, and often leads to root damage, particularly in compact or hard soils. To overcome these challenges, th...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104566
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are characterised by an imbalanced wound microenvironment, in which the molecular processes that regulate the inflammation-to-tissue-repair transition are impaired. MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is a known immuno-inflammatory regulator whose expre...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104567
Aeration is a component of intensive aquaculture because dissolved oxygen influences fish respiration, metabolism, feeding, growth, survival, and water quality. However, selection of an appropriate aerator requires consideration of oxygen-transfer performance, pond volume, energy...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104568
Rice stem borers continue to be major pests in rice cultivation because their larval forms exhibit cryptic behaviour, asynchronous development and dependence on crop phenology, which undermine conventional scouting approaches. The yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104570
Sarthak Sthitaprajnya, Sonal Baria, Arghya Mani, Kesoju Ravali, Prajjwal Singh, Biswajit Lenka, Ravindra Singh Chouhan & Awadhesh Kumar·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly of zinc, iron and selenium, remain widespread in populations that depend on cereal-based diets, and agronomic biofortification is one of several strategies used to raise micronutrient concentrations in edible crop tissues. Engineered nanom...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104571
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2025 at the Agriculture Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. The experiment was laid out in a randomised block design (RBD) with three replications...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104572