Combining ability is mostly used by breeders to select appropriate parental cultivars to produce the larger progeny of new combinations through their hybridization. The objectives of this research were to estimate the general combining ability of parents and specific combining ab...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84935
Water and nutrient availability are the most important factors which affect crop production. However inconsistent rainfall and high prices of fertilizers have been pushing down crop productivity. The use of biochar (BC) is one of the alternatives to minimize those effects. Howeve...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84927
Water conservation technologies are among the climate smart agriculture practices geared towards increasing crop production in arid and semi-arid areas. Several technologies have been experimented with crops such as maize, sorghum, however, there is limited information on integra...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84928
A field experiment with spilt plot design was conducted to study the ‘effect of fertility and silicon levels on the nutritional quality of maize’ during Kharif 2022 and 2023 at Rajasthan College of Agriculture (RCA), MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The main plot treatments cons...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84931
In this report, we have studied graft compatibility of five scion cultivar Pusa Shyamala, Pusa hybrid -6, Pusa Kranti, Mahy 80 and Gopi 75 when grafted onto Kavach and CO2. As per data two scion, Mahy 80 and Gopi 75 when grafted on Kavach and CO2 showed maximum graft success from...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84926
Hydroponics, Aquaponics and Aeroponics are innovative horticultural techniques that offer efficient, sustainable alternatives to traditional soil-based agriculture. These methods leverage advanced technology to optimize plant growth, conserve resources, and increase crop yields....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84919
Aims: The aim of the experiment was to study the NDVI values of maize crop at knee height stage and pre tasseling stage as an indicator of crop health under different tillage practices and precision nutrient management strategies. Study Design: The experiment was conducted in spl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84920
Drought stress is a major environmental challenge that significantly impairs plant growth, productivity, and survival. Plants have evolved complex physiological and biochemical mechanisms to perceive and respond to drought conditions, with plant hormones playing pivotal roles in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84921
Rice is a staple food for millions of people around the world, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire. Its production is subject to numerous biotic constraints, including rice panicle necrosis. Rice panicle necrosis, previously neglected, has taken on worrying proportions in Côte d'Ivoire...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84922
Cultivation of newly released variety has potential to increase the productivity and needs to be promoted and popularized. In this regard, the present study was carried out at farmer’s field by introducing new high yielding Finger millet variety ATL 1 to increase the productivity...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84923