The convergence of anthropogenic climate change and global food security demands represents one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Horticulture—encompassing fruit and vegetable production—is uniquely vulnerable to climatic perturbations due to the biological sen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95644
Subsurface drip irrigation represents a compelling technological alternative to conventional surface drip systems. The water-use efficiency of subsurface drip irrigation is high compared with that of surface drip irrigation. It provides water directly to the crop root zone throug...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95640
This paper reassesses a 28.5 kWc PV array, a 10 kW wind turbine, and a 240 kWh (5,000 Ah/48 V, LiFePO₄) hybrid mini-grid proposed for the unelectrified village of Tafaghatt, Maradi region, Niger, moving beyond the single-day demonstrations common in this literature to a physicall...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95641
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2024–25 at the AICRP Research Farm, Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, to evaluate the effects of cropping system, sowing date and sulphur l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95636
Terminal heat stress, characterised by a rapid rise in ambient temperature, is one of the major limiting factors for wheat productivity during the reproductive and grain-filling stages. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of plant growth regulators on heat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95638
Agro-Photovoltaics (AgroPV) is a dual land-use strategy that enables simultaneous crop production and solar electricity generation on the same parcel of land, offering a practical response to the growing competition between food and energy security. This study presents a Geograph...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95639
Abattoirs play a critical role in supplying meat and animal products for human consumption; however, their operations generate large quantities of solid and liquid waste that pose serious environmental and public health risks if not properly managed. A study was therefore carried...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95634
The transition from fossil fuels to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems is a complex economic, technological, institutional, and policy challenge. This study provides a multidisciplinary review of the drivers and implementation conditions shaping the global green energy transi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95635
This field experiment evaluated the relationship between canopy–air temperature difference and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to determine the crop water stress index (CWSI) for irrigation scheduling. The lower baseline showed a linear relationship...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95632
Lakes across India face sustained pressure from domestic effluent discharge, siltation and unplanned catchment development, and the physico-chemical condition of such lakes is widely reported to shape the structure of their aquatic macrophyte communities. This paper illustrates a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95633