Aquaponics is the co-culture of fish and plants in a closed-loop, controlled-environment agricultural system. It offers a sustainable and environmentally friendly production system. Evaluating the growth of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in an aquaponics system in Côte d’Ivoi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86228
Grain yield in maize (Zea mays L.) is a complex quantitative trait governed by several interrelated morpho-physiological and yield-contributing characters. Understanding the relationships among these traits and their direct and indirect contributions to grain yield is essential f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86229
Early blight, caused principally by the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria solani, remains one of the most persistent foliar constraints on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production across temperate and subtropical growing regions. The disease progresses through repeated infection cyc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86223
Jeevamrit is a fermented input used in natural farming, but the effects of cow dung quantity on its physicochemical, microbial, and enzymatic characteristics remain insufficiently characterised. This study compared different cow dung proportions and determined their effects on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86224
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a rabi pulse crop whose productivity may be constrained by inadequate management of sulphur and iron. A field experiment was conducted during the 2024–25 rabi season at the Agriculture Farm of Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, S...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86225
Efficient irrigation scheduling and appropriate varietal selection are essential for sustaining wheat productivity under limited water availability. A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2018–2019 at the Agronomy Research Farm, Acharya Narendra Deva Universit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86226
Efficient nutrient management is essential for improving the productivity and quality of medicinal crops in rainfed ecosystems, where moisture and nutrient availability frequently limit crop performance. The present investigation evaluated the influence of crop establishment meth...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86227
The present investigation assessed the soil micronutrient status and nutrient index values (NIVs) of the PDKV-adopted Muradpur Model Village in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. The study area was divided into eight sampling blocks (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H), and 84 geo-ref...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86220
Genetic variability is the foundation of effective selection in crop improvement. Fifty rice germplasm lines were evaluated during the kharif season of 2025 at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Polasa, Jagtial, Telangana, India, using a randomised block design with two...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86221
Pulses play a crucial role in global food and nutritional security because of their high protein content and contribution to sustainable agriculture. Among pulse crops, chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most widely cultivated and economically important food legumes in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86222