The aim of present study was to estimate the genetic variability, genetic advance and correlation between yield and yield contributing traits along with direct and indirect effect of yield component on yield through path analysis from data collected on 20 chickpea genotypes. Seed...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232592
In India, 600 million people are dependent on the agricultural sector, the majority of them are small farmers with up to 2 hectares of land holding. Rain-fed is two thirds of the net sown area. About 40 million hectares of this land being flood-prone and about two thirds of it is...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232594
The present investigation was conducted to assess the magnitude of heterosis of rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) developed by crossing four lines and twelve testers (in a line × tester design) to produce 48 F1 cross combinations at the Sorghum Improvement Project, MPKV....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232595
Aims: Ustilaginoidea virens, which causes false smut of rice (synonyms: green smut or pseudo smut), is an emerging grain disease around the world. The main aim of the study is to find out suitable culturable medium, carbon sources and pH for the growth of false smut pathogen and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232590
Moruboyina Aditya Kishore, Antaryami Mishra, Prava Kiran Dash, Subhashis Saren, Tapan K. Das, Sasmita Priyadarsini, Harapriya Sethy & Mayuri Sing Sardar·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2022
An investigation was conducted to analyse the distribution of available plant nutrients and to examine the relationships between soil properties and available nutrient status in soil profiles of Eastern India. Three soil profiles were exposed under three different topographic pos...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232591
The present study was carried out to determine the suitable packaging material for osmo dehydrated pineapple product and also to assess quality of the product during storage. Pineapple slices were steam blanched for 2 min, followed by immersion in osmotic solution containing sucr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232588
Lentil (Lens culinaris), an annual plant of the Fabaceae family, is extensively cultivated in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. In India, it is cultivated in rabi season (winter) and is an important legume due to its highly nutritious nature. Thirty-seven distinct lentil (Lens culn...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232589
The need to study the extent of adoption of climate resilient technologies (CRTs) under the changing climatic conditions have been at the centre of focus of many extension programmes, aimed at improving livelihood security under the current scenario. The current study was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232579
The present study was carried out in the Peddappalli district of Telangana, India. The paper shed light on participation levels, some cognitive characteristics, and prevalent gender discrimination. The goal of this study was to examine farm women's participation in agriculture, w...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232580
Field experiments were conducted during rainy seasons of 2018 to 2020 at Regional Rice Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Vyara, Gujarat on clayey soils. The treatment consists of four rice varieties i.e., Purna, GR 5, GNR 6 and IR 28 with 100 % and 50 % recommend...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232581