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The Journal of Horticultural Sciences (ISSN 0973-354X eISSN 2582-4899) is a Global Diamond Open Access Journal - free-to-read and free-to-publish Open Access journal. Published biannually by the Society for Promotion of Horticulture hosted at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR), Bengaluru 560089, India. The current year (2025) NAAS rating is 6.2. Expect on average 6 weeks from submission to publication. There are NO PUBLICATION FEES (Article Processing Charges or APCs) to publish with this journal.

Current Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2024)
Published: 31-12-2024

Research Papers

  • Pollen viability and in vitro pollen germination in chrysanthemum (Dendranthema x grandiflora Tzvelv.)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3299
    Kumar S., Kumar R., Rajasekharan P.E., Dhananjaya M.V. (Author)

  • Prediction of number of generations of serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Agromyzidae: Diptera) in India assessed by CLIMEX under climate change scenario

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2879
    Anusha N., Balasubramani V., Sridhar V., Murugan M., Johnson Thangaraj Edward Y.S., Satyamoorthy N.K., Kavitha M. (Author)

  • Fatty acid profiling of bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] seed oil using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2776
    M V Dhananjaya, V Keshava Rao, G B Chethan, K Abhilasha, P S Deeksha (Author)

  • Root colonization by Piriformospora indica promotes growth, induces earliness in flowering, enhances yield and citrulline content in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2466
    Aparna Kaladhar, M Sangeeta Kutty, T Pradeepkumar , Joy Michal Johnson, E V Anoop (Author)

  • Detection of onion responses to water stress using physiological and biochemical parameters

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.1981
    P Singh, J Rane, J Gopal (Author)

  • Physiological Responses of African marigold var. Pusa Narangi Gainda to Low-Temperature Stress, Elicitors and Bioagents Across Sowing Dates

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2916
    R Tejaswi, P Kumar, K P Singh, M C Singh, S Panwar, R Jain, B K Tejukumar (Author)

  • Exploring the relationship between leaf color, canopy architecture,photosynthesis and pigment composition in guava mapping population

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2946
    M Mathiazhagan, M D Gowtham Gowda, C Vasugi , K S Shivashankara, R H Laxman, K V Ravishankar (Author)

  • Pollination phenotypes in Phalaenopsis crosses: Guiding selection for optimal breeding

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3401
    F Bidarnamani, Z Mohkami, M A Karimian (Author)

  • Morphological and molecular characterization of Alternaria spp. causing leafspot and flower blight of marigold (Tagetes spp.)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2560
    Labdhi Dedhia, Tejaswini P, Priti Sonavane, Arivalagan M, Reddy D C L, Venugopalan R, Rajiv Kumar, Hima Bindu K (Author)

  • Cluster analysis by using D2 statistics among the various bitter gourd(Momordica charantia L.) genotypes under Northern hilly regions of Kashmir

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.1845
    Singh P K, Srinivasulu Biyyala (Author)

  • Efficient plant regeneration in arrowroot (Maranta arundinacae L.) for mass multiplication and in vitro germplasm conservation

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2364
    Vivek H, Sai Lekshmi N, Asha K I, Koundinya A V V, Sheela M N (Author)

  • Betel vine (Piper betle L.) farmers’ marketing behaviour: An analysis using the com-b model and multiple linear regression technique

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2910
    Padma S R, Sree Madhumitha G, Anusha V (Author)

  • Management of Alternaria leaf blight (Alternaria polianthi) of tuberose (Agave amica)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2118
    Sonavane P, Bharathi T U (Author)

  • EST-SSR based genetic diversity analysis and their tagging to coding and non-coding regions in Moringa oliefera

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2381
    Poornima K N, Supriya M, Raja Shankar, Ravishankar K V (Author)

  • Studies on the effect of induced polyploidy on yield and phytochemical content in Centella asiatica (L.) Urban

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2469
    Rohini M R, Rao V K, Rajendiran S (Author)

  • Molecular characterization of Apis florea (Hymenoptera: Apidae), An unsung pollinator of major horticultural crops

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3515
    Premika R. Ramasamy , Suresh K Krishnasamy, Usharani B. Balakrishnan, Nalini R. Ramiah, Arul Arasu P. Palanisamy, Asokan R. Ramasamy, Ashok K. Karuppannasamy (Author)

  • Characterization and evaluation of pummelo (Citrus grandis L.) half-sib population for economic traits

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2192
    Nitin Puttaswamy, Sankaran M, T Sakthivel, K S Shivashankara, P Nandeesha, K Himabindu, R Venugopalan (Author)

  • Optimizing banana powder production: A quadratic approachusing Box-Behnken Design for hot-air oven drying parameters

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3370
    Dinesh M, Gangai Selvi R, Santosh Ganapati Patil, Auxcilia J, V. Veeranan Arun Giridhari, Balaji Kannan, S. Vishnu Shankar, P Subramaniyan (Author)

  • Temporal and weather impacts on the rock bee, Apis dorsata Fab.(Hymenoptera, Apidae) visitations in urban green spaces in Bengaluru, India

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3057
    Anitha Abraham, Abraham Verghese, Mathews Raj, Rashmi Gowda, H Malathi (Author)

  • Molecular characterisation, biology, behaviour and feeding potential of a novelpredator of the mango ecosystem: Sycanus bifidus (Fabricius, 1787)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2336
    S N Bhagyasree, Gundappa Baradevanal, Nidhi Kumari (Author)

  • Development of physico-chemical standards for Gulkand as influenced byvarying levels of sugar and sugar candy

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.1955
    S Sarfarazi, L N Mahawer, H L Bairwa , S Pilania, R H Meena, B Upadhayay (Author)

  • Phenology-Based Irrigation Management in Guava Orchards

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2351
    B L Manjunath, G K Ramesha, Sridhar Gutam (Author)

  • Development and genetic evaluation of recombinant inbred line population for yield and its attributing traits and marker assisted selection for bacterial wilt resistance in tomato

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.1945
    S Chetankumar, R S Jawadagi, B Fakrudin, C N Hanchinamani, M S Kulkarni, T N Lakshmidevamma, R Vijayakumar (Author)

  • Resilience of French Marigold (Tagetes patula L.) Genotypes to Cold Stress: Morphological and Biochemical Insights

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3551
    Amala Ediga, Kanwar Pal Singh, Sapna Panwar, Namita, Sudhir Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Ramya Sree Mude, Pavnesh Kumar Verma (Author)

  • Genetic analysis and validation of molecular markers associated with begomovirus resistance in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.3475
    Sai Timmarao Koka, Naresh Ponnam, Lakshmana Reddy D.C., Krishna Reddy M., Venkataravanappa, V., Hanchinamani C.N., Lakshmidevamma T.N., Madhavi Reddy K. (Author)

  • A Prefatory studies on identification of anti-diabetic factor in callus cultures of Momordica cymbalaria

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2206
    Raghavendra S, Raghavendra G, Jadeesha R.C, Kiran Kumar K.C, Anupama G (Author)

  • Phenotypic characterization of Garcinia species:Implications for conservation and breeding

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2067
    Prakash Chandra Tripathi, C Kanupriya, Pritee Singh, V Radhika (Author)

  • Association of volatile terpenoids and their biosynthetic genes in hightemperature stress tolerance in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2254
    Shivashankar K.S., Lokesha A.N., Ravishankar K.V., Geetha G.A., Laxman R.H., Roy T.K., Pavitra K., Shankar A.G., Mayuri S. (Author)
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The Journal of Horticultural Sciences (ISSN 0973-354X eISSN 2582-4899) is an Open Access journal published biannually by the Society for Promotion of Horticulture hosted at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR), Bengaluru 560089, India