Aims: To assess plant molybdenum concentrations in coconut palms across the Southern Coastal Plain (Agro Ecological Unit 1 of Kerala) and evaluate nutritional status against established sufficiency standards for tree crops. Study Design: Survey-based field study with spatial sa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125889
A study was conducted in the southern lateritic soils of Kerala to test and verify the STCR-based targeted yield equation for groundnut, which was developed under the AICRP on STCR. The experiment was conducted at a latitude of 8° 25’ 46’’ N and 76° 59’ 21’’ E longitude, at 36.16...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i53031
Background: Farm ponds are among the most widely promoted on-farm water-harvesting structures for emergency or supplementary irrigation and for stabilising crop production in rainfed and semi-arid tracts. Over time, however, many of these structures lose their functional efficien...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4927
The steel industry has grown rapidly, leading to the production of large quantities of steel slag, a by-product from processes like basic oxygen, electric arc, and ladle furnaces. Once seen as an industrial waste, steel slag is now valued in agriculture as a soil enhancer and nut...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113251