The field experiment was conducted on Agronomy research farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj Ayodhya UP, (India) during Kharif season 2021 and 2022. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications taking three...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183499
An experiment was conducted in 2022-23 with prime objective to assess the Secondary and Micronutrients of Soil at different depths of various sites of Thondamuthur, Anaimalai and Karamadai blocks of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. The soil samples were collected at 0 -15, 15-30...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183500
Biofortification is a promising agricultural approach for addressing micronutrient shortages and increasing the nutritional content of food crops. Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as "hidden hunger," continue to affect many people around the world, particularly in underdeve...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183503
Mulching, an ancient agricultural practice, has emerged as a critical tool in modern horticulture due to its numerous benefits. This review examines the application and impacts of mulch installation techniques on Indian horticulture, with a focus on understanding different mulch...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183504
Pollen fertility can be restored by nuclear-encoded genes known as fertility restorer (Rf) genes. The initial stage in creating high-yielding heterotic hybrids involves the identification of restorers capable of effectively restoring the fertility of CMS lines. Hybrid rice breedi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183531
The objective of this study is to describe the nutrient content, uptake, quality of biofortified pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] and fertility status of soil as influenced by fertilization of potassium and zinc. The experiment comprising of four levels of potassium...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183482
It is well known that redgram is a photo sensitive long duration crop of 180 days and taking up redgram will occupy the land for the year. But now because of the availability of photo insensitive short (120 days) and medium duration redgram genotypes (150 days), farmers can able...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183483
To evaluate the response of zinc and iron fortified organic manure along with NPK levels on nutrient content, uptake and productivity of brinjal in coastal saline soil, a field experiment was conducted in farmer’s field at Ponnanthittu coastal village, near Chidambaram, Cuddalore...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183484
A special concern in tree improvement and genetic testing relates to genotype x environment interaction which means that the relative performance of clones, families, provenances or species differs when they are grown in different environments. In tree improvement, superior perf...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183485
A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Kharif, 2022. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), organic carbon (0.75%), available N (269.96 kg/ha),...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183486