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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): Forth Coming Issue 19(2), 2024
Published: 22-10-2024

Research Papers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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