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51 articles for “Yield traits”
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Influence of Environmental Factors on Performance Traits in Murrah Buffaloes: A Review
Abstract: Abstract Murrah buffaloes are the most important milch buffalo breed in India with superior genetic potential and has been used quite extensively for upgrading local stock to improve performance of nondescript buffaloes throughout the country. The success of Indian dairy industry is much dependent on production, reproduction and functional traits of Murrah buffaloes. Performance of these traits in Murrah buffaloes are generally affected by environmental or non-genetic factors such as …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 6–16 Read article
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Adaptation and evaluation of Improved Cassava (Manihot Esculentacrantz) Varieties In Southwest Ethiopia
Abstract: Cassava, scientifically known as Manihot esculenta Crantz, plays a crucial role as a primary food source for over 800 million individuals in numerous tropical countries. It serves as a vital dietary staple crop in these regions.. Nutritionally, cassava has a great potential to provide economical sources of dietary energy in the form of carbohydrates and cassava has huge a potential crop to address general food insecurity due to recurring droughts …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 14–18 Read article
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Genotype by Environment Interaction and Grain Yield Stability Analysis for Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Genotypes in Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: The productivity of bread wheat varieties affected by many factors including the agro-ecology of the growing area. It is important to test the adaptability and yields of released varieties in multi-location for their productivity. This study was designed to evaluate the yield potential and stability of bread wheat varieties across locations. A total of fourteen recently released bread wheat varieties were evaluated during 2019 and 2020 main cropping seasons at …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Role of Crispr-Cas9 in Plants
Abstract: The innovative CRISPR Cas9 system has emerged as a game changing genetic engineering tool in years offering levels of precision, efficiency and flexibility in editing the genomes of various organisms, including plants. This summary aims to provide an examination of the role of CRISPR Cas9, in modifying plant genomes highlighting its benefits, drawbacks and possible uses. Thanks to its versatility and user-friendly nature CRISPR Cas9 technology has expedited studies in …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Performance Evaluation and Yield Stability of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Hybrid Genotypes in Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Improved maize varieties were released by different agricultural research centers at different times in Ethiopia. However, the productivity of these varieties was not evaluated at wide environment. The variety choice of most farmers in Ethiopia is not suitable for their farm due to lack of awareness about varieties adaptability and their field’s condition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the stability and yield potential of hybrid maize genotypes …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Performance Evaluation of Desi and Kabuli Type Chickpea Varieties at Hulbareg District Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the third most important pulse crop and one of the major highland pulse crop widely grown in Ethiopia. They are two types of chickpea, called desi and kabuli. This study was conducted on Hulbareg district of Southern Ethiopia at 2020 cropping season. The field experiment was arranged a randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate and select desi and kabuli type chickpea varieties …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 22–28 Read article
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Influences of Prefresh and Early Fresh Body Condition Score Changes on Some Holstein Dairy Performance Traits
Abstract: This study was performed to investigate the effect of body condition change from the prefresh to early fresh periods on the subsequent milk production performance in Holstein dairy cows. For this purpose, 89 Holstein cows in a private high yielding dairy enterprise (average milk yield 8000 kg/season) were included in this study. Body condition score (BCS) was evaluated at the prefresh period (260–270 day) post last insemination, as well as …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 12–18 Read article
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Evaluation of Advanced Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Genotypes for Yield and Stem Rust Resistance at southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Twenty-four bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes including one local and one standard check obtained from Kulumesa agricultural research center were evaluated for their yield and stem rust resistance at Mareko Woreda during 2021 cropping season. The treatments were assigned using randomized completely block design with four replications. Data were collected on yield, yield, yield components and disease. The ANOVA showed that the genotypes significantly (p <0.05) different in most …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 23–27 Read article
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Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) during Kharif Season
Abstract: A field investigation was undertaken in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) during kharif season, 2017 to assess the extent of genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for fifteen quantitative characters. High PCV and GCV values were seen for number of primary branches per plant, number of leaf prickles, fruit length, fruit circumference, fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit yield per plant and yield per hectare indicating the less influence of environment …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 13–16 Read article
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Correlation Between Agronomic and Stem Borer (Sesamia Calamistis) Resistant Traits In Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench)
Abstract: Stem borer (Sesamia calamistis) infestation remains a significant challenge in sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench) cultivation, leading to substantial yield losses in Nigeria. This study is aimed at investigating the interrelationship between agronomic and resistant traits of stem borer (Sesamia calamistis), and its influence on selection. The study was carried out at the research field of Plant Breeding Unit, Department of Agriculture Biotechnology, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency. Forty …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 5–9 Read article
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Evaluation of Mid Altitude Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Variety at Siltie Zone, Southern Regional State of Ethiopia
Abstract: Sorghum is one of most vital crops cultivated over a wide extreme ecological habitat in Ethiopia. Five released Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) varieties with one local check were tested in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications during 2017 to 2018 cropping season at two locations. The experiment was carried out to identify and select the best high yielding sorghum varieties for the target area. The varieties consisted …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Genomic Selection for Grain Yield in Wheat Using Machine Learning on DArT Molecular Markers: A Comparative Evaluation Across Multi-Environment Trials
Abstract: Genomic selection (GS) predicts complex quantitative traits directly from genome-wide molecular markers, bypassing the need for extensive phenotypic trials and accelerating plant breeding cycles. We conducted a comparative evaluation of seven regression approaches — ridge regression (the machine-learning equivalent of RR-BLUP), Lasso, Elastic Net, Partial Least Squares, linear Support Vector Regression, Random Forest, and Gradient Boosting — for predicting grain yield from 1,279 Diversity Array Technology (DArT) molecular markers genotyped …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Computational Biology · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Genetic Variability and Significance of STAT Gene in Dairy Animals
Abstract: Abstract Importance in the bovine signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) gene has increased due to involvement of STAT1 in the development of the mammary gland and regulating the transcription of genes involved in milk protein synthesis and fat metabolism in lactating dairy animals. Signal transducer and activator of transcription gene are a family of cytoplasmic proteins that are stimulated in response to a large number of growth factors, …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Productive Performance of Pure Friesian Cows Raised under Conditions of River Nile State, North Sudan
Abstract: Data utilized in this study were obtained from the farm records of Al-Fayet project. The dairy farm is located in Gandatow, Shendi, River Nile State, as the first farm kept pure Friesian cattle. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the productive performance of Friesian dairy cows and investigate the factors affecting those productive traits. A total of 138 performance records of Friesian cattle were used; covering the …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 26–32 Read article
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Seed Priming with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria to Enhance the Seedling Development of Fenugreek
Abstract: Globally, agrochemicals are introduced to the soil as additional nutrients to increase soil fertility. A broad variety of situations in nature can be adapted by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs), thus making them a potential ecologically sustainable alternative. In addition, they are involved in a variety of ecologically important activities and interact with soil microorganisms both effectively and antagonistically. The growth of plants is known to be influenced by the …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 362–376 Read article
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Lactation Persistency and its Genetic Evaluation in Cattle—A Review
Abstract: Lactation persistency, an economically important trait for dairy animal, can be defined as the capacity of a cow to continue milk production at a high level after the peak yield. High persistent cows are expected to have higher lactation production, longer productive life and considered as efficient producers. Moreover, lactation persistency has a great influence on the health, reproduction and feed costs of dairy cows. Different environmental factors viz., season …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Heterosis in Plants
Abstract: It refers to hybrid vigor or heterosis; herein, the offspring expressed better traits than one or both parent lines. This most often manifests in crop breeding as increased yield in F1 hybrids compared with their parents. Developing high-yielding hybrid cultivars across a wider range of crops represents an important strategy for addressing future food security. However, conventional hybrid breeding approaches are fraught with significant challenges in many self-pollinating crops, such …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 21–31 Read article
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Effect of Salicylic Acid on Biochemical Traits in Two Cultivars of Soybean under Salt Stress
Abstract: AbstractSoybean is considered to be moderately salt sensitive species and is affected by salinity condition in terms of growth and yield. Among the abiotic stress, salinity is one of the serious agricultural problems worldwide which reduces field production. Foliar feeding of plants can effectively improve plant growth and productivity and is known to be more effective than soil application. Salicylic acid (SA) is a naturally occurring plant growth regulator which …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 9–18 Read article
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Gene Editing in Dairy Cows: Advancing Milk Yield, Health, and Resilience for Sustainable Dairy Development
Abstract: Gene editing has emerged as a transformative tool in dairy science, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance productivity, improve animal health, and bolster resilience against environmental challenges. This study explores the potential of gene editing technologies, including CRISPR-Cas9, in advancing milk yield, optimizing milk composition, and addressing genetic disorders in dairy cows. Specific applications include targeting genes associated with mastitis resistance, improving feed efficiency, and introducing heat tolerance traits to adapt …
Published in International Journal of Genetic Modifications and Recombinations · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 Read article
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Conventional and Molecular Breeding for Development of Drought Tolerant Maize Cultivars
Abstract: AbstractIn crop plants, possibility of attaining higher production level depends on the magnitude of genetic potential of germplasm and environmental conditions. Drought being the major abiotic stress, adversely affects the growth and development ultimately economic yield of maize crop in variety of ways. The precise knowledge of drought sensitive crop stages, drought tolerance imparting traits, screening techniques and breeding strategies are having the fundamental prerequisite for development of drought tolerant …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 1–3 Read article