Hamis Daniel Wambura, Gration Mutashoberwa Rwegasira, Martin John Martin & Germana Henry Laswai·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
Sugarcane is a commercial crop and prime source of sugar contributing about 60% of worldwide sugar demand. Production of the crop in Africa is threatened by the African sugarcane stalk borer (Eldana saccharina), which can reduce yields up to 0.5 t/ha, even with just one larva pre...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i3309
Mbong, E. O., Chukwwudi, P, Akomolafe, G. F., Ntekpe, M. E., Okon, O. G., Antia, U. E. & Koffi, U. E.·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
The rising cost of conventional antibiotics and the evolution of resistant microbial strains promote the search for effective and cheap novel plant-based antibiotic substitutes. Based on the foregoing, a study was carried out to investigate the antibacterial activity of the ethan...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i3308
The use of chemical agents or plant extracts on the exposed surfaces of the minisett to retard fungal, nematode and insect attack is a common practice amongst farmers. As a result, it is important to investigate the effects of these extract on the phytochemical composition of cro...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i3307
Md. Ibrahim Ali, M. H. Rahman, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Tania Sarmin, Muhammad Maruf Husain, Nowrin Islam Toma, Sudab Karmaker & Syed Tanvin Abir·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
The present study highlights the impact of transplanting dates on the development and productivity of Aman rice varieties and mutants in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Aman rice, a critical crop in Bangladesh, plays a vital role in ensuring food security and supporting the livelihoods o...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i3305
Whitfieldia elongata (P. Beauv.) De Wild. & T. Durand is a species in the family Acanthaceae which is used in folklore medicine for the management of pains, food poisoning and stomach complaints. The aim of this study was to document the taxonomic and pharmacognostic characte...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i3306
Gaurav K. Singh, Shreerup Goswami, Kamal Jeet Singh, Prashant Shrivastava & Sandip K. Roy·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
The Deccan Traps from the Indian subcontinent represent one of the largest and most spectacular outpouring of continental flood basalts which is often linked with the Cretaceous-Palaeogene (K/Pg) boundary. In many of their exposed sections, the time gap between consecutive lava f...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i3304
The aim of this study was to investigate the proof-of-concept that the potato(Solanum tuberosum L.) can agronomically be biofortified with zinc (Zn) fertilization as foliar spray. The experiment was set up in a two-way factorial randomized complete block design with three replica...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2302
Anthony E. Nweze, Anthonia N. Ngwu, Clara N. Ikegbunam, Nnenna H. Osayi, Godswill C. Ajuzioju, Obinna V. James, Prince I. Nwagbo, Angela N. Amujiri & Eugene O. Ojua·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
This research aims to examine and make available the morphological and anatomical features inherent in Bridelia ferruginea, which will serve as taxonomic tools for its delineation. The stem, leaves, flowers and fruits were investigated in the Department of Plant Science and Biote...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2303
Aims: With the growing resistance of pathogenic microbes to antibiotics, the search for novel approaches to address this challenge has increased. In this instance, plant-based medicine emerges as a promising alternative, having been utilized by humans for centuries. Biophytum rei...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2301
Md. Aynul Haque, Tuhin Shuvra Roy, Mahirul Islam Biswas, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Mahrupa Tasnim, Sadia Morioum Jui, Rifa Tasfia, Niharika Das & Sahida Easmin·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
This study investigates the impact of five levels of vermicompost application on the yield and quality of various potato varieties at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted following a two-factor split-plot design with three replications...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2300
Zeba Humaira, Bohiny Sarker, Md. Tutul Hossen, Pinky, Sadia Zaman Shormi, Kazi Ashika Mahmuda Onna, Farhana Zaman & Md. Shafiqul Islam·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
The present experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh from June 2022 to November 2022 to estimate the combined effect of manures and fertilizers with the rice straw allelopathy on the weed growth of transplant aman r...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2299
Compost plays major role in the quality of soil parameters and the microbiological diversity. The effect of compost rates on microorganisms and growth parameters of Capsicum chinense was investigated. Organic compost with concentrations: 0, 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000g was transf...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2298
India is the largest producer of choicest table varieties of mango in the world, and wide variability has been found in fruit shape, size and taste, but commercial importance is given to nearly about 30 mango cultivars in the country. An attempt was made to study characterization...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2297
Umme Husna Asha, Tahmina Ferdous, Rashel Ahmed, Mahmuda Khatun, Mokhshedul Haque, Mohammed Nuruzzaman, Md. Shariful Islam, Nahian Rahman, Nusrat Jahan Sunny, Md. Liton Mia & Kawsar Hossen·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
The present study was conducted at the Field Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture, Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Noakhali-3814, from December 2022 to May 2023 to investigate the effect of vermicompost on the growth, yield, and nutritional content of bo...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i2296
Aims: To evaluate the influence of fertilizer, salinity and bicarbonate treatments on leaf area and on fruit mineral content. Study Design: Complete randomized block design (CRBD). Place and Duration of Study: Place of study was Department of Botany, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, A...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i1295