Heat stress affects the source and sink activities, growth and development, economic yield and harvest index of plants negatively. Heat stress has got severe effects on the biochemical reactions of photosynthesis which included irreversible damages of RuBisCO, oxygen evolving com...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92514
Genetic variability and its inherited components are crucial for identifying suitable breeding material and developing superior varieties. The present study was carried out at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in the F2 population of the Uma × Nagi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123420
An experiment was conducted at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani to study the influence of gamma irradiation in enhancing storage life of grain cowpea. The experiment consists of six treatments (100 Gy, 200 Gy, 300 Gy, 400 Gy, 500 Gy...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730883
Piriformospora indica, a beneficial root endophytic basidiomyceteous fungus, has demonstrated the ability to enhance plant growth and increase tolerance to stressful conditions, particularly drought and salinity. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of P. indica in mitig...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183352
Aim: Endophytes living inside the plant tissues are known to play a crucial role in the physiology and developmental functioning of host plants. Rice is the major food crop that feeds half of the world population. But pest and diseases lead to drastic yield reduction in rice. Sus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105068
The purpose of the study was to understand the role of different nutrients and biofertilizers on the stress tolerance of the tomato variety Vellayani Vijai under elevated CO2 induced high temperature condition. A pot culture study was done with 9 treatments included 50 ppm...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i122260
Background: Coconut is a vital perennial tropical crop with major global and socio-economic importance, but its productivity is affected by climatic stress, nutritional deficiencies, and severe button shedding that significantly reduces yield. Button shedding varies from year to...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i44135
Saru Sara Sam, Joy Michal Johnson, Deepa R. Chandran, A. Mary Sharmila, T. Anuradha, N. S. Radhika, S. Sarada, R. Beena & N. V. Radhakrishnan·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
Aims: To evaluate promising antiviral botanicals such as Phyllanthus niruri and Boerhavia diffusa at low concentrations for managing tomato leaf curl disease (ToLCD) in tomato plants under pot culture and field conditions. Study Design: Sequential pot culture and field experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i106359
Saru Sara Sam, Joy Michal Johnson, A. Mary Sharmila, Deepa R. Chandran, T. Anuradha, N. S. Radhika, S. Sarada, R. Beena & N. V. Radhakrishnan·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) is one of the most destructive viral pathogens, limiting tomato productivity by impairing plant growth, fruit development, yield, and nutritional quality. Piriformospora indica is a beneficial root endophytic fungus known to enhance plant growth, yi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84194