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Authors and Affiliations

1. Department of Agriculture, Integral Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India

   Anurag Mourya, Devi Darshan, Akshay Kumar, Sampurna Nand Singh & Udit Singh

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The experiment was conceptualized and designed by Dr. Devi Darshan. It was supervised by Dr. Akshay Kumar and Dr. Sampurna Nand Singh. Data collection, analysis, and manuscript drafting were carried out by Anurag Mourya, who also performed the experiments. Udit Singh critically reviewed and revised the manuscript for final approval.

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