SKUAST Journal of Research

Table of Contents

• EDITORIAL

  From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief

  • Author: Mehraj D. Shah

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Smart waste management system for environmental sustainability: A state-of-the-art review

  • Author: Mohd. Muzamil, Saqib Rashid, Athar Bashir, Farooq Ahmad Lone, Sehreen Rasool, Sana Rasool
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00033.4

• Strategies of conservation and adaptation measures for sustainable agriculture against climate change

  • Author: Shabir A. Wani, M.F. Baqual, Iqbal H. Qadri, A.K. Tantray, Shaheena A. Nagoo, Sabiha Ashraf, Yawer A. Dar, Lubna Altaf, Sadaf Rasheed Malik, Sumaira Aslam
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00028.0

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  An investigation into the biometric characteristics of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Kashmir

  • Author: Ishfaq Hamid, Adnan Abubakr, Tasaduq H. Shah, Asifa Wali, Syed Talia Mushtaq, Aadil Hussain Magloo, Rinkesh Wanjari, Zaheer Abass, Ifrah Rashid
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00030.9

• Spatial dynamics and extent of HWC in the agricultural landscapes of Kashmir valley

  • Author: Saima Yousef, S.H. Baba, S.A. Wani, Shoukat Ara, Bhagyashree Dhekale, F. A. Lone
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00038.3

• Modelling weather-driven ascospore dynamics of Venturia inaequalis in temperate Himalayan apple orchards

  • Author: Arif Bashir, Shakeel Ahmad Mir, Tariq Rasool, Bhagyashree Dhekale, Shabir Ahmad Mir, Masood Saleem Mir, Shabir Ahmad Wani
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00041.3

• Management of lichens in mulberry farms under temperate climatic conditions

  • Author: Sabiha Ashraf, M.D. Shah, A. N. Shahina, Shabir A. Wani, Y. Vaseem, N Aisha, K.A. Dar, H.A. Malik, Z.I. Buhroo, B. Masarat, Saba Banday, K Aroosa, A Aabida, Irram Iqbal, M. F. Baqual
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00031.0

• Morphometric analysis of sagittal otoliths of rosy barb, Puntius conchonius

  • Author: Hadiya Amin, Darve Sabina Iqbal, Tasaduq Husain Shah, Farooz Ahmad Bhat, Gohar Bilal Wani, Bhagyashree Dhekale, Malik Wasim
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00035.8

• Diversity and relative abundance of insect pollinators of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in North Kashmir, India

  • Author: Rukshanda Hanif, Munazah Yaqoob, Liyaqat Ayoub, Ishfaq Majeed Shah, Aejaz H Parrey, M.M. Rifana Ajam, Kshetrimayum Jabaskumar Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00037.1

• Effect of pre-harvest foliar application of chemical sprout suppressants on growth, yield, quality and sprout suppression in potato cv. Shalimar Potato 1

  • Author: Snober Aftab, Syed Faheema Mushtaq, Sumati Narayan, Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Imran Khan, F.U. Khan
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00032.2

• Effect of plant growth regulating substances on available nutrients in pear cv. Carmen

  • Author: Ajay Kumar Sahu, Shamim A. Simnani, A. Raouf Malik, Saima Masood, Amjad M. Husaini, Irfan Bisati
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00042.5

• Mixed tick-borne infections: Babesia and Theileria in migratory bakarwal sheep in Jammu and Kashmir

  • Author: Khalid Bashir, Mubashir Ali Rather, Syed Shanaz, Imran Hamid Shah, Tufail Hussain Bhat, Javaid Ahmad Baba, Rafiq Ahmad Shah, Shahid Shergojry
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00036.X

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Integrated response of capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) to potassium fertilization gradients and plastic-coloured mulches under temperate conditions

  • Author: Nida Manzoor, Rakshanda Anayat, Shahnaz Mufti
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00039.5

• Enhancing Oilseed Productivity in the Temperate Hill Ecology of Jammu and Kashmir: A Large-Scale Evaluation of Shalimar Sarson-2 through Frontline Demonstrations

  • Author: Musharib Gull, Mushtaq Ahmad, Nakeeb-Un-Nisa, Mahandiya Iqbal, Gazala H. Khan, F. A. Sheikh, Immad A Shah, Shabir H. Wani, Najeebul Rehman Sofi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00015.2

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Drought-Induced Changes in Root and Shoot Characteristics of Alfalfa (Medicago spp.) Genotypes

  • Author: Munezeh Rashid, Gul Zaffer, Asif Bashir Shikari, Parvaze Ahmad Sofi, Ajaz. A. Lone, Zahoor A. Dar, Ansar-ul Haq, Saleem Khuroo, Audil Gul, Rayees Tantray, Khazin Hussain, Mahrukh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00016.4

• Haplotype Variation at Heading Date Loci in Rice Landraces of Kashmir Valley

  • Author: Asif Bashir Shikari, V. Shasi Kiran Reddy, Raheel Shafeeq Khan, Noor ul-Ain, Ishrat Rafiq, Shambhavi Singh, M. Altaf Wani, B. A. Alaie
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00017.6

• Diversity Analysis of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. var. Saccharata) genotypes based on morphological characters

  • Author: Audil Gull, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, F.A. Lone, P. A Sofi, M. A Bhat, Z.A Dar, M. Altaf Wani, Tajamul Mansoor, Liyaqat Ayoub, Fazil Fayaz Wani, Munezeh Rashid, Khazin Hussain, Mahrukh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00018.8

• Effect of Fertigation and Soilless Media on Pigments and Economics of Hydroponic Tomato

  • Author: Marifa Gulzar, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Khursheed Hussain, Shahnaz Mufti, Syed Berjes Zehra
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00019.X

• Isolation and Purification of Grapevine Fungal and Bacterial Endophytes

  • Author: Saira Banoo, Saba Banday, Efath Shanaz, Sajad Un Nabi, Nageena Nazir, Nasreen Fatima, Aroosa Khalil, Vaseema Yousef, Diksha Banal
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00020.6

• Adoption of Agri-Drone Technology in Smart Agriculture: Assessing Knowledge Index and Farmers’ Perceptions

  • Author: Shahid Ahmad Shergojry, Manzoor A Ganai, Ab. Shakoor Khanday, H.U. Rehman, Tariq Iqbal
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00021.8

• Economic Analysis of Broiler Farming and Associated Constraints in District Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir, India

  • Author: Muzamil Fayaz Rather, Zeenat Zareen, Kiran Sourav Das, S.A. Saraf, Musharif Fayaz Rather
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00022.X

• Oviductal Fluid Proteome of Healthy and Repeat Breeder Jersey Cows (Bos taurus) Collected by Transcervical Catheter: A pilot study

  • Author: Arif Pandit, Sofi Imran Ul Umar, Vinay Kharb, Praveen Ramamurthy, Riaz A Shah, Masood S Mir, Syed M Shah, Rameez A Dar
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00023.1

• Study of Nutritional and Nutraceutical Properties of Commercially Available Maize Grains in Kashmir Valley

  • Author: Mutayiba Akhter, Abida Jabeen, Z. A. Dar, Shahnaz Parveen, Quraazah A. Amin, Fayaz A. Bahar, Nageena Nazir
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00024.3

• Effect of Sowing Windows on the Incidence of Flea Beetle, Altica hemensis Infesting Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Under Temperate Conditions of Kashmir

  • Author: M. Ayoob Mantoo, Aiman Rafiq, Ishtiyaq Ahad, Amjad Masood
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00025.5

• Soil Health Evaluation of Almond Orchards in Kashmir: Insights From Heavy Metals and Biological Indicators

  • Author: Dhrohar Basotra, M.H. Chesti, Ishrat Gull, Syed Hujjat Ul Baligah, Aamina Manzoor, Mohd Auyoub Bhat, Mumtaz A. Ganie
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00026.7

• Effect of Nano-Urea on Quality Attributes of Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.)

  • Author: Bisma Nazir, Amal Saxena, Aadil Akbar Wani, Khursheed Ahmad Dar, Mohammad Anwar Bhat, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Rafiq Khan, Fayaz Ahmed Bahar, Aijaz Nazir, Shameema Nazir
  • DOI: 10.5958/2349-297X.2026.00027.9