Delhi air quality experienced a rare disruption during the COVID-19 lockdown, offering a natural experiment to study emission meteorology health linkages. Using data from three Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) in Delhi (2017–2023), we assessed long-term...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i25267
Aims: To correlate population of bark-eating caterpillar and bagworm with the meteorological parameters, i.e., the maximum & minimum temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and rainy days. Study design: Four plants in each of the four orchard locations were chosen for the we...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i25263
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the cornerstone of food security for more than half of the global population, yet sustaining yield growth has become a pressing challenge due to declining soil fertility, inefficient fertiliser use, and increasing climatic stress. Against this backdrop,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15401
The present trial was carried out with the objective to study the phenological pattern and the relation of weather parameters with phenophases of Sterculia villosa Roxb. ex Sm., distributed at Panas medicinal plot in tropical moist deciduous forest, during the year 2022 and 2023....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15261
Drought-induced water stress is a major environmental constraint affecting seed germination and early seedling establishment in forest ecosystems. The present study evaluated the effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000)-induced osmotic stress on seed germination of seven tropica...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i25262
This study investigated the role of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) in climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers in Mbereshi village. The study examined smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change, their traditional knowledge and practices, and the effectiveness...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15258
Sustaining vegetable farming in the face of dwindling water resources necessitates advanced water usage techniques and proactive soil environment management. Combining drip irrigation with mulching is important to solve this issue. To evaluate the combined effects of various plas...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15259
An experiment was conducted at Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat during the rabi seasons of 2022-23 and 2024-25 to study the effect of sowing dates on insect pests and diseases of cumin. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with seven sowing dates: 1st Nov (D1),...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15260
The present investigation entitled Effect of plant growth regulators and biostimulant on growth, yield and quality attributes of mango cv. Kesar under deficit irrigation regimes was conducted in two consecutive years (2023- 2024 and 2024-2025). Experimental site falls under the a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15256
Aims: The study aims to evaluate the role of green infrastructure as a provider of regulating ecosystem services for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) in the Kole wetlands of Kerala, with particular emphasis on flood mitigation during extreme rainfall events. Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15257