Brown spot, caused by Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the most prevalent diseases of rice and can assume epiphytotic proportions. A survey was conducted during August–October 2024 to determine the distribution, incidence, severity and epidemiological factors associated with brown spo...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104472
Hydroponics is widely recognised as a soilless cultivation approach in which plant growth is supported through controlled nutrient solutions and environmental management. Although traditionally associated with food production, its capacity for precise control of the root zone, nu...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104473
Tomato breeding requires information on combining ability, gene action, and heterotic expression to identify suitable parents and cross combinations for quantitative and qualitative improvement. An experiment was conducted to estimate combining ability, gene action, and heterosis...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104474
Djimassingar Golngar, Mbai-yelkom Fidel Karnot, Ahmat Al Tidjani Hissein, Al-Djazouli Ouchar Mahamat & Mahamat Seid Ali Malloum·Chemical Science International Journal·2026
Groundwater is the principal source of domestic water in the city of Léré and its surroundings, Mayo-Kebbi-West Province, south- western Chad, yet its quality had never been systematically assessed prior to this study. This work aimed to (i) characterize the physicochemical quali...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51072
Regression models were developed and validated to relate stump diameter to diameter at breast height (DBH) for selected timber species in Erukot Forest, Oban Division of the Cross River National Park, Nigeria, and were subsequently applied to tree-volume estimation. The assessmen...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i4537
Aims: To examine the spatio-temporal variation in cropping intensity and irrigation intensity across the 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh, India, during 1990–91, 2005–06, and 2020–21. Study Design: District-level quantitative analysis using secondary agricultural statistics, GIS-...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i4538
Background: β-thalassemia is a significant hereditary haematological disorder with a high prevalence in Iraq. Premarital screening is a critical preventive strategy for identifying couples at risk of having children with thalassemia major. This is the first study conducted in Anb...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ijr2h/2026/v9i2241
Background: Forest loss poses substantial environmental and livelihood challenges, particularly for forest-edge communities that depend heavily on forest resources for food, income, energy, and other essential needs. In Sierra Leone, although forest loss and its associated driver...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i104775
Background and Aims: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) remains a mosquito-borne parasitic disease for which entomological surveillance is important in assessing transmission potential. This study assessed the transmission potential of lymphatic filariasis (LF) vectors in selected communi...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4313
Waliul Haque, Samiha Afridin, Md. Belal Hossain, Souvik Halder, Murtaza M Joher, Fatima Fariha Anika, Faisal Al Mahmood & Rubaina Younus·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Hypercoagulable and prothrombotic states may contribute to acute ischaemic stroke, particularly in younger patients and those with recurrent or otherwise unexplained thrombotic events. Aim: This study evaluated the frequency of selected hypercoagulable and prothrombo...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101450
Nigerian currency is exchanged repeatedly across households, markets, transport systems, food outlets, health facilities and informal workplaces, creating frequent opportunities for deposition and transfer of faecal and environmental material. Studies conducted in several Nigeria...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4314
Background: Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus constrains treatment options and complicates infection prevention. Facility-specific susceptibility data are important for empirical treatment, antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance. This study assessed the antimi...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101200
Background: Hand hygiene is a fundamental measure for preventing infectious disease transmission. Although COVID-19 heightened global hygiene awareness, concerns remain that these practices have declined in the post-pandemic period. Aim: This study assessed knowledge, attitudes,...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i2491
African leafy vegetables are important sources of dietary nutrients, including amino acids, but agronomic factors can influence their nutritional composition. Such nutrients include amino acids (AAs), which play important roles in human health, and some of their by-products are i...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2026/v17i4426
In the Indo-Gangetic Plains, wheat farming requires fuel for multiple tillage passes before seed is planted. Conventional wheat cultivation in the eastern IGP is characterised by high diesel demand, substantial irrigation use and the associated greenhouse gas load. Surface seedin...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i104536