Dietary Coleus forskohlii root powder reduces fat deposition and improves fatty acid composition in striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) - Jebarson Solomon; Ganesh Kumar; Prachi Asgolkar; Nuzaiba P. Muhammad; Satyakumar Akhila; Veeramani Maruthi; Potluri Sai Kishore; Layana Porayil; Ashutosh D. Deo; Subodh Gupta; Tincy Varghese (Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2025)

Seasonal diet of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional brackish-water agroecosystems of Goa, India - Stephen Jonah Dias; Neeha Sinai Borker; Ashish Kumar Yadav; Jonathan D’Costa; Atul Sinai Borker; Paresh C. Porob (Aquatic Ecology, 2025)
The diet of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) was assessed in a representative agro-ecosystem complex called “Khazan Lands”, situated within the human-dominated estuarine landscape of the Zuari River of Goa, India. This was achieved by analyzing undigested prey remains from 815 fecal (spraint) samples. Overall, fish dominated otter diet (Percentage Biomass, BIO% = 59%; Relative Frequency of Occurrence, RFO% = 49%), followed by shrimp (BIO% = 37%; RFO% = 42%) and crabs (BIO% = 3%; RFO% = 8%). Other prey groups, including insects, molluscs, amphibians, birds, and mammals, were present in minor quantities (BIO% = 200 mm) were consumed less frequently (seasonal RFO% = 13–19%). The composition of economically significant prey (fish, shrimp, and crabs) was high (RFO% = 97%), whereas that of economically insignificant prey (molluscs, birds, amphibians, insects, and mammals) was low (RFO% = 3%). Furthermore, the occurrence of high-value fish families was marginally higher (seasonal RFO% = 50–62%) than low-value families (seasonal RFO% = 38–50%). Our observations suggest an opportunistic feeding habit by the species and a considerable overlap between resources exploited by fisherfolk and L. perspicillata. This study highlights the adaptability of this species, and the importance of Khazans for otter populations in the unprotected, human-dominated estuarine landscapes of Goa, India.

Molecular insights into GnRH3-associated peptide structure and reproductive responses in Channa striata stimulated with sGnRH analogue - Prachi Asgolkar; Kiran D. Rasal; Rajesh Kumar; Uday Udit; Arvind Sonwane; Manoj Brahmane; Sunil Kumar; Mayank Rashmi; Girish Kumar Jha; Jitendra Kumar Sundaray; Megha Bedekar; Mukunda Goswami (Aquaculture International, 2025)

Insect Larvae Meal as a Complementary Functional Ingredient in High Soybean Meal‐Based Diets Improve the Health of Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) - Jie Ma; Krishna Pada Singha; Mosope F. Abanikannda; Veronica Myrsell; Nicholas Romano; Elizabeth Koutsos; Daniel Adams; Kenneth D. Cain; Vikas Kumar (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2025)
This study explores the integration of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) as a complementary functional ingredient to increase the soybean meal (SBM) inclusion in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) diets. Six experimental diets were formulated including a control diet as fishmeal (FM), an SBM‐based diet, and 2.5% and 5% whole‐body (WB) or defatted (DB) BSFL‐supplemented SBM‐based diets. Results revealed that BSFL inclusion positively influences gut health, immune response and survival rates following challenge with Flavobacterium psychrophilum . Dietary lauric acid content significantly impacted whole‐body lauric acid levels in a dose‐dependent manner, with BSFL diets showing higher levels than FM and SBM diets. Fish fed diets with BSFL exhibited enhanced survivability against F. psychrophilum infection compared to SBM‐fed fish, with the highest survival rates observed in the WB5 (5% whole‐body BSFL) group. Histological analysis demonstrated improved intestinal morphology in BSFL‐fed fish, particularly evident in the absence of pathogenic enteritis. Gene expression analysis revealed upregulated proinflammatory markers (IL‐8, TNF‐α, C5) in BSFL‐fed fish post‐challenge, indicating an enhanced immune response. These findings indicate the potential of BSFL as a functional feed ingredient to complement high SBM inclusion in rainbow trout with improved health and performance. By strategically reducing inclusion levels and repositioning BSFL as a functional feed ingredient instead of fishmeal replacer in aquafeed formulations, one can mitigate economic concerns while maximising the benefits of this sustainable alternative.

Design, Development and Testing of an IoT‐Based Smart Vertical Hydroponic System for Optimized Nutrient Management in a Controlled Environment - Adarsha Gopalakrishna Bhat; Murtaza Hasan; D. K. Singh; Rabi Narayan Sahoo; Md Yeasin; Vinod Kumar S (Irrigation and Drainage, 2025)
This study focuses on the development of a smart vertical hydroponic system based on the Internet of Things (IoT). The system is programmed to regulate key aspects of hydroponic farming, including irrigation, growth environment and nutrient requirements. The experimental design evaluated the effects of nutrient solution flow rates (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 lpm) and fertigation management systems (manual, commercial dozer and developed IoT‐based dozer) for basil crops. During 2022–2023, growth parameters were monitored at regular intervals along with the yield and water consumption of each system. The results showed that the 1 lpm flow rate is the most suitable for the developed system. Compared with manual fertigation, the IoT‐based fertigation system resulted in significant increases in plant height (12%), leaf area (16%), number of leaves (16%) and fresh weight (19%). These improvements helped the plants achieve significantly higher yields (19%) and water use efficiencies (18%). The IoT‐based vertical nutrient film technique (NFT) hydroponic system continuously allows remote data monitoring and precisely manages fertigation automatically. Compared with traditional methods, the developed system achieved 5.46 times greater crop density. This study highlights the potential of integrating IoT and sensor technologies in hydroponic systems to improve nutrient management, crop productivity and sustainability in modern agriculture.

Land use change and soil salinization in the Sundarbans: a machine-learning based analysis of long-term transformation and future projections - Uttam Kumar Mandal; Amit Ghosh; Fazlul Karim; Sonali Mallick; Dibyendu Bikas Nayak; Rinchen Nopu Bhutia; Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj; Tashi D. Lama; Dhiman Burman; Priyanka Choudhury; Kshirendra Kumar Mahanta; Shishir Raut; et al. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)
Quantitative data on coastal land use changes are essential for effective resource management and sustainable development. In this study, we examined land use and land cover (LULC) changes, along with erosion and accretion, in the climate-sensitive Sundarbans of India using satellite imagery from 1973 to 2022. Over this period, approximately 478 km 2 of land was lost to erosion, while 408 km 2 were gained through accretion. Although single cropping remains the predominant land use system, the areas dedicated to settlements and aquaculture grew 7 times and 2.4 times, respectively. The double-cropped area expanded by 75.8%, while the mangrove area remained unchanged. Among all land use categories, single-cropped land was found to be the most vulnerable to loss. The soil salinity area of the arable land, calculated using the canopy response salinity index (CRSI) from satellite imagery, rose from 2246.2 km 2 to 2669 km 2 in the 30 years since 1989. Using a machine learning algorithm (cellular automata-artificial neural network (CA-ANN)), which incorporated both anthropogenic factors and projected temperature and rainfall data as explanatory variables, we estimated that by 2049, the settlement area will increase by 31.6%, aquaculture will expand by 30%, and vegetation cover will decrease by 12.6%, compared to 2019 levels. The LULC change trend and coastline dynamics are expected to further exacerbate land degradation as the model predicts an increase in soil salinity by 5% over the same period. The results help farmers and policymakers to develop effective land management plans to enhance community readiness and resilience against vulnerabilities.

Ensemble deep learning framework for groundwater storage forecasting under hydrological variability - Asit Kumar Dandapat; Prafulla Kumar Panda; Sovan Sankalp; Ozgur Kisi; Habib Kraiem; Olga D. Kucher; Aqil Tariq (Acta Geophysica, 2025)

The Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Brain Disorders: Pathogenic Pathways, Post-Translational Tweaks, and Therapeutic Frontiers - Rohan Gupta; M Yasmin Begum; Reetesh Kumar; Jyoti Gupta; Rupak Nagraik; Siva Parsad Panda; Mosleh Mohammad Abomughaid; Sorabh Lakhanpal; Avinash D; Riyaz Ali M. Osmani; Niraj Kumar Jha (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2025)

Enhanced RPA-LFA assays targeting the nrdB and 16S rRNA genes for the detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus - Mrugendra G. Gubyad; Gurudayal Ram Guru; Rushikesh D. Bharsakale; Sunil B. Kokane; Amol D. Kokane; Siddrame Gowda; Dilip Kumar Ghosh (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2025)

Genetic variability for yield attributes and blast disease in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] germplasm - Dilbagh; Sagar; Anand Kumar; Rutuparna Pati; Anmol Sandhu; K. D. sehrawat; Sanjay Kumar Sanadya; Prashant Kaushik; Daya Shankar Mishra (Vegetos, 2025)

A Study on the Role of Oxidative Stress on the Sperm Quality of Individuals Occupationally Exposed to Air Pollution - D. Abilash; R. Parameswari; P. Madhan Kumar; T. B. Sridharan (Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2025)

Assessment of integrated biomarker responses for alleviating triclosan, a biocide induced toxicity in Labeo rohita through Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis supplementary diet - Mayuri Nag; Saurav Kumar; Bhautik D. Savaliya; Tincy Varghese; Tapas Paul; Mekala Sneha; Kundan Kumar; Prasenjit Pal; S.P. Shukla (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

RETRACTED: Magnetic Fe2O3/g-C3N4/ZnO@Bentonite quaternary heterojunction for solar-light-driven photocatalytic removal of clomipramine drug - Nisha Kumari; Monalisha Behera; Prashant Kumar Jaiswal; D. Bhagawan; Ritu Singh (Environmental Research, 2025)

Viscous heating in sediments as a 'Zeroing' mechanism in luminescence dating of sand dikes for paleoseismological investigations - A.K. Tyagi; D. Kumar; M.K. Murari; R.N. Singh; A.K. Singhvi (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2025)

Microwave-assisted transesterification of hybrid Garcinia gummi-gutta and Garcinia indica oils: optimization using RSM and meta-heuristic algorithms for high-yield biodiesel production - B.S. Ajith; G.C. Manjunath Patel; Oguzhan Der; Chithirai Pon Selvan; Olusegun D. Samuel; Sivakumar Annadurai; Kamal Y. Thajudeen; Krishna Kumar Yadav (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025)

Will assimilating VIIRS AOD data improve New Delhi's air pollution forecasts as much as assimilating MODIS AOD? - Rajesh Kumar; Scott Meech; Prafull P. Yadav; William Y.Y. Cheng; Sachin D. Ghude; Stefano Alessandrini; Rajmal Jat; Gaurav Govardhan (Atmospheric Environment, 2025)

Impact of primary aerosol particles on size specific oxidative potential and its relationship with air quality and hazard index - Atar Singh Pipal; Sachin D. Ghude; P.G. Satsangi; Milindkumar Yashvant Bhatkar; Akshay Kale; Sandip S. Nivdange; M. Nageswar Rao; Arkabanee Mukherjee; Akash S. Vispute; Hardeep Sharma; Vikash Kumar; Prasanna Lonkar; et al. (Atmospheric Environment, 2025)

Unlocking the potential of Himalayan common bean for sustainable agriculture through physical, biochemical, and genetic profiling - Arun K. Jugran; Yogita Bisht; Ashish Kumar; Kalpana Rautela; Himanshu Sharma; Avinash Sharma; K Chandra Sekar; Indra D. Bhatt; Sunil Nautiyal; Ajay Veer Singh; Pankaj Kumar Mishra (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2025)

Pathological alterations and molecular-immunohistochemical detection of bovine respiratory syncytial virus in dairy calves of Himachal Pradesh, India: a first study - Rahul Singh; Rajendra Damu Patil; Priyanka Choudhary; S. D. Vinay Kumar; Ishita Gupta; Vidya Singh; Rakesh Kumar; Rajesh Kumar Asrani; Vipan Kumar Gupta (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2025)

Guar meal as an alternative protein source: effects on digestibility and growth performance of Nagavali ram lambs - Nanda Shweta; K. Sudha Rani; D. Srinivas Kumar; Satish Kumar Illa (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2025)

Impact of satellite derived wind and LULC on coastal inundation: a sensitivity study for the east coast of India - Anup Kumar Mandal; Pawan Tiwari; Ambarukhana D. Rao; Rashmi Sharma; Prasad K. Bhaskaran (Natural Hazards, 2025)

Phytase as a functional feed additive in aquaculture: growth promotion, nutrient utilization, and environmental mitigation - Nitesh Kumar Yadav; Arun Bhai Patel; Shubham Kashyap; Mutum Deepti; Bhautik D. Savaliya; Yadvesh Ranvir Singh; Ashish Sahu (Aquaculture International, 2025)

Geospatial assessment of site suitability for seaweed cultivation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Dilip Kumar Jha; M. Savurirajan; Y. Aron Santhosh Kumar; R. Karuna Kumari; D. Shyamla Varthini; N. V. Vinithkumar; G. Dharani; Balaji Ramakrishnan (Aquaculture International, 2025)

The Distribution and Dispersal of Large Haploblocks in a Superspecies - Darren Irwin; Staffan Bensch; Caleigh Charlebois; Gabriel David; Armando Geraldes; Sandeep Kumar Gupta; Bettina Harr; Paul Holt; Jessica H. Irwin; Vladimir V. Ivanitskii; Irina M. Marova; Yongchao Niu; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Haploblocks are regions of the genome that coalesce to an ancestor as a single unit. Differentiated haplotypes in these regions can result from the accumulation of mutational differences in low‐recombination chromosomal regions, especially when selective sweeps occur within geographically structured populations. We introduce a method to identify large well‐differentiated haploblock regions (LHBRs), based on the variance in standardised heterozygosity (ViSHet) of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes among individuals, calculated across a genomic region (500 SNPs in our case). We apply this method to the greenish warbler ( Phylloscopus trochiloides ) ring species, using a newly assembled reference genome and genotypes at more than 1 million SNPs among 257 individuals. Most chromosomes carry a single distinctive LHBR, containing 4–6 distinct haplotypes that are associated with geography, enabling detection of hybridisation events and transition zones between differentiated populations. LHBRs have exceptionally low within‐haplotype nucleotide variation and moderately low between‐haplotype nucleotide distance, suggesting their establishment through recurrent selective sweeps at varying geographic scales. Meiotic drive is potentially a powerful mechanism of producing such selective sweeps, and the LHBRs are likely to often represent centromeric regions where recombination is restricted. Links between populations enable introgression of favoured haplotypes and we identify one haploblock showing a highly discordant distribution compared to most of the genome, being present in two distantly separated geographic regions that are at similar latitudes in both east and central Asia. Our results set the stage for detailed studies of haploblocks, including their genomic location, gene content and contribution to reproductive isolation.

Multi leaf disease identification and classification using efficient capsule convolutional shuffle attention network - Lenka Venkata Satyanarayana; D Chandrasekhar Rao; Sanjib Kumar Nayak (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2025)

In situ evaluation of genotoxicity and cytotoxicity associated with microplastics in an intertidal clam, Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791) - M. Harshavarthini; Shubra Singh; Prem Kumar; Martin Xavier; Saurav Kumar; Nalini Poojary; Madhuri S. Pathak; Kiran D. Rasal; Gajanan S. Ghode; Naresh S. Nagpure (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

Seagrass conservation in a dynamic tidal creek system: Balancing creek stability and nutrient loads for sustainable management - Mukunda Kesari Khadanga; Rajani Kanta Mishra; Rabindra Kumar Sahoo; D. Prabin Dora; Anil Kumar Behera; Uma Sankar Panda; Pratap Kumar Mohanty; Pravakar Mishra (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

A remote sensing algorithmic framework for characterizing chromophoric dissolved organic matter in lagoon-estuarine systems - Ishan D. Joshi; Abhishek Kumar; Sambit Singh; Susmita Raulo; Tamoghna Acharyya; Deepak R. Mishra (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Petrographic, palaeofloral, and taphonomic characteristics of the Permian coal-bearing sequences in Korba Basin, Central India: Implications for their palaeoecology and depositional settings - Vivek Kumar Mishra; Vinod Atmaram Mendhe; Vikram Partap Singh; Shreya Mishra; Srikanta Murthy; Alka D. Kamble; Sayed W. Abrar (Palaeoworld, 2025)

How plants discriminate mutualistic symbiosis from immunity - Anil Kumar; Jin-Peng Gao; Jeremy D. Murray (Molecular Plant, 2025)

Formative Research to Develop DC-SIPS: A Multilevel Intervention to Reduce Sugary Drink Intake and Promote Water Intake Among Black Youth in Washington, DC - Natalie Vallone; Nia I. Bodrick; Jasmine H. Kaidbey; Mariana F. Grilo; Shaleen Arora; Adam Dawer; Natasha Kumar; Jaiden Bluth; Natalie Lueders; Jennifer M. Sacheck; William H. Dietz; Karen A. McDonnell; et al. (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2025)

Retraction notice to “Deep insights into kinetics, optimization and thermodynamic estimates of methylene blue adsorption from aqueous solution onto coffee husk (Coffee arabica) activated carbon” [Environ. Res. 236-P2 (2023) 116735] - Prabu Deivasigamani; P. Senthil Kumar; Sathish Sundaraman; Michael Rahul Soosai; A. Annam Renita; Karthikeyan M; Nessipkhan Bektenov; Omirserik Baigenzhenov; Venkatesan D; Aravind Kumar J (Environmental Research, 2025)

Hybrid mantle plumes with recycled and primordial nitrogen: Insights from plume-influenced basaltic glasses from Reykjanes Ridge and Rochambeau Bank - Kan Li; Michael R. Hudak; Michael W. Broadley; Molly K. Anderson; David V. Bekaert; John A. Krantz; Namitha Kumar; Manuel Pimenta Silva; Doshik Hahm; Joshua M. Curtice; Mark D. Kurz; Peter H. Barry (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2025)

Performance Assessment of a Manually Operated Jaggery Cube Molding Machine - Dilip Kumar; Shailesh Kumar Markam; D. Khokhar; Priyanka Singh (Sugar Tech, 2025)

The Hygienic Significance of Microbiota and Probiotics for Human Wellbeing - Svetoslav D. Todorov; John Tagg; Ammar Algburi; Santosh Kumar Tiwari; Igor Popov; Richard Weeks; Oleg V. Mitrokhin; Ilya A. Kudryashov; Denis A. Kraskevich; Michael L. Chikindas (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2025)

Accelerated development of MTL and DMP gene-based subtropically-adapted maternal haploid inducer lines in maize using molecular breeding - Nisrita Gain; Vignesh Muthusamy; Rashmi Chhabra; Amitkumar D. Kyada; Suman Dutta; Gulab Chand; Ravindra K. Kasana; Konsam Sarika; Elangbam L. Devi; Jayanthi Madhavan; Rajkumar Subramani; Rajkumar U. Zunjare; et al. (Planta, 2025)

Combination therapies and novel delivery systems: a new frontier in overcoming TRAIL resistance in gastric cancer - Paul Rodrigues; Abdulrahman T. Ahmed; Majid Jabir; Khetam Habeeb Rasool; Soumya V. Menon; Aryantika Sharma; M. Ravi Kumar; Matheel D. Al-Sabti; Sabrean F. Jawad; Salah Hassan Zain Al-Abdeen (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2025)

Isolation and characterization of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XET/XTH) provide insights on the functional evolution of XET family proteins in ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) - Arshya Devi; Divya P. Syamaladevi; B. Mekha; K. S. Nehamol; I. P. Vijesh Kumar; T. E. Sheeja; D. Prasad (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2025)

Exploring the Role of Serum Lysyl Oxidase (LOX) Levels and LOX Gene Polymorphism (G473A) in Diabetic Nephropathy - D. Gayathri Devi; Manaswini Mangaraj; Sandip Kumar Panda; Suchitra Kumari; Gautom Kumar Saharia (Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2025)

Dealing with Jelly Seed Disorder in Mangifera Indica (Mango cv. ‘Dashehari’) Through Strategic Pre-treatments as Micro-management Modules - S. K. Dwivedi; D. Mishra; A. K. Gupta; D. Kumar; P. L. Saroj; A. K. Verma; T. Damodaran (Applied Fruit Science, 2025)

Exploring Nutritional Dynamics and Correlations of Macro- and Micronutrients in Leaves, Pulp, and Peel of Sweet Orange Varieties During Fruit Development - D. Sharma; Tanjeet Singh Chahal; P. P. S Gill; Anil Kumar; Vikramjit Singh (Applied Fruit Science, 2025)

Effect of organic mulches and farming practices on strawberry yield and economics under wild pomegranate-based agroforestry in the western Himalayas - Anshul Thakur; Prem Prakash; Rohit Bishist; Pramod Verma; D. R. Bhardwaj; Harish Sharma; Avinash Kumar Bhatia; Sheetal Thakur; Pooja (Agroforestry Systems, 2025)

Assessment of pea (Pisum sativum L.) and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) productivity in Mulberry (Morus alba L.) based agroforestry system in mid-hills of the north-western Himalayas: effects of tree canopy, fertiliser and bio-stimulants - Parul Bhushan; D. R. Bhardwaj; Prashant Sharma; Rushal Dogra; Samriti Pathania; Dhirender Kumar (Agroforestry Systems, 2025)

Structural and functional assessment of traditional Betel Vine- based agroforestry practices in Maharashtra, India - S. J. Pathan; S. B. Chavan; N. A. Meshram; A. Keerthika; A. R. Uthappa; Dinesh Kumar Yadav; K. Ravi Kumar; V. D. Kakade; A S Morade (Agroforestry Systems, 2025)

Do different plant host species influence the response of Santalum album under moisture deficit stress? - S. B. Chavan; G. B. Rawale; A. R. Uthappa; C. B. Harisha; V. D. Kakade; A. S. Morade; S. S. Changan; A. R. Chichaghare; Bappa Das; Dinesh Jinger; P. S. Basavaraj; Dinesh Kumar Yadav; et al. (Agroforestry Systems, 2025)

A Chromosome Inversion Creates a Supergene for Sex and Colour in Lake Malawi Cichlids - Kristen A. Behrens; Soumya Jailwala; Frances E. Clark; Anne C. Meyer; Nikesh M. Kumar; Adrianus F. Konings; Reade B. Roberts; Matthew A. Conte; Jeffrey T. Streelman; Patrick T. McGrath; Thomas D. Kocher (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Cichlid fishes have the highest rates of evolutionary turnover of sex chromosomes among vertebrates. Many large structural polymorphisms in the radiation of cichlids in Lake Malawi are associated with sex chromosomes and may also carry adaptive variation. Here, we investigate the structure and evolutionary history of an inversion polymorphism that includes both a ZW sex locus and an orange‐blotch colour polymorphism in the rock‐dwelling cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi. We use long‐read sequencing to characterise the sequence and breakpoints of the inversion. We quantify allele frequency differences across the inversion in population samples of the genera Metriaclima and Labeotropheus . We also examine expression differences of genes in the inversion. The simple inversion spans 7 Mb and is flanked by CACTA transposons that may have catalysed the rearrangement. The region includes ~600 genes, several of which show large differences in expression. Some of these genes are candidates for the sex and colour phenotypes. This inversion is an accessible model system for studying the role of structural polymorphisms and sex chromosome turnover in the adaptive radiation of cichlids in the lakes of East Africa.

Comparative Effects of Different Saline Irrigation Levels and Foliar Potassium Applications on Two Wheat Cultivars Grown in the Trans‐Gangetic Plains of India - Mukesh Kumar; A. Sarangi; D. K. Singh; A. R. Rao; S. Sudhishri; R. K. Singh; Ajita Gupta; Ravindra D. Randhe (Irrigation and Drainage, 2025)
The experiment was conducted in a split–split plot design (SSPD) layout on two winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, namely, the salt‐tolerant KRL‐1‐4 and the salt‐intolerant HD‐2894, under various saline irrigation regimes ranging from 1.7 to 12 dSm −1 treated with and without foliar potassium application at a K + :Na + ratio of 1:10. In the SSPD experiment, the main effects of salinity, foliar application, and variety, along with their interaction effects, were examined. The results of the comprehensive statistical analysis revealed the significance of these factors. All four salt levels substantially reduced the grain yield for both wheat varieties, with the other variables held constant. These findings underscore the detrimental impact of salinity on wheat productivity. The analysis further supported the hypothesis that foliar potassium spray plays a pivotal role in influencing the grain production of both wheat cultivars. Notably, both the foliar and nonfoliar potassium treatment means were found to be statistically different. The statistical analysis conducted in this study not only provides valuable insights into the effects of salinity and potassium application on wheat cultivars but also serves as a guide for future studies with similar experimental designs. This research contributes to our understanding of the optimal conditions for wheat cultivation in saline environments.

Carbon capture and utilization—turning CO2 into valuable products - Raj Kumar Arya; K. K. Pant; George D. Verros; Girdhari Lal Devnani; Avinash Chandra; Dhananjay Singh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)

Seasonal variations in sources of dissolved inorganic carbon in the Godavari estuary (India) using stable carbon isotopes - R. Sreevidhya; V. R. D. Ghosh; B. S. K. Kumar; S. Pullyottum-Kavil; R. Chakrabarti; D. Cardinal; V. V. S. S. Sarma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)

Spatio-temporal dynamics of atmospheric CO2 over India and its inter-relationship with combustion emissions, ecosystem exchange, and meteorological factors - M Krishnapriya; D R Pattanaik; Amit Kumar; M V Ramana; C V Naidu (Journal of Earth System Science, 2025)

Systematic evaluation of industrial greenbelts for quantifying carbon sequestration potential of afforestation activities - Nirav P. Raval; Aravind D; A. N. Ramesh; Himanshu Pandey; Pradeep Kumar Ghosal; Milind Rawal; Mrugesh H. Trivedi (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)

OS01-03 AOP-Sketchpad: Decentralized FAIR dissemination of Adverse Outcome Pathways using Nanopublications - S. Kumar; R. Kumar; S. Sharma; D. Deepika; V. Kumar (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

P30-54 Building an quantitative AOP for developmental neurotoxicity using prediction modeling along with in vitro data: A case study for bisphenol S - M. Ni; D. Deepika; Y. Zhou; W. Xiong; X. Li; L. Zhang; V. Kumar; J. Chen (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

P30-29 Advancing NAM-based testing strategy: Computational model driven quantification of Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - D. Deepika; S.J. Moe; Y. Song; V. Kumar (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

P30-65 Ensuring protocol robustness and integrity in the development of Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) for regulatory application - B. Viviani; K. Jagiello; B. Judzińska; M. Midali; M. Serafini; M. Stępnik; K. Audouze; D. Deepika; T. Hofer; C. Ibanez; T. Jaymay; A. Karakoltzidis; et al. (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

P03-15 From Pathways to Predictions: An Ontology-Driven Data Integration Framework for Integrating AOP and PBPK in Chemical Risk Assessment - V. Kumar; S. Kumar; D. Deepika; S. Sharma; J. Kruisselbrink; P. Panov (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

P21-13 Characterizing plant protection product mixture effects: An integrated transcriptomic and IVIVE approach - Y. Musengi; I. Suciu; V. Kumar; D. Bloch (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

Changes in the magnitude and frequency of Holocene monsoon floods on the Mahi River, western India with special reference to Anthropocene - Pramodkumar S. Hire; Gitanjali W. Bramhankar; Archana D. Patil; Manoj K. Jaiswal; Kartika Goswami; Dhiraj Kumar (Quaternary International, 2025)

Pathogenic interaction and molecular characterization of Meloidogyne enterolobii infecting Lantana camara: A new host association from India - R. Chandana; Ramesh Nayak; C.P. Manjula; T.R. Kavitha; D. Chethan; Shilpi Rawat; Satya Kumar; B. Prajwal; N. Nagaraju (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2025)

Etiology and histopathological insights of twisted top disease: A re-emerging threat to sugarcane cultivation - M. Siva; V. Sendhilvel; S. Thangeswari; P. Malathi; G. Karthikeyan; R. Arun Kumar; S. Harish; D. Sassikumar; V. Baskaran (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2025)

Dietary ethanolic ashwagandha root extract augments growth performance and insulin growth factor-1 expression of rohu, Labeo rohita fingerlings raised at low-temperature - Naveen S. Krishnamenan; Manish Jayant; Ashutosh D Deo; Tincy Varghese; Naseemashahul Shamna; Atshaya Sundararajan; Vasanthakumaran Kumar; Revathi Annadhurai (Next Research, 2025)

In-vitro gastrointestinal digestion impact on bioaccessibility and antioxidant activity of polyphenols from microwave-roasted and pressure-cooked pigmented rice - Pallabika Gogoi; Paras Sharma; Giridhar Goudar; Anwesha Mahajan; D. Kumar; R. Ananthan; T. Longvah (Food Bioscience, 2025)

Synergic ZnNi bimetallic organic frameworks in a tight NF membrane: A sustainable breakthrough for complex industrial wastewaters treatment - D.S. Aditya; A.B. Hemavathi; D. Kalpana; G. Gnana kumar; S.K. Nataraj (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Optimizing biodiesel production from underutilized Garcinia indica oil through empirical, Coati Optimization and Salp Swarm Algorithm - B.S. Ajith; S.B. Prakash; G.C. Manjunath Patel; Likewin Thomas; Mudassir Hasan; Krishna Kumar Yadav; Olusegun D. Samuel (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025)

Comprehensive review on technological advances in landfill leachate management: Physico-chemical characteristics, treatment methods and cost analysis - Abhay Kumar; Kunwar D. Yadav; Sunil Kumar (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2025)

Response of hidden architects to salt stress - P. B. Kavi Kishor; Sudhakar Reddy Palakolanu; K. R. S. Sambasiva Rao; Vidhi J. Sapara; S. Anil Kumar; Prashanth Singam; T. D. Nikam; Nese Sreenivasulu (Planta, 2025)

In vitro regeneration for ex situ conservation of Ochradenus lakhpatensis R.M. Patel & Prajapati (Resedaceae) - an endangered shrub of Gujarat, India - M. Manokari; Sujitkumar R. Prajapati; Rohitkumar M. Patel; Minal D. Jani; Mohammad Faisal; Abdulrahman A. Alatar; Rupesh Kumar Singh; Mahipal S. Shekhawat (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2025)

IoT-based smart drip irrigation scheduling and wireless monitoring of microclimate in sweet corn crop under plastic mulching - S. Vinod Kumar; C. D. Singh; K. V. Ramana Rao; Yogesh A. Rajwade; Mukesh Kumar; D. Jawaharlal; K. R. Asha (Irrigation Science, 2025)

Data-driven approaches to sustainable phase change material selection in latent heat storage systems - K. R. Kumar; R. K. Raghutu; D. Venkata Padma; S. V. A. R. Sastry; R. Hemalatha (International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, 2025)

Investigating the predictors of speed limit violation intentions and behaviour of car drivers and motorbike riders during rainy weather in mountainous regions - Ankit Kumar Yadav; Regulus D. Shallam (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2025)

Geoheritage and Geotourism Potential of Udaipur – Rajsamand – Desuri Belt of Rajasthan, India - Harish Kapasya; Monika Kanwar Rathore; Gaurav D. Chauhan; Narendra Kumar Chauhan (Geoheritage, 2025)

AI-driven plant health monitoring: evaluating the WRLSB-HPS algorithm for leaf disease classification - Kumar P; Hannah Lalitha; D. Jeya Priya; Bala Subramanian C (Earth Science Informatics, 2025)

Forecasting municipal solid waste generation using advanced transformer and multi-layer perceptron techniques - Neeraj Kumar; P. Rajeswari; D. Jeya Priya; M. Uma Maguesvari (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2025)

Correction to: Marker-free transgenic Bt rice engineered for resistance to yellow stem borer and leaffolder - G. Rajadurai; A. Kalaivani; D. Sudhakar; S. Varanavasiappan; K. K. Kumar; N. Balakrishnan; V. Udayasuriyan; N. Natarajan (Cereal Research Communications, 2025)

Marker-free transgenic Bt rice engineered for resistance to yellow stem borer and leaffolder - G. Rajadurai; A. Kalaivani; D. Sudhakar; S. Varanavasiappan; K. K. Kumar; N. Balakrishnan; V. Udayasuriyan; N. Natarajan (Cereal Research Communications, 2025)

Description of a new troglophilic loach, Schistura densiclava (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Meghalaya, northeast India - D. Khlur Baiaineh Mukhim; Kangkan Sarma; Hrishikesh Choudhury; Rajdeep Das; Rejani Chandran; Rajeev K. Singh; Deisakee P. Warbah; Wandalin Lyngdoh; Uttam Kumar Sarkar; Dandadhar Sarma (Journal of Fish Biology, 2025)
Integrative taxonomy reveals a new troglophilic species of Schistura , from a cave‐dwelling population inhabiting stream draining (Barak–Surma–Meghna drainage) through the Krem (=cave) Mawjymbuin in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. Morphologically, the new species is easily distinguished from its congeners in having a combination of characters, including a unique colour pattern in the form of 14–20 greyish black to faint black bars overimposed to a black midlateral stripe on a greyish brown to pale beige (yellowish green in life); pre‐dorsal bars thin, numerous, wider than interspaces, weakly contrasted, sometimes broken and/or incomplete; bars posterior of anal‐fin base numerous and variable, mostly broken or incomplete, located on lower flank, weakly contrasted; a complete lateral line; presence of an axillary pelvic lobe; an uninterrupted thick black stripe along the base of the dorsal fin; an incomplete black basicaudal bar, dissociated, occupying median one‐third of caudal‐fin base; conspicuous black botch on the procurrent rays of the upper lobe of the caudal fin; and a type of sexual dimorphism: males with slender body, bars mostly irregular on flanks and slightly puffy cheek with greater lateral head length; females with regular‐shaped bars and swollen body. Analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene sequence of the new species shows significant genetic divergence with p distances ranging 4.5%–13.6% from its sister species found in northeast India, supporting its report as new species. Further, this finding is also validated by phylogenetic analysis and the species delimitation approaches, Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning (ASAP) and Poisson Tree Processes (PTP), which clearly resolved that the Schistura densiclava sp. nov. is distinct from its sister species. Although the species has been sampled from the cave, it retains a fully pigmented body and functional eyes, which are not reduced when compared to other epigean Schistura , tentatively indicating it as a troglophile. Distribution of the new species is limited to the cave, which suggests an endemism in this cave system.

Adoption roadblocks of blockchain technology to achieve the sustainable development goal in perishable food supply chain - Amit Garg; Rakesh D. Raut; Mukesh Kumar; Mahak Sharma; Sanjoy Kumar Paul; Ravindra S. Gokhale (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)

Microglial pyroptosis in neurological disorders: mechanistic crosstalk, metabolic triggers, and therapeutic frontiers - Reetesh Kumar; Siva Parsad Panda; Mosleh Mohammad Abomughaid; Sorabh Lakhanpal; D. Avinash; Niraj Kumar Jha; Rohan Gupta (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2025)

Land use impacts on soil aggregation and carbon storage in the dry temperate himalayas: strategies for sustainable ecosystem management - Jatin Kumar; D. R. Bhardwaj; C. L. Thakur; Ashok Kumar Thakur; Pravidhi Sharma; Sakshi Tomar (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)

Exploring faba beans ( Vicia faba L.): bioactive compounds, cardiovascular health, and processing insights - Ziqian Feng; James D. Morton; Evelyne Maes; Lokesh Kumar; Luca Serventi (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2025)

Land use alters the alignment of Arsenic and Chromium co-contamination in the unconsolidated aquifer under reducing environments of the Mid-Gangetic Plains - Aseem Saxena; Manish Kumar; Rajesh Singh; Kanchan D. Bahukhandi (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Decoding late Quaternary paleoclimatic signatures from the western Bay of Bengal: A multiproxy approach - Nayana V. Haridas; Upasana S. Banerji; D. Padmalal; K. Maya; P. John Kurian; Ravi Bhushan; Ankur J. Dabhi; Deepak Kumar Agarwal; A.K. Sudheer; Ruta B. Limaye; K.P.N. Kumaran (Quaternary International, 2025)

Molecular detection of enteric viruses in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs in Gujarat, India - Sejal P. Antiya; Arun C. Patel; Kishan Kumar Sharma; H.C. Chauhan; Sandip S. Patel; Sushil Kumar Mohapatra; Mehul D. Shrimali; Harshkumar A. Patel (Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2025)

Enhancement of 3-hydroxyvalerate fraction in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) produced by Haloferax mediterranei fed with food waste pretreated via arrested anaerobic digestion integrated with microbial electrolysis cells - Xueyao Zhang; Naresh Kumar Amradi; Martin Moore; Amro Hassanein; Rebecca L. Mickol; Emily L. McCoy; Brian J. Eddie; Jamia S. Shepard; Jiefu Wang; Stephanie Lansing; Matthew D. Yates; Young-Teck Kim; et al. (Bioresource Technology, 2025)

Assessment of soybean breeding lines from the all India coordinated research programme for agronomic traits and resistance to mungbean yellow mosaic India virus through field screening and artificial inoculation - Dharmappa D. Chavan; Firoz Mondal; Yeluru Mohan Babu; Mehulee Sarkar; Ainmisha Singh; Halima Khatoon; Sanjay Kumar Lal; Kajal Kumar Biswas; Bikash Mandal; Anirban Roy (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2025)

Development and optimization of a photoautotrophic phycoerythrin production process - Jothyswarupha Krishna Kumar Athilakshmi; Harinisri Aravind Raman; Uttam Kumer Roy; Dale D. McClure (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2025)
Phycoerythrin is a pink pigment produced by photosynthetic microorganisms which has potential to be used as a sustainable colorant in the food, cosmetics and textile industries. In order for this to happen it is necessary to identify suitable strains for large-scale production and develop and optimize production processes. Relatively few species of red algae have been evaluated for their biotechnological potential and to address this gap this work examined five different species of red algae and three cyanobacteria to identify the most suitable candidates for phycoerythrin production. Results from initial screening experiments found a wide range of specific phycoerythrin contents (0.75–28 mg g −1 ). The four most promising species ( Porphyridium purpureum, Rhodella violacea , Timspurckia oligopyrenoides and Flintiella sanguinaria ) were grown in 3-L photobioreactors; of the species examined it was found that P. purpureum and R. violacea had the highest growth rate (approximately 0.6 day −1 ). As part of the scale-up process it was found that ensuring sufficient nitrate was available in the medium was key in maintaining a high specific phycoerythrin content, with maximum values being 170 ± 34 mg g −1 for P. purpureum and 120 ± 60 mg g −1 for R. violacea . Increasing the applied light intensity led to increases in the cell density (to a maximum of 3.46 ± 0.36 g L −1 for P. purpureum ), while the specific phycoerythrin content was generally constant. Applying these insights led to a final volumetric phycoerythrin concentration of 360 ± 37 mg L −1 for P. purpureum this being a 50-fold improvement over the original values. Results from this work provide valuable data about the growth and phycoerythrin productivity of diverse species of red algae as well as providing valuable insights into how the phycoerythrin production can be optimized.

An ideal cold mix asphalt for road pavement - Pinki Meena; G. D. Ransinchung R.N.; Praveen Kumar (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2025)

Nano-N Enabled Fruiting, Fruit Quality and Physiological Behaviour in Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) Under High Density Plantation - Priyanka Chauhan; N. C. Sharma; D. P. Sharma; Pramod Kumar; Anjali Chauhan (Applied Fruit Science, 2025)

Soil- and Moisture-Saving Techniques Improve Rain-Fed Sapota Tree Growth, Productivity, and Fruit Quality in Semi-Arid Degraded Ravine Lands - V. D. Kakade; Raj Kumar; Dinesh Jinger; Amrut Morade; D. Dinesh; Gaurav Singh; S. B. Chavan; Vanita Salunkhe; Aliza Pradhan; K. Sammi Reddy (Applied Fruit Science, 2025)

Assessing land degradation and drought vulnerability in the Trans-Gangetic Plains using Google Earth Engine and remote sensing for SDG 15.3.1 monitoring - Subhradip Bhattacharjee; Basavareddy; Vishnu D. Rajput; Divyacrotu Majumder; Amitava Panja; Suryakanta Kashyap; Rakesh Kumar (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)

Characterization of dual porosity in bioturbated tight sandstone reservoir: insight from Mesozoic Jhuran Formation of Kachchh–Saurashtra offshore basin—India - G. D. D. Jyotsna; Ajendra Singh; Subhash Kushwaha; Rajnish Kumar; Lavanya Puppala; Bhawanisingh G. Desai (Acta Geophysica, 2025)

Seismological signatures of Biparjoy Cyclone recorded by GSNet stations in Gujarat, India - D Pragnath; G Srijayanthi; Santosh Kumar; Sumer Chopra (Journal of Earth System Science, 2025)

Exploring Protein Aggregation in Biological Products: From Mechanistic Understanding to Practical Solutions - Satish Rojekar; Amol D. Gholap; Krishna Jadhav; Ganesh Shevalkar; Vrashabh V. Sugandhi; Rohan Pai; Kinjal Parikh; Mahendra Kumar Prajapati; Nimeet Desai; Lalitkumar K. Vora; Rahul G. Ingle; Keshav Raj Paudel (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2025)
Proteins are vital for the regulation of several cellular functions, including the synthesis of structural components. The change in environmental conditions will impact conformational stability and result in aggregation. Protein aggregation involves different states of proteins, like nonnative, unfolded, and native states, which make them complex processes. The proper understanding of protein aggregation pathways involving the role of thermodynamically unfavoured lag phase, soluble protofibrils triggered polymerization through an exponential phase, and depleted free monomers owing to the saturation phase resulted in the leveling off of the polymerization process. The aggregated therapeutic proteins can induce deleterious immune responses in patients, and control of the aggregation is essential for better therapeutic protein stability and targeting with the help of stable protein structures and function. Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are important for protein stability, aggregation rate, and solubility, while advanced computational and biophysical methods have been developed to characterize therapeutic protein aggregation better. Hence, an effective strategy for controlling, monitoring, and reproducing protein aggregation propensities of the polypeptide chains is required. An in-depth understanding of protein aggregation mechanisms, characterization, and combat strategies will counter the issues of protein aggregation. It will also reduce the cost of the product, time constraints, stable & effective product availability, and potential immunogenicity. Graphical Abstract

Investigation on Optical Properties of Cool White Light Emitting Dy3+ Doped SrZrSi2O7 Luminescent Materials for WLEDs and TLD Applications - Sanjay Kumar Baghel; Nameeta Brahme; D. P. Bisen; Ganesh Ram Banjare; Yugbodh Patle; Chitrkant Belodhiya (Journal of Fluorescence, 2025)

Morpho-cultural variability, pathogenicity and molecular identification of Phytophthora cajani isolates causing blight disease of pigeonpea in India - Raj K. Mishra; Abhishek Bohra; Deepak Kumar; A.K. Parihar; K.K. Hazra; Sonika Pandey; Monika Mishra; Satheesh Naik SJ; Nidhi Kumari; D. Datta; Smita Tiwari; Naimuddin; et al. (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2025)

Enhancing Hydro-climatic and land parameter forecasting using Transformer networks - Suchismita Subhadarsini; D. Nagesh Kumar; Rao S. Govindaraju (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Environmentally informed modelling and optimisation of shredding performance for recycling waste tyres - Yang Pei; Dileep Kumar; Bing Han; Scott D. Adams; Sui Yang Khoo; Michael Norton; Abbas Z. Kouzani (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025)

Integrative approaches in microbial fermentation of underutilized crops for enhanced nutritional and bioactive functionalities - Johnmel A. Valerozo; Daniel Rice; Dionisio S. Bucao; Rhian Jaymar D. Ramil; Shirley C. Agrupis; Anil Kumar Anal (Food Bioscience, 2025)

Optimizing single and co-culture soymilk fermentation using weissella probiotics for improved nutritional and sensory quality - S.R. Arpitha; Minnu Sasi; Sandeep Kumar; Md Yeasin; Mohd Harun; Shruti Sethi; Sweta Kumari; Lata; D. Amirtham; Archana Sachdev; Anil Dahuja (Food Bioscience, 2025)

How do international donors influence regional environmental governance? The case of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty - Fredy D. Polo-Villanueva; Pradip Kumar Sarker; Lukas Giessen; Sarah Lilian Burns (Environmental Development, 2025)

Assessment of the Indian Lightning Location Network (ILLN) using ground-based and satellite observations - Rupraj Biswasharma; Manoj A. Domkawale; Rakesh Ghosh; Abhijeet Gangane; N. Umakanth; Sunil Kumar; V. Gopalakrishnan; Sunil D. Pawar; Elizabeth DiGangi; Sachin M. Deshpande; Debajyoti Samanta; Sanjay Sharma (Atmospheric Research, 2025)

A quinoline derivative exerts antineoplastic efficacy against solid tumour by inducing apoptosis and anti-angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo - Pradeepa Kumar C; Banumathi; N. D. Satyanarayan; Sakshith Raghavendra Prasad; Rajeshwara N. Achur; B. T. Prabhakar (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2025)

Chlorhexidine-Loaded Zinc Nanoparticles: A Potent Antibacterial Agent Against Streptococcus pneumoniae - Rakesh Kumar; Renu Sharma; Sushila Kaura; Neeraj Sethi; Ikbal Shah; Kumar D. Gahlot (Current Microbiology, 2025)
Nanoformulations deliver antibacterial agents synergistically. Positively charged Zn nanocomplexes were used as carriers for chlorhexidine (CHX), developed using ionic liquids. The CHX-loaded Zn nanoparticles (CHZNPs) were characterised through various techniques, including UV–visible Spectroscopy, TEM, FTIR, and Zeta potential analysis. The average diameters of ZNPs and CHZNPs were 27.43 and 29.66 nm, respectively. CHZNPs consistently released CHX, enhancing its antibacterial effect. Tests against antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strain 7465 revealed that CHZNPs significantly reduced bacterial viability. At 100 μg/mL, CHX showed the highest antibacterial activity with the lowest minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC 90 ) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC 96 ) values, followed by CHZNPs, which had lower MIC and MBC values. While ZNPs demonstrated some bactericidal effect at intermediate dosages (12 and 25 μg/mL), they could not fully inhibit bacterial growth. CHZNPs outperformed ZNPs across all concentrations, with an MIC of 40 μg/mL compared to CHX’s 80 μg/mL. ZNPs showed no MIC at tested concentrations. Overall, CHZNPs significantly reduced bacterial viability more effectively than CHX alone, highlighting their potential as a treatment for antibiotic-resistant S. pneumoniae infections.

Evolutionary Triggers of Plant Speciation in the Himalaya‐Tibet‐Hengduan Biodiversity Epicentre - Maharaj K. Pandit; Kumar Manish; Sandeep Sen; Kamaljit S. Bawa; Andrew H. Knoll; A. Alexander G. Webb; Peter D. Clift; Fabien L. Condamine; Carina Hoorn (Journal of Biogeography, 2025)
Background Past studies linking geologic and climatic controls on speciation in the Himalaya, Tibet and Hengduan (HTH) regions do not fully capture the mechanisms underlying patterns of plant diversity and endemism in hyperdiverse mountain ecosystems. Aims This study sheds new light on the orogenic and climatic drivers of plant endemism and diversity in the HTH region and unravels the mechanisms behind plant speciation and assembly. Materials & Methods We re‐examine the past findings on geo‐climatic controls on speciation in the HTH. We also analyse new datasets on the elevational patterns of endemic species richness in the HTH regions and correlate these with the hypsometric profiles based on digital elevation models of these regions. Results We discover that the phased evolution of HTH mountain‐building and climate oscillations, and species radiations were not exactly synchronous, but were interspersed with periods of inactivity. We find an inverse yet overlapping relationship between elevation‐area troughs (EATs) of hypsometric profiles and peaks of endemic plant richness in the HTH, indicating that most endemic species occupy the higher elevational belts with the least geographic areas. These elevational belts comprise geographically and biologically isolated habitats. Discussion and Conclusions We infer that orogeny, monsoon and glaciations have shaped the highly dissected HTH landscapes, characterised by high‐relief topography, leading to population isolation, speciation and endemism, albeit with temporal lags. Glacial–interglacial cycles have further promoted isolation, co‐habitation, hybridisation and polyploidy among plant populations, generating and accelerating endemic radiations. Our results provide crucial evidence linking mountain‐building, climatic events and landform development with plant species richness and endemism in the HTH regions and potentially in other mountain ecosystems.

An Overview of the Design and Realized Performance of Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-3) Payload On-Board the Oceansat-3 (EOS-06) Mission - Vishnukumar D. Patel; Manoj Kumar; Pradeep Soni; Rahul Dev; Dheeraj Adlakha; Moumita Dutta; Dhrupesh S. Shah; Manoj P. Detroja; Harish Seth; Ashok Kumar; Jimit Gadhia; P. Nandha Kumar; et al. (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2025)

Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of a Selective 5α-reductase Inhibitor against Glioblastoma: Molecular Docking and In Vitro Insights - Anil Sharma; Satvika Sharma; Jasmine Sati; Vishwash Bhardwaj; Tanzeer Kaur; Devinder Kumar Dhawan; Neelima Dhingra; Vijayta D. Chadha (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2025)

A framework for sustainable urban settlement planning: Integrating geographic information system and multi-criteria decision analysis - S. K. Ray; A. Teja; S. Chaudhary; M. H. Kumar; R. Rahul; K. Rammohan; D. Himabindu (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)

Solution conformational differences between conventional and CENP-A nucleosomes are accentuated by reversible deformation under high pressure - Kushol Gupta; Nikolina Sekulić; Praveen Kumar Allu; Nicklas Sapp; Qingqiu Huang; Kathryn Sarachan; Mikkel Christensen; Reidar Lund; Susan Krueger; Joseph E. Curtis; Richard E. Gillilan; Gregory D. Van Duyne; et al. (Chromosome Research, 2025)
Solution-based interrogation of the physical nature of nucleosomes has its roots in X-ray and neutron scattering experiments, including those that provided the initial observation that DNA wraps around core histones. In this study, we performed a comprehensive small-angle scattering study to compare canonical nucleosomes with variant centromeric nucleosomes harboring the histone variant, CENP-A. We used nucleosome core particles (NCPs) assembled on an artificial positioning sequence (Widom 601) and compared these to those assembled on a natural α-satellite DNA from human centromeres. We establish the native solution properties of octameric H3 and CENP-A NCPs using analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and contrast variation small-angle neutron scattering (CV-SANS). Using high-pressure SAXS (HP-SAXS), we discovered that both histone and DNA sequence have an impact on the stability of octameric nucleosomes in solution under high pressure (300 MPa), with evidence of reversible unwrapping in these experimental conditions. Both canonical nucleosomes harboring conventional histone H3 and their centromeric counterparts harboring CENP-A have a substantial increase in their radius of gyration, but this increase is much less prominent for centromeric nucleosomes. More broadly for chromosome-related research, we note that as HP-SAXS methodologies expand in their utility, we anticipate this will provide a powerful solution-based approach to study nucleosomes and higher-order chromatin complexes.

Comprehensive Characterisation of the RFC1 Repeat in an Australian Cohort - Kayli C. Davies; Haloom Rafehi; Liam G. Fearnley; Penny Snell; Greta Gillies; Tess A. Field; Gábor M. Halmágyi; Kishore R. Kumar; Kate Pope; Renee Smyth; Susan E. Tomlinson; Stephen Tisch; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2025)

Prakuam: Local knowledge commodification and preservation of Khmer silverware techniques and objects in Surin Province of Thailand - Suriya Klangrit; Vimal Kumar; Tzu-Chuen Lu; David D. Perrodin (The Extractive Industries and Society, 2025)

Cascading droughts: Exploring global propagation of meteorological to hydrological droughts (1971–2001) - Amit Kumar; Simon N. Gosling; Matthew F. Johnson; Matthew D. Jones; Albert Nkwasa; Aristeidis Koutroulis; Hannes Müller Schmied; Hong-Yi Li; Hyungjun Kim; Naota Hanasaki; Rohini Kumar; Wim Thiery; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Next generation Arctic vegetation maps: Aboveground plant biomass and woody dominance mapped at 30 m resolution across the tundra biome - Kathleen M. Orndahl; Logan T. Berner; Matthew J. Macander; Marie F. Arndal; Heather D. Alexander; Elyn R. Humphreys; Michael M. Loranty; Sarah M. Ludwig; Johanna Nyman; Sari Juutinen; Mika Aurela; Juha Mikola; et al. (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2025)

A coupled adsorption-photo-Fenton process of ZnFe2O4/rGO nanocomposite optimized for efficient dye degradation - Madhuri S. Patil; Arif D. Sheikh; Kiran Kumar K. Sharma (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025)

Corrigendum to “Enhancing Hydro-climatic and land parameter forecasting using Transformer networks” [J. Hydrol. 655 (2025) 132906] - Suchismita Subhadarsini; D. Nagesh Kumar; Rao S. Govindaraju (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Optimization and prediction of SO42- removal in electrocoagulation process with rotating electrodes using Taguchi and ANN approach - Amit Kumar; D. Basu (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Multi-objective optimization of syngas production from bio-glycerol: A bi-reforming approach using NSGA-II - Santosh Zol; Hrushikesh Chandodkar; Mukhtar Ahmed; Mohd Belal Haider; K. D. P. Lakshmee Kumar; B. Neelam Naidu; Rakesh Kumar; Nagabhatla Viswanadham (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Integration of Bioproducts with NPK for Improving Physiological Efficiency of Sugarcane and Sustaining Soil Quality Parameters in Subtropical India - V. P. Jaiswal; S. K. Shukla; Lalan Sharma; A. D. Pathak; Asha Gaur; Abhay Srivastava; Rishi Kumar; Mamta Chaoudhary (Sugar Tech, 2025)

Deep Learning Approaches for Potato Price Forecasting: Comparative Analysis of LSTM, Bi-LSTM, and AM-LSTM Models - A Praveenkumar; Girish Kumar Jha; Sharanbasappa D. Madival; Achal Lama; Rajeev Ranjan Kumar (Potato Research, 2025)

Potato Growers: A Linear Discriminant Analysis - Ganeshkumar D. Rede; Vaishnavi G. Magar; Sathish Kumar M; Rahul Singh Gautam (Potato Research, 2025)

A novel hybrid framework based on decomposition and Y-former model for accurate wind speed forecasting - Srihari Parri; Kiran Teeparthi; D. M. Vinod Kumar (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2025)

A comprehensive study on synergistic effects of antagonistic endophytes and organic formulations on the management of chilli anthracnose - G. B. S. Manikantha Chowdary; R. Sutha Raja Kumar; D. John Christopher (Indian Phytopathology, 2025)

Thrips and mites in peppers: challenges and resistance strategies - Satyaprakash Barik; Bhabani Mahankuda; Nandini Sahu; Swapnalisha Mohapatra; V. Sridhar; Pavani Narigapalli; D. C. Lakshamanareddy; N. R. Prasannakumar; Satyapriya Singh; G. C. Acharya; Manoj Kumar Nalla; K. Madhavi Reddy; et al. (Euphytica, 2025)

Intelligent growth of holy basil: an iot-based hydroponics system empowered by the CRL-SHS Algorithm - T. Kumaragurubaran; Rahul Chiranjeevi; Elangovan D; Deepak Kumar K (Earth Science Informatics, 2025)

Engineering TGMS in rice through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing - A. Shanthinie; S. Varanavasiappan; K. K. Kumar; L. Arul; P. Meenakshisundaram; N. Harish; Shweta Shekhar; Kausalya Sakthivel; S. Manonmani; P. Jeyakumar; S. Banumathy; E. Kokiladevi; et al. (Cereal Research Communications, 2025)

Monitoring Oceanographic and Cryosphere Changes: A Remote Sensing Approach to Climate-Induced Marine and Polar Dynamics - Reddi Khasim Shaik; D. Santhi Jeslet; Vijay Vasanth Aroulanandam; B. A. Siva; Ranjith Kumar Painam; R Thiagarajan (Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 2025)

Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in agroforestry land use systems of north-western Himalayas: implications for environmental sustainability - Sakshi Tomar; D. R. Bhardwaj; Jatin Kumar; Prashant Sharma; Rushal Dogra (Agroforestry Systems, 2025)

Characterization of NUDIX hydrolase from Leishmania major - Mahendra D. Jamdhade; Pavan Kumar Mysuru Shivalingappa; Ashwini N. Atre; Kiran N. Mahale; Milind S. Patole; Harsh Pawar (Acta Parasitologica, 2025)

A novel seaweed detection image processing and validation framework: A pragmatic study on natural seaweed beds along North-West Coast of India - D. Bhavana; A. Rooha Tej; G. Jyothi Swaroop; Ramesh Kumar Mojjada; Abdul Azeez Pokkathappada; Suresh Kumar Mojjada; Swathi Lekshmi Perumal Sundaram; Aarsha Subramanian; Prachi Siddharth Bagde; Mayur Shivdas Tade; T.S. Ramshad; Dhanush Janarthanan; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Temporal patterns and influences of monthly, seasonal and annual temperatures on methane emissions in Greece, Armenia and Russia over two decades - Abhishek Singh; Anil Kumar Singh; Sapna Rawat; Vishnu D. Rajput; Karen Ghazaryan; Vicky Anand; Tatiana Minkina; Athanasios Alexiou; Mohamed S. Elshikh; João Ricardo Sousa; Henrique Trindade; Rupesh Kumar Singh; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Experimental pathways of clay formation and kinetics of basalt alteration in poor drainage systems: Implications for weathering - Piyush Sriwastava; Vijay Kumar Saini; George Mathew; Anil D. Shukla (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

Interplay between quantitative trait loci for stem strength and agronomic traits in a wheat doubled-haploid population - J. Allan Feurtado; Letitia M. Da Ros; Shola H. Kareem; Breenah Mulligan; Daiqing Huang; Lanette Ehman; Parul Jain; Leah K. Flatman; Hanna Hovland; Jeff Hovland; Brett Beckie; Richard D. Cuthbert; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Observed sea level and currents in the Indo-Sri Lanka channel: Seasonal transport, tidal characteristics, and the role of remote forcing - Ranjan Kumar Sahu; P. Amol; D. Shankar; A.K. Jithin; Jai Singh; V. Sanil Kumar; Prakash Mehra; Yogesh Agarvadekar (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2025)

Click chemistry-based modified exosomes: Towards enhancing precision in cancer theranostics - Nobendu Mukerjee; Swastika Maitra; Mandeep Kaur; M.M. Rekha; Pradeep Soothwal; Isha Arora; Nanasaheb D. Thorat; Parshant Kumar Sharma; Ajeet Kaushik (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Field-scale Estimation of Phenotypic Parameters for Jute and Allied Fibre Crops: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing Approach - Prabir Kumar Das; Tanumi Kumar; Dhananjay Barman; Mritunjay Kar; Sivaprasad Chunduri; Kunal Mandal; Debashish Dash; J. Nalini; D. Chamundeswari; Sabyasachi Mitra; Suparn Pathak; Gouranga Kar; et al. (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2025)

Exploring resilient restorers on maldandi MS source (M31-2A): unraveling inheritance patterns and environmental effects on restorer genes - Lokesh Kumar Verma; B. D. Biradar; Prashant Kariyannanavar; A. K. Meena; S. S. Patil; S. N. Chattannavar; V. S. Kubsad (Euphytica, 2025)

Fidelity of coupled hindcast simulations in representing intraseasonal biases over South Asia - D. Nagarjuna Rao; T. S. Mohan; Ankur Gupta; Kondapalli Niranjan Kumar; Akhilesh Mishra; Imranali M. Momin; Saji Mohandas; Ashis K. Mitra; V. S. Prasad (Climate Dynamics, 2025)

BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series - Maria Dornelas; Laura H. Antão; Amanda E. Bates; Viviana Brambilla; Jonathan M. Chase; Cher F. Y. Chow; Ada Fontrodona‐Eslava; Anne E. Magurran; Inês S. Martins; Faye Moyes; Alban Sagouis; Samuel Adu‐Acheampong; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The updated version expands version 1.0 of the database by doubling the number of studies and includes substantial additional curation to the taxonomic accuracy of the records, as well as the metadata. Moreover, we now provide an R package (BioTIMEr) to facilitate use of the database. Main Types of Variables Included The database is composed of one main data table containing the abundance records and 11 metadata tables. The data are organised in a hierarchy of scales where 11,989,233 records are nested in 1,603,067 sample events, from 553,253 sampling locations, which are nested in 708 studies. A study is defined as a sampling methodology applied to an assemblage for a minimum of 2 years. Spatial Location and Grain Sampling locations in BioTIME are distributed across the planet, including marine, terrestrial and freshwater realms. Spatial grain size and extent vary across studies depending on sampling methodology. We recommend gridding of sampling locations into areas of consistent size. Time Period and Grain The earliest time series in BioTIME start in 1874, and the most recent records are from 2023. Temporal grain and duration vary across studies. We recommend doing sample‐level rarefaction to ensure consistent sampling effort through time before calculating any diversity metric. Major Taxa and Level of Measurement The database includes any eukaryotic taxa, with a combined total of 56,400 taxa. Software Format csv and. SQL.

Sustainable Hydrogen Energy: Innovations & Challenges 2023 - Raj Kumar Arya; George D. Verros; Anurag Kumar Tiwari; Prashant Malik (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)

Comprehensive profiling and risk assessment of antibiotic resistomes in surface water and plastisphere by integrated shotgun metagenomics - Muneer Ahmad Malla; Malambule Nomalihle; Jonathan Featherston; Arvind Kumar; Isaac D. Amoah; Arshad Ismail; Faizal Bux; Sheena Kumari (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Nature-based solutions for enhancing CO2 sequestration and rehabilitating degraded lands through silvo-aromatic system and soil moisture conservation techniques - Dinesh Jinger; V.D. Kakade; Rajesh Kaushal; P.R. Bhatnagar; Avijit Ghosh; Sonu Kumar Mahawer; D. Dinesh; Gaurav Singh; Chinapolaiah Akula; Venkatesh Paramesh; Vijay Singh Meena; Trisha Roy; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Multigenerational immunotoxicity assessment: A three-generation study in Drosophila melanogaster upon developmental exposure to triclosan - Sandeep Kumar; Leonard Clinton D'Souza; Faiz Hanif Shaikh; Priya Rathor; C.H. Ratnasekhar; Anurag Sharma (Environmental Pollution, 2025)

Aerosol volatility over a high-altitude site in India: Effect of semi-volatile organics - Subrata Mukherjee; Rohit D. Patil; M.Y. Aslam; G.S. Meena; V. Anil Kumar; Sachin S. Patil; Anoop S. Mahajan; Liselotte Tinel; Vinayak V. Waghamare; G. Pandithurai (Atmospheric Research, 2025)

Bias correction of satellite precipitation estimates using Mumbai-MESONET observations: A Random Forest approach - Deepak Singh Bisht; D. Preveen Kumar; K. Amarjyothi; Upal Saha (Atmospheric Research, 2025)

Impact of Groundwater Pumping on CO2 Emissions and Water Productivity in Western Gujarat Agriculture - Ranu Rani Sethi; Asit Kumar Dandapat; Ankhila R.H; Susanta Kumar Jena; ARamakrushna Sarab; H. D. Rank; P. B. Vekariya (Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2025)

Sympathetic-Mediated Intestinal Cell Death Contributes to Gut Barrier Impairment After Stroke - Kathryn Prame Kumar; Liam D. McKay; Huynh Nguyen; Jasveena Kaur; Jenny L. Wilson; Althea R. Suthya; Sonja J. McKeown; Helen E. Abud; Connie H. Y. Wong (Translational Stroke Research, 2025)
Tissue injury induced by stroke is traditionally thought to be localised to the brain. However, there is an accumulating body of evidence to demonstrate that stroke promotes pathophysiological consequences in peripheral tissues including the gastrointestinal system. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying gut permeability after stroke. We utilised the clinically relevant experimental model of stroke called permanent intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) to examine the effect of cerebral ischaemia on the gut. We detected stroke-induced gut permeability at 5 h after pMCAO. At this timepoint, we observed significantly elevated intestinal epithelial cell death in post-stroke mice compared to their sham-operated counterparts. At 24 h after stroke onset when the gut barrier integrity is restored, our findings indicated that post-stroke intestinal epithelium had higher expression of genes associated with fructose metabolism, and hyperplasia of intestinal crypts and goblet cells, conceivably as a host compensatory mechanism to adapt to the impaired gut barrier. Furthermore, we discovered that stroke-induced gut permeability was mediated by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system as pharmacological denervation decreased the stroke-induced intestinal epithelial cell death, goblet cell and crypt hyperplasia, and gut permeability to baseline levels. Our study identifies a previously unknown mechanism in the brain-gut axis by which stroke triggers intestinal cell death and gut permeability.

Dual Function of Chaetomium globosum CGSR13: Antifungal Agent Against Wilt Caused by Fusarium sacchari and Promoter of Sugarcane Growth - Sanjay Kumar Goswami; Dinesh Singh; S. P. Singh; Rajeev Kumar; Ranjit Singh Gujjar; Chandramani Raj; Shweta Singh; Pooja Yadav; Hillol Chakdar; Prassan Choudhary; D. P. Singh; Dinesh Singh; et al. (Sugar Tech, 2025)

Multiscale rainfall forecasting using a hybrid ensemble empirical mode decomposition and LSTM model - Bellamkonda Jyostna; Admala Meena; Santosha Rathod; Mangal Deep Tuti; Kapil Choudhary; Achal Lama; Ammaladinne Tharun Kumar; Bojjireddygari Nanda Kumar Reddy; D. Bhanusree; J. Rakesh; Arun Kumar Swarnaraj; Anil Kumar (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2025)

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differential Gene Regulation in Ovarian Tissues of Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) in Response to Insecticide, Monocrotophos - Siyag A. Dhere; Pokanti Vinay Kumar; Kiran D. Rasal; Sujata Mohapatra; Prachi Asgolkar; Manohar Vasam; Sheetal Vanjre; Priyanka S. S.; Manoj P. Brahmane; Arvind Sonwane; Rajesh Kumar; Naresh S. Nagpure; et al. (Marine Biotechnology, 2025)

Analysing Surface Heat Fluxes Variation with Imperviousness and Land Surface Temperature from Landsat Data - Ruchi Bala; Vijay Pratap Yadav; D. Nagesh Kumar; Rajendra Prasad (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2025)

Comparative tracking of Turbinaria conoides and Gelidium elegans for enhanced bioethanol production - M. Ravichandran; A. D. Merlin; V. Muthulaxmi; M. Sowndariya; T. T. Ajith Kumar; S. Manoharadas; N. Ahmad; R. Wahab; J. A. I.- Tamimi; R. Dineshkumar (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2025)

Wild introgression lines of Oryza nivara as potential donor for yield and seedling vigour traits and mapping associated genomic regions - D. Sai Teja; Divya Balakrishnan; P. Magudeeswari; Sonali Kar; P. Arun Kumar; G. Pranay; R. Pushpa; Kalyani M. Barbadikar; L. V. Subba Rao; N. Sarla; S. V. SaiPrasad; R. M. Sundaram (Euphytica, 2025)

Transdisciplinary Collaborations for Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Agricultural Systems - Vesna Bacheva; Imani Madison; Mathew Baldwin; Justin Baker; Mark Beilstein; Douglas F. Call; Jessica A. Deaver; Kirill Efimenko; Jan Genzer; Khara Grieger; April Z. Gu; Mehmet Mert Ilman; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Feeding the growing human population sustainably amidst climate change is one of the most important challenges in the 21st century. Current practices often lead to the overuse of agronomic inputs, such as synthetic fertilizers and water, resulting in environmental contamination and diminishing returns on crop productivity. The complexity of agricultural systems, involving plant‐environment interactions and human management, presents significant scientific and technical challenges for developing sustainable practices. Addressing these challenges necessitates transdisciplinary research, involving intense collaboration among fields such as plant science, engineering, computer science, and social sciences. Five case studies are presented here demonstrating successful transdisciplinary approaches toward more sustainable water and fertilizer use. These case studies span multiple scales. By leveraging whole‐plant signaling, reporter plants can transform our understanding of plant communication and enable efficient application of water and fertilizers. The use of new fertilizer technologies could increase the availability of phosphorus in the soil. To accelerate advancements in breeding new cultivars, robotic technologies for high‐throughput plant screening in different environments at a population scale are discussed. At the ecosystem scale, phosphorus recovery from aquatic systems and methods to minimize phosphorus leaching are described. Finally, as agricultural outputs affect all people, integration of stakeholder perspectives and needs into research is outlined. These case studies highlight how transdisciplinary research and cross‐training among biologists, engineers, and social scientists bring diverse expertise to tackling grand challenges in sustainable agriculture, driving discovery and innovation.

Integrated life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of grid-scale energy storage alternatives for India - A. Singhal; P. Arora; A. Kumar; H. Jain; A.K. Sharma; A.C. Bhosale; R. Singh; S.K. Saini; D. Rakshit; A.K.S. Parihar; S. Arora (Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2025)

Eco-phenological drivers of black gram (Vigna mungo (L) Hepper) productivity in diverse environments and their implications for crop improvement - Ashok K. Parihar; Kali Krishna Hazra; Amrit Lamichaney; Debjyoti Sen Gupta; Anil K. Singh; Jai Dev; Samuel Jaberson; Ajaj A. Lone; S.P. Das; Shayla Bindra; R.K. Panwar; Ashok Kumar; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Simultaneous blending and fermentation of ToTu™ an egg-white drink with different fruit juices and probiotic lactic acid bacteria - Reem Mourad; Isam Aljanabi; Barbara Csehi; Karina Hidas; Zoltán Kókai; László Friedrich; Csaba Németh; Vijai Kumar Gupta; Szidonia Gábor; Boglárka Alpár; Quang D. Nguyen; Erika Bujna (Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2025)

Submarine groundwater discharge impacts on coastal waters of southeastern Arabian Sea: Changes to carbonate chemistry and plankton communities - Eldhose Cheriyan; D. Bhaskara Rao; S. Sai Elangovan; B.S.K. Kumar; G.V.M. Gupta (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2025)

Green synthesis and interface engineering of CoMoO4–Ag heterostructures: Enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries - Hari Bandi; Rohit Dahule; Ashok Kumar Kakarla; Ryo Maezono; D. Narsimulu; Syed Wasim Akram; R. Shanthappa; Jae Su Yu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Novel biological synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite from Bos taurus, Gallus domesticus, and Ayam Cemaniosseous for orthopedic and dental applications - D. Ajith Kumar; Ajith J. Kings; L.R. Monisha Miriam; Shambu S. Krishna (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025)

Molecular evidence for the occurrence of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) infecting round melon and wild melon in India - Ashwini Kumar; Shakshi Choudhary; D. G. S. Ramyashee; Virendra Kumar Baranwal; Rakesh Kumar Jain; Y. B. Basavaraj (VirusDisease, 2025)

Advancements in dsRNA-based approaches: a comprehensive review on potent strategies for plant disease management - D. S. Srimahesvari; S. Harish; G. Karthikeyan; M. Kannan; K. K. Kumar (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2025)

Evaluation of environmental impacts of mobile phones in India using life cycle assessment technique - D. Dutta; VR. Sankar Cheela; B. Dubey; S. Kumar; S. Goel (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2025)

Effect of rice false smut disease on growth and yield parameters - Hiranya Kumar Deva Nath; D. Senapoty; Budha Bora (Indian Phytopathology, 2025)

Genetic dissection of moringa (Moringa oleifera L.) gene pool for leaf micronutrient and phytochemical qualities for bio-fortification - Supriya Mandal; Raja Shankar; Keshava Rao; D. Kalaivanan; Pushpa Chethan Kumar; Suman Dutta (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2025)

LiDAR Image-Based Climate Change Detection with Their Economic Ecosystem Modelling: Artificial Intelligence Application - Chekka Sravani; Prithiviraj Ananth; C. Sasikala; N. Sathish Kumar; Ch D. V. P. Kumari; V. Thrimurthulu (Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 2025)

Climate-Based AI-Powered Precision Irrigation: Sustainably Smart Agriculture Frameworks for Maximum Crop Yields - Jyoti A. Dhanke; Diksha Srivastava; D. Menaga; Roop Raj; Kambala Vijaya Kumar; Pradeep Jangir; P. Mani (Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 2025)

AgriDrones: A Holistic Review on the Integration of Drones in Indian Agriculture - Vishwajeet Ramesh Avhale; G. Senthil Kumar; R. Kumaraperumal; G. Prabukumar; C. Bharathi; R. Sathya Priya; M. Yuvaraj; D. Muthumanickam; P. Parasuraman; S. Pazhanivelan (Agricultural Research, 2025)

Advancing polar prediction: Enhancing short-range forecasting accuracy with Polar WRF at Bharati and Maitri stations in Antarctica - Anikender Kumar; Vivek Kumar; Anand Kumar Das; Shivani Rawat; Chinmay Kumar Jena; Sanjay Bist; Vijay Kumar Soni; D S Pai (Journal of Earth System Science, 2025)

Cluster analysis of geophysical data for geology differentiation in Agnigundala mineralized belt of Cuddapah Basin, India - D Vijayakumar; G Srinivasa Rao; W Dinesh Singh; Manish Kumar; S K Pal (Journal of Earth System Science, 2025)

Measurement of the decay Ξ 0 → Λ γ with entangled Ξ 0 Ξ ¯ 0 pairs - M. Ablikim; M.N. Achasov; P. Adlarson; O. Afedulidis; X.C. Ai; R. Aliberti; A. Amoroso; Q. An; Y. Bai; O. Bakina; I. Balossino; Y. Ban; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Does the circular economy transition aid to carbon neutrality? Examining net-zero policy and stakeholder impact from the environmental justice viewpoint - Amit Garg; Rakesh D. Raut; Mukesh Kumar; Chi Zhang; Ravindra S. Gokhale (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025)

Exploration of magnetic zeolite thin film derived from coal fly ash an efficient sorbent: Application to water treatment - A. Santhana Krishna Kumar; Eugeniusz Swistun; Maciej Sobczyk; Manivannan Madhu; Subbaiah Muthu Prabhu; Nagamalai Vasimalai; Manju Dhakad Tanwar; D. Chandrasekhar Kakarla; Phuong V. Pham; Wei-Lung Tseng; A.S. Ganeshraja; N. Rajesh; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

A comprehensive review on the biomass-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Opportunities and challenges - Dinesh Kumar; Sunil Kumar; Amol D. Gholap; Raman Kumari; Rajni Tanwar; Vishal Kumar; Mohammad Khalid; Md. Faiyazuddin (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Investigation of forest fluvial geomorphological parameters through geospatial and machine learning approach for efficient watershed management - P. Ponnuchakkammal; A. Raviraj; D. Suresh Kumar; Balaji Kannan; C.S. Sumathi; K. Boomiraj (Geomorphology, 2025)

Carbon, nitrogen, and noble gas isotopes reveal deep volatile signatures in thermal springs in the Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ) of the Andes - PH Barry; JM de Moor; MW Broadley; AM Seltzer; DV Bekaert; K Patil; CGE Bartels; ED Young; BE Longworth; B Barosa; A Bastianoni; D Bastoni; et al. (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2025)

CoFe-PBA templated PDA derived C coated (Co,Fe)O nanoparticles encapsulated with in the porous hollow nanocages as anodes for long-lasting and high-rate lithium-ion batteries and hybrid supercapacitors - Narasimharao Kitchamsetti; Charan Kumar Mannem; D. Narsimulu; Chidurala Shilpa Chakra; Ana L.F. de Barros (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Transformer-based adaptive 3D residual CNN with sparse representation for PAN-sharpening of multispectral images - D. Girish Kumar; Christeena Joseph; M. Venkata Subbarao (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2025)

Tracing the Footprint of Microplastics: Transport Mechanism, Degradation, and Remediation in Marine Environment - Arkadeep Mukherjee; Shivani Kumar S; Randeep Singh; Sangeetha D; Young-Ho Ahn; Saikat Sinha Ray (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2025)

Delignification of Rosa hybrida cv. Rose Sherbet Seed Pericarp Using Deep Eutectic Solvents for Improved Seed Quality Parameters - Debshikha Dutta Roy; S. P. Jeevan Kumar; Ganesh B. Kadam; D. V. S. Raju; Uday Bhaskar Kethineni; K. V. Prasad; Samuel Jacob (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2025)

Major Litchi Production Problems in India - Narayan Lal; Abhay Kumar; Alemwati Pongener; S. D. Pandey (Applied Fruit Science, 2025)

Post-harvest Melatonin Treatment Maintains Freshness and Delayed Peel Browning by Sustaining Higher Antioxidants in Indian Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk) Fruits - P. S. Gurjar; M. K. Berwal; Ramesh Kumar; D. K. Sarolia; M. K. Choudhary (Applied Fruit Science, 2025)

Predicting temperature variability in major Indian cities using Random Forest Regression (RFR) Model - Ashish Alone; Anoop Kumar Shukla; Gopal Nandan; D R Pattanaik (Journal of Earth System Science, 2025)

Designing and analyses of mathematical models for sustainable agriculture in India: comparative study on the universal desiccant solar dryer and trapezoidal vertical solar dryer - Chandrashekhar N. Sakhale; Shrikrishna A. Dhale; Ajit V. Harde; Sagar D. Shelare; Shubham Sharma; Abhinav Kumar; Sandeep Kumar; Yashwant Singh Bisht; Mohamed Abbas (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)

A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025 - William J. Sutherland; Peter N.M. Brotherton; Holly M. Butterworth; Stewart J. Clarke; Tammy E. Davies; Nigel Doar; Nafeesa Esmail; Erica Fleishman; Kevin J. Gaston; James E. Herbert-Read; Alice C. Hughes; Jonathan Hughes; et al. (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

The Palomar twilight survey of ‘Ayló’chaxnim, Atiras, and comets - B.T. Bolin; F.J. Masci; M.W. Coughlin; D.A. Duev; Ž. Ivezić; R.L. Jones; P. Yoachim; T. Ahumada; V. Bhalerao; H. Choudhary; C. Contreras; Y.-C. Cheng; et al. (Icarus, 2025)

Proximate composition, peptide characterization and bioactive properties of faba bean blanching water - Ziqian Feng; James D. Morton; Evelyne Maes; Lokesh Kumar; Luca Serventi (Food Research International, 2025)

A metabolomic analysis on the toxicological effects of the universal solvent, dimethyl sulfoxide - Sazal Kumar; Rafiquel Islam; Wayne O'Connor; Steve D. Melvin; Frederic D.L. Leusch; Allison Luengen; Geoff R. MacFarlane (Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2025)

Retraction Note: Polysaccharide-fecal microbiota-based colon-targeted self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system of curcumin for treating polycystic ovarian syndrome - Leander Corrie; Hardeep Singh; Monica Gulati; Sukriti Vishwas; Dinesh Kumar Chellappan; Gaurav Gupta; Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos; Francisco Veiga; Faisal Alotaibi; Aftab Alam; Rajaraman D. Eri; Parteek Prasher; et al. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2025)

Toxic implication of nanoparticles: a review of factors, mechanism, exposure and control strategies - S. Wadhawan; D. Wadhawan; Ayushi Jain; S. Kumar Mehta (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2025)

Trace metal accumulations in commercially important fish and crab species from impacted tropical estuary, India: implications on human health risk assessment - Ajoy Saha; B. K. Das; Chayna Jana; D. J. Sarkar; Sonalika Sahoo; S. Samanta; Vikas Kumar; M. E. Vijaykumar; M. Feroz Khan; Tania Kayal (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2025)

Genome-wide association study on root traits under non-stress and osmotic stress conditions to improve drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa Lin.) - Akshay Sureshrao Sakhare; Sudhir Kumar; Ranjith K. Ellur; G. D. Prahalada; Suneetha Kota; Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar; Soham Ray; Baidya Nath Mandal; Viswanathan Chinnusamy (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2025)

Nano-assisted delivery tools for plant genetic engineering: a review on recent developments - Pradeep Kumar; Vishnu D. Rajput; Amit Kumar Singh; Shreni Agrawal; Richa Das; Tatiana Minkina; Praveen Kumar Shukla; Ming Hung Wong; Ajeet Kaushik; Salim Albukhaty; Kavindra Nath Tiwari; Sunil Kumar Mishra (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)

Thermodynamics link with lightning incidents in Tamil Nadu, India - S Kokilavani; V Geethalakshmi; S P Ramanathan; S D Pawar; V Gopalakrishnan; Somnath Mahapatra; Jayesh Chhagan Dhangar; Ga Dheebakaran; N K Sathyamoorthy; M Selva Kumar; S Mohan Kumar; Manoj A Domkawale (Journal of Earth System Science, 2024)

Effect of groundwater nutrients on coastal phytoplankton community composition in the Bay of Bengal, India: An experimental study - D. Bhaskara Rao; T. Surendra; Ch.N.V. Laxmi; K.M. Meera; G.V.M. Gupta; B.S.K. Kumar (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

Monitoring macroplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: Expert survey reveals visual and drone-based census as most effective techniques - L. Gallitelli; P. Girard; U. Andriolo; M. Liro; G. Suaria; C. Martin; A.L. Lusher; K. Hancke; MCM Blettler; O. Garcia-Garin; I.E. Napper; L. Corbari; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Sustainable farming practices enhance bacterial diversity and nutrient levels in sorghum rhizosphere soil - S.P. Lalid Kumar; M.R. Latha; P. Janaki; E. Parameswari; T. Kalaiselvi; D. Senthamilselvi; R. Krishnan (Rhizosphere, 2024)

Experimental and numerical study of the decomposition, product spectrum, and sooting properties of adamantane fuels - Ga-Un Jeong; Zhanhong Xiang; Sabari Kumar; Collin Hansen; Adri C.T. van Duin; Seonah Kim; Charles S. McEnally; Lisa D. Pfefferle; Yuan Xuan (Fuel, 2024)

Standardization of vacuum frying techniques for the development of low-fat beetroot finger chips - D. Ramappa; Kavan Kumar V; Mohith Kumar G.V; V. Kumargouda; Sachin C. Hallad; T.N. Aruna; Y. Ravi; P. Murali (Food and Humanity, 2024)

Natural light driven plastic leaching effects on carbon chemistry in the tropical coastal waters of eastern Arabian sea: An experimental study - B.S.K. Kumar; N.V.H.K. Chari; Kiran Kumar Reddy; Eldhose Cheriyan; C.K. Sherin; D. Bhaskara Rao; S. Sai Elangovan; B. Bikram Reddy; G.V.M. Gupta (Environmental Pollution, 2024)

Prolonged sediment aggradation in an internal Himalayan valley due to out-of-sequence lateral fault growth - Vaishanavi Chauhan; Sanjay Kumar Mandal; Dirk Scherler; Manoj Kumar Jaiswal; Marcus Christl; Anil D. Shukla (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024)

Amorphous carbon nanotubes as a potent remover of textile dyes: methylene blue and malachite green - D. Banerjee; N. Garg; K. Chauhan; M. Parashar; P. Kumar (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2024)