Background: Sesame productivity in Ghana’s Sudan savannah is constrained by suboptimal plant density and fertilizer management, highlighting the need to identify optimum plant density–NPK fertilizer combinations that maximize yield and resource-use efficiency under nutrient-limit...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64290
Background: Agricultural residues rich in lignocellulose are generated in large quantities and often remain underutilized. Their conversion into edible mushrooms offers an environmentally sustainable approach for waste management and value addition. Aims: To evaluate selected lig...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64028
Subarnna Keshari Haripriya Padhan, Ramayanam Surya Vardhan Raju, Harish H. Deshpande, Prasamsa Ramayanam, Mriganka Barman, Abhishek Ranjan & Himanshu Yadav·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Global agriculture faces an unprecedented challenge as rising temperatures, driven by anthropogenic climate change, increasingly compromise crop productivity and food security. Heat stress—defined as an elevation in temperature beyond the threshold that disrupts normal plant grow...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64029
Banana production is affected by invasive pests such as the rugose spiralling whitefly, which reduces plant health and yield by sucking sap and promoting sooty mould growth. Due to concerns over chemical pesticide use, eco-friendly biorational options like entomopathogenic fungi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64031
Pinus gerardiana Wall. ex D. Don forests in the dry temperate regions of the North Western Himalaya represent a unique ecological system, characterized by considerable plant diversity. These forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services and also form an important basis for t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i65508
Goal: The required sampled size is determined for estimating a population mean within a given margin of error based on a preliminary sample. An inflation factor is needed to prevent confidence intervals from being anti-conservative. Methodology: When estimating a population mean...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41657
Statistical crop models are widely used to evaluate the impacts of climate variability on agricultural productivity. This study aims to evaluate the performance of statistical crop models in assessing the impacts of climate change—specifically changes in the mean and variability...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41658
Sericulture — encompassing the cultivation of mulberry, the rearing of silkworms (Bombyx mori Linnaeus), and the reeling and processing of silk — is one of the world's oldest and most culturally significant agro-industries. Sustaining the livelihoods of tens of millions of farmin...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41659
The Oba Akoko area, southwestern Nigeria, lies within the Precambrian Basement Complex and is characterized by complex lithological units and Pan-African structural deformation. This study delineates metallic mineralization zones using integrated aeromagnetic and geochemical data...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3258
Crude oil contamination alters the soil chemistry and can enhance the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals. At toxic concentrations, these trace metals pose significant risks to ecological integrity, soil functionality, plant physiology, and human health. This study evalu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i4500
Background: Female condoms offer dual protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet their uptake remains low in many developing settings. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of married women is essential for improv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2026/v9i1202
Background: Epipremnum aureum is widely recognized in traditional medicine for its diverse therapeutic properties. Recent research has focused on its phytochemical richness and potential biomedical applications, particularly in hepatoprotection and nanotechnology-based formulatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2026/v38i77852
Background: Artemisia pallens, commonly known as davana, is an aromatic medicinal herb belonging to the Asteraceae family and is native to India. The plant has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic and folk medicine for the treatment of various ailments and is also valued in the p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2026/v38i77853
Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a widespread endocrine disease that affects females of reproductive age, causing considerable reproductive and metabolic complications. Although the syndrome affects women to a great extent, there is paucity of data concerning the...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1347