Muga silkworm (Antheraea assamensis Helfer) is endemic to North-Eastern India, and colour designates it as golden silk. From time immemorial, many ethnic and tribal groups have produced muga silk. Muga silk has a special status due to its natural golden-yellow colour. Semi-domes...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242697
The experimentation was carried out for twenty-one diverse genotypes of pigeon pea for eight quantitatively inherited traits. The genotypes were grouped into six clusters following P.C. Mahalanobis D2 statistical techniques. The cluster I consisted highest (16) genotypes and rema...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242698
The current investigation took place at P.G. Laboratory of Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior (M.P.) during the year 2021. To satisfy customer demand in both national and international markets, blended beverages made from fruits, medicinal...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242699
Molecular mimics are an excellent example of nature’s survival tool adopted by different pathogens. Plant-parasitic nematodes especially the sedentary endoparasites like Cyst nematodes and Root-knot nematodes are one such dangerous pathogens which were mastered in mimicking their...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242700
To select prospective genotype variants for future breeding programs, research is currently being done to evaluate the degree of genetic variability, heritability, and genetic progress among various tomato varieties using morphological features. Experimental material comprising t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242701
The constant availability of high-yielding and well-adapted varieties is made possible by a vigorous breeding program and it is the first and least expensive input in improving the output of any crop. To design breeding methods for the development of a certain crop, it is essenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242702
Change detection studies have been carried out for evaluation of fifteen watersheds in Anantapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh. The study was carried out using high resolution Resourcesat-2, Linear Imaging and Self Scanning-IV (LISS-IV) data of 2011 (pre-treatment) and 2016 (post...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242703
The experiment was conducted at Department of Vegetable Science, OUAT, Bhubaneswar from 2019-2021. Stored spine gourd seeds of six months old were used in this experiment. The seeds were first given various physical treatments (T1: control, T2: 48 hours soaking in water, T3: hot...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i243265
Aim: To study the association between characters through correlation and path analysis for 30 elite maize lines Study Design: Randomized Block Design with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at Seed Research and Technology Centre Rabi 202...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242657
Allelopathy is a concept that is applied in weed management to minimize extensively the reliance on herbicide in agriculture. The allelopathic potential of Acalypha wilkesiana, Centrosema pubescens and Phyllanthus amarus on Amaranthus cruentus and Corchorus olitorius were investi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242658