Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk., known variously as abiu, caimito or yellow star apple, is a Sapotaceae tree native to the western Amazon basin that has begun to attract international research and horticultural interest as a candidate for orchard diversification, functi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86195
Cobalt (Co) is a transition metal of increasing environmental and biological significance because of its essential and toxic roles across soil-plant-animal-human systems. This review aims to synthesise the literature on cobalt across the soil-plant-animal-human continuum. Natural...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86196
Background: Termitomyces species are ecologically important termite-associated macrofungi that contribute to lignocellulose degradation and nutrient cycling. However, their diversity and taxonomic characteristics remain inadequately documented in the Marathwada region of Maharash...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86197
Aims: The present investigation was undertaken to estimate the general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), and nature of gene action governing seed yield, oil content, and associated quantitative traits in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.), and to identify s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86198
The present investigation was conducted during 2025–2026 at the Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was laid ou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86199
Aim: This study evaluated the in vitro antagonistic efficacy of selected fungal and bacterial bioagents against the major maize stalk rot pathogens Fusarium verticillioides, Macrophomina phaseolina, and Dickeya zeae. Study Design: The experiment was arranged in a completely rando...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i76192
Integrated nutrient management is an important strategy for improving soil health and sustaining crop productivity through the combined use of organic and inorganic nutrient sources. A field experiment was conducted during 2024 and 2025 at the Students' Research Farm, Khalsa Coll...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86193
Food and nutritional insecurity remains a major challenge, increasing the need to characterise underutilised crops with potential dietary value. This study evaluated the influence of production environment on the biochemical composition of tubers from six tiger nut (Cyperus escul...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86194
Agroforestry systems — intentional combinations of trees with crops and/or livestock — are increasingly recognised as multifunctional land-use strategies capable of sustaining agricultural productivity whilst mitigating the adverse effects of climate change on soil health. Soils...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i76340
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2025-26 at the Horticultural Experiment Field, Department of Horticulture, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, to evaluate the ef...
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