"Tomato Flu" refers to a relatively new viral condition that garnered attention in 2022, especially in various region of India. It's important to note that despite its name, Tomato Flu is not a type of influenza. The term "flu" in this context might be slightly misleading as it i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i3427
Maize is the principal food crop of rain-fed hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir grown during Kharif season. It is staple food of the tribal population as well as fodder for their animals residing in hilly region of the state. Quality Protein Maize cultivars are nutritionally enrich...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3130986
Divya Chadha, Vikas Sharma, Vivak M. Arya, Vikas Abrol, Rajeev Bharat, Brajeshwar Singh, Anju Bhat, Divya Sharma, Vivek Bhagat, Stanzin Khenrab & Banti·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Soil sodicity poses significant challenges to agriculture, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, by deteriorating soil structure, reducing fertility, and constraining crop productivity. In the Ravi-Tawi Command area of Jammu, nearly 7,500 hectares of sodic soils limit wheat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11934
Chandipura virus, also known as Chandipura vesicular virus is a rare and poorly understood virus belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae. The virus mostly affects children and is known to cause very painful and sometimes fatal brain inflammation. Chandipura disease is a disease cau...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i1413
Land use change hurts soil characteristics such as permeability, soil texture and aggregate stability, soil erodibility etc. which make soils susceptible to erosion and degradation. The outer Himalayan region is prone to large-scale soil erosion by water owing to the vast dispar...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74821
A milestone was set in the field of medicine with the discovery of L-asparaginase present in the serum of guinea pig responsible for action against the acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Since then, the use of L-asparaginase as a potential anti-cancer drug has been a great success in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183447
Field experiments were conducted for four consecutive Kharif season of 2017-2020 at Organic Farming Research Centre, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, located at 320 66' North latitude and 740 79' East longitude with an altitude...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031145
Aims: The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of inorganic fertilizers and organic manures on availability of micronutrients and organic matter in soils of rainfed agriculture in foothills of Himalayas. Place and Duration of Study: Present study was conducted a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115138
The present study uncovering the impact of erosion conservation techniques on soil attributes in Shivaliks of lower Himalayas of Jammu. Soil erosion is considered as the main cause of land degradation in hilly areas espially in outer Himalayas. Although the problem persisted on t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i173202
Increased global food demand, as well as the need for an environmentally acceptable approach for a sustainable soil-plant-microbe-environmental system, necessitate special attention when it comes to agricultural productivity. Chemical fertilization is one approach to increase cro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031171
Aim: To analyze and map the soil micronutrient status in the transition zone of NW foothills of Shivaliks of Kathua Region using GIS. Methodology: Composite surface soil samples from two hundred and six (206) locations distributed randomly due to undulated topography across the w...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130228
The infected samples were collected from three districts viz; Kathua, Samba and Jammu for the study of the disease. The causal fungus of the disease was isolated and identified as Alternaria alternata on the basis of morphological characteristics. The cultivars PH-1 and local cul...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030638
Sulphur (S) is an essential secondary macronutrient that plays a wonderful role in measuring the oil content, yield, and quality of crops. It is integral part of protein synthesis, enzyme activation, oil biosynthesis, chlorophyll formation, and sulphur-containing production of se...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2026/v12i1282
Among the various fertilizers, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) are vital for wheat cultivation, but their excessive and improper use can harm both human health and the environment. Thus, exploring alternatives like nano fertilizers, which provide a slow and control...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11899
Owais Ali Wani, K. R. Sharma, Shamal Shasang Kumar, Vikas Sharma, Tsultim Palmo, Amani Lakshmi Vemulakonda, Ananta G. Mahale, Nazir Hussain & Gobinder Singh·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2022
Objective and Background: A study was carried out to assess and generate the prediction maps of the physicochemical properties of the soil in the Kishtwar district. The Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir covers an area of 7737 sq. km. and falls in the temperate zone of the st...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232584
A study was conducted to evaluate the status of DTPA extractable micronutrients of Kishtwar district soils and generate their prediction maps. The Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir covers an area of 7737 sq. km. and falls in the temperate zone of the state. It is an upland v...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i403988
A study was conducted at Organic Farming Research Centre of SKUAST -Jammu during 2016 to 2017 to find out the impact of organic manures on soil organic carbon, physical and crop growth parameters Okra-Dhaincha-Broccoli cropping sequence. The Soil Organic Carbon was analyzed by Ch...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2130289
Field experiments were conducted during Kharif season of 2022 at the Research Farm, WMRC, SKUAST- J, Chatha. The soil of the experimental site was sand clay loam in texture, slightly alkaline in reaction, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen but medium in phosphorus and p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i34398
Aim: A preliminary analysis was done to evaluate the impact of lockdown on soil temperature at different depths and comparison with year 2018 and 2019. Methodology and Results: In order to describe the basic features of the data in study, descriptive statistics method was opted....
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3030975
Mridhu Sharma, A. K. Singh, R. K. Salgotra, Manmohan Sharma, Bupesh Ku. Sharma, S. K. Gupta & Vikas Sharma·Biotechnology Journal International·2020
With different culture conditions and concentrations of growth regulators and supplements, Anther culture technique can be easily employed for the production of haploids under in vitro conditions. Aims: The present study was undertaken with the objective to optimize the developme...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2019/v23i430090