SKUAST Journal of Research

Table of Contents

• EDITORIAL

  From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief

  • Author: Mehraj D. Shah

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Insect pest status on agricultural crops in Western Uttar Pradesh

  • Author: Kalpana Bisht, Kumar Aryan, Sunil Kumar Yadav
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00001.0

• Programmable nucleic acid detection with CRISPR-Cas12a and CRISPR-Cas13a/d

  • Author: M. Lokesh, S.B. Bhatt, H. P. Gajera, U.K. Kandoliya, M. V. Parakhia, H. Goyal
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00002.7

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Biodiversity and ecological assessment of different plant communities in Batakote block of lidder forest division of Jammu and Kashmir

  • Author: Amreena Akhter, G.M. Bhat, Parvez Ahmad Khan, Vaishnu Dutt, J.A. Mugloo, M.Iqbal Jeelani, Megna Rashid Bakshi, Khalid ul islam rather, Humaira Jan, Aamir Hussain
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00003.3

• Spatio-temporal distribution of walnut aphids and associated natural enemies in temperate agro-ecological zone of Kashmir Valley

  • Author: Danish Mushtaq, A.A. Khan, Nawreen Mir, Z. H. Khan, Imran N. Khan, M. A. Mir, M. D. Shah, S.S. Pathania, Shaheen Gul, M. A. Parray, Zuhaib Farooq, Danishta Aziz
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00004.X

• Assessment of soil available macronutrient trends in the vicinity of cement factories of Kashmir

  • Author: Uzma Rasheed, Khurshid A. Sofi, Zahoor. A Bhat, Khursheed Hussain
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00005.6

• Standardization of sterilization protocol for in vitro propagation of chrysanthemum cvs. “Candor and Local Yellow”

  • Author: Momin Showkat Bhat, I. T. Nazki, Neelofar Banday, Gowhar Ali, S.A. Bhat, Sumati Narayan, Tabinda Wani
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00006.2

• Conservation prioritization of forest communities and habitats in the Pahalgam range of Kashmir Himalayas

  • Author: Himayoo Sheeraz, Aasif Ali Gatoo, Akhlaq Amin Wani, M. A. Islam, Shah Murtaza, Ambreen Nabi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00007.9

• Nutrient status of chinese sand pear (Nakh) cultivar in district Budgam

  • Author: Shaista Nazir, Javed Ahmed Wani, Azrah, Shabir Ahmad Bangroo, Arizoo, Sheikh Amjid, Ibtisam Irshad, Ravi Kumar
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00008.5

• Parametric stability analyses for grain yielding traits in brown sarson (Brassica rapa L.)

  • Author: Mushtaq Ahmad, N.R. Sofi, F.A. Sheikh, Showkat A. Waza, Asma Majid, S.A. Wani, Gazala H. Khan, A. Uzma
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00009.1

• Influence of altitudinal variation on phenology and yield characteristics of apple in Kashmir valley under changing climatic scenario

  • Author: Deepasri Mohan, Farooq Ahmad Lone, Areeba Aijaz, Mahender Kumar Sharma, Nayar Afaq Kirmani, Javeed Iqbal Ahmad Bhat, Farhet Ahmad Shaheen, Immad Ahmad Shah, Sameera Qayoom
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2025.00076.7

• Relationship between personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the rice growers under seed village programme with information acquisition behaviour

  • Author: K. Naresh, Veenita Kumari
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00010.2

• Sustainable agriculture: exploring resource use efficiency across different farm size

  • Author: Gali Krishna Chaithanya, Omar Fayaz Khan, Bhagya Laxmi Sahu
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00011.9

• Fishing gears and crafts of the Kashmir Himalayas: a baseline for sustainable fishery management

  • Author: Junaid Ahmad Khan, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Syed Talia Mushtaq, Arizo Jan
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00012.5

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Scales, operculum and otoliths: key to a comprehensive understanding of age determination of Crucian carp, Carassius carassius (L.)

  • Author: Amara Sajad, Darve Sabina Iqbal, Farooz Ahmad Bhat, Tasaduq H. Shah, Gohar Bilal Wani, Bhagyashree Dhekale
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00014.8