Tank mixing of agrochemicals is a common practice among farmers in order to save time and labour cost involved in crop protection. An experiment was conducted from July to November 2022 at Kerala Agricultural University to study the compatibility of tank mixing micronutrient form...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i35365
Herbicide resistance is an increasing constraint to sustainable weed management and crop production. Repeated and continuous use of herbicides with the same mode or site of action has intensified selection pressure, favouring resistant weed populations and reducing the efficacy o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64053
The study evaluated the allelopathic potential of aqueous plant extracts of Hultholia mimosoides, which is an emerging troublesome weed in the plantations of Kerala. The allelopathic effect of the plant was evaluated in laboratory and pot experiments using aqueous leaf extracts....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113266
A pot culture study was conducted from February to May 2020 at the Agronomy Farm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, Kerala to study the effects of short-term flooding on the growth, physiology, and yield of four high-yielding cultivars of hybrid napier...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i213989
This study conducted in Kerala, evaluated the role of conservation tillage (zero tillage (ZT), minimum tillage (MT), and conventional tillage (CT)) with five treatment combination of potassium (12 kg/ha, 20 kg/ha, 40 kg/ha) and magnesium sulphate (60 kg/ha and 80 kg/ha) on total...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i82164
In sweet potato, though a number of high yielding varieties are available for cultivation, there is lack of information on suitability of various varieties to different seasons. The results of the study will be useful to recommend varieties ideal for different seasons. Field exp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232490
Drought is one of the serious inevitable causes of climate change and its impact seriously affect agriculture and livelihood. So, managing drought with a farmer friendly approach is very important. This study illustrates the effect of foliar applications on managing drought stres...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56083
Conservation agriculture-based sustainable crop production intensification must not only reduce the impact of climate change on crop production but also mitigate the factors that cause climate change by reducing emissions and by contributing to carbon sequestration in soil while...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56064
There is an increasing importance to eco-friendly alternatives in weed management in the current context of the shift towards sustainable forms of agriculture like organic and natural farming. The unscrupulous use of chemicals in agricultural practices has led to many adverse eff...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i23647
A field experiment was conducted to understand the effect of organic manures on the crop growth rate (CGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and nutrient uptake of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) from April to August of 2022 and 2023 at the Agronomy farm, Department of Agronomy, Co...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i102967
A field experiment was carried out to standardize spacing and pinching time to enhance the yield and quality of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) at the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Thrissur, Kerala, from September 2021 to May 2022. The design of the experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242661
Field experiment was conducted at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad during early summer season in 2021 and 2022 to study the “Effect of integrated use of Nano and Non–Nano fertilizers on the growth and yield of sunflower under semi-arid c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242741