The field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2022-23 at CSKHPKV Shivalik Agricultural Research and Extension Centre (SAREC), Kangra, Himachal Pradesh to assess the effect of biofertilizers at varying fertility levels on soil properties and nutrient uptake by gobhi sarson. The e...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123126
Mulching is one of agronomic practices with goals of lowering soil evaporation, preserving moisture, regulating soil temperature, inhibiting weed development, and enhancing microbial activity. It is mostly predicated on the recycling of biomass within the farm, with a focus on bi...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i113078
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2023-24 at the Agronomy Research Farm, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, to evaluate the efficacy of different weed management treatments on weed suppression and chickpea productivity. The experiment, laid out in a ra...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i23263
A field experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Research Farm of Nirwan University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during the Rabi season of 2023-24. The experiment consisted of ten treatments with different combinations of phosphorus and sulphur. The results revealed that the combined appl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i125236
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy Research Farm of Nirwan University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during Rabi, 2023-24 consisting of thirteen treatments with different levels and sources of nitrogen. The results revealed that different sources of nitrogen application brought an...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123173
Aims: To investigate the effect of different establishment methods, zinc application and residue retention on the rice plant growth metrics. Study Design: Split-plot design with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Rice and Wheat Research Centre-CSK HPKV, Malan, Kang...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54599
Rapeseed-mustard is a significant oilseed crop globally as well as in India cultivated primarily for edible vegetable oils. Considering the disruptions in the environmental conditions of agro-ecosystems due to climate change, the present field investigation has introduced the nov...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83649
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2023-24 at the experimental farm of the model Organic Farm Department of Organic Agriculture and Natural Farming, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The experiment consis...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115155
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2020-21 to Kharif 2021 at Research Farm, Agronomy, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.) to study growth analysis, NPK uptake and crude protein content in diversified cropping system under natural farming. The experiment was consisted of 9 treatmen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105100
Out of the 1.5 billion ha (11% of the world’s land surface of 13.4 billion ha) of cropland worldwide, 1.20 (80%) billion ha is rainfed, and 60 percent of the world’s food comes from rainfed areas. In India, rainfed agriculture occupies about 51 percent of the country’s net sown...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74809
A field experiment was conducted at CSK Himachal Pradesh, Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Palampur, Department of Organic Agriculture and Natural Farming, College of Agriculture, during 2019-20 to study the effect of conventional, organic and natural farming practices on growth and yield...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i42335
A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of organic nutrient sources and biofertilizers on growth, yield, and economic returns of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The study involved eight treatments comprising combinations of recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF), farmy...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55472
An experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2023-24 to study the effect of organic and natural farming nutrient sources on growth and productivity of wheat. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with 10 treatments and thrice in replication viz., 10...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i35342
The experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic manures and hydrogel on growth and productivity of mustard during the rabi season of 2023-24 at Agronomy Research Farm of School of Agricultural Sciences, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The experiment was l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i15292
Arunesh Kumar, Meenu Gupta, Satish Kumar Sharma, Surender Kumar, Ankita, Saurav Sharma, Ranu Pathania, Bharat Bhushan Rana & Gokul Kumar·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2025
Recently, during routine surveys of plum orchards, Wilsonomyces carpophilus was detected as a causal agent of shot hole and canker in plum in Himachal Pradesh, which induced small, purplish-brown spots that enlarged and turned brown, often with a lighter center. These spots were...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i63158
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi 2023-24 at the Agronomy Research Farm, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, to evaluate the effect of nitrogen and sulphur levels on mustard growth, yield, and economic profitability. The study utilized a randomized complete block...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i33340
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is among the most widely cultivated cereal crops globally. Wheat belongs to family Poaceae and genus Triticum and its center of origin is South Western Asia. Following China, India is the second-largest wheat producer in the world. Among different spe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i95047