Intercropping—the deliberate co-cultivation of two or more crops in the same space and season—has re-emerged as a cornerstone of climate-smart agriculture because it can raise system resilience while improving soil function. This global review synthesizes evidence on how intercro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125916
Aims: To characterize thermal and rainfall trends, identify the main soil types along a topographic sequence and assess the agronomic response of wheat on these soils according to the seasons. Study Design: To analyze rainfall and temperature trends and conduct a field experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125917
Aims: Mulching effectively conserve soil moisture and effects soil temperature which influence crop growth and yield. The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of different organic mulches on the growth and yield of lentil crop during winter season. Study Design...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125931
Neetu Prajapat, Prerna Dogra, K. K. Sharma, Gajanand Jat, B. L. Dudwal, D.L. Bagdi, Kiran Gaur, Kiran Doodhawal, S.S. Sharma, Chiranjeev Kumawat & Omprakash·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
With the advent of high-yielding crop varieties/hybrids and the gradual intensification of agriculture, soil potassium reserves are being depleted at a quicker rate. Furthermore, due to uneven fertiliser application, potassium deficit is becoming one of the most significant restr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125910
Aims: Geo-referencing of the important physico-chemical and nutrient parameters of Gomati and South Tripura is the prime objective of this study. Study Design: Random sampling followed by laboratory tests of important properties of soil were derived to conduct a cross-sectional s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125911
A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2024 at the Research Farm, School of Agriculture, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, to assess the impact of integrated nutrient management on crop performance under semi-arid conditions. The experiment was laid out in a factorial...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125912
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi seasons of 2020–21 and 2021–22 at the Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Agriculture, Plantica Indian Academy of Rural Development (IARD), Dehradun to evaluate the influence of foliar-applied micronutrients on the growth, yi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125914
The GreenSeeker has emerged as a diagnostic tool to estimate nitrogen status of actively growing crop canopy, which measures the fraction of emitted light received by the sensor. Nitrogen plays a vital role in deciding growth and yield of maize crop. For economic profitability an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125904
The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of bioinoculants along with organic amendments on seed germination of fresh and aged seeds of guava (Psidium guajava L.) under open field conditions. The experiment aimed to assess the influence of selected bioinocula...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125905
The study aims to evaluate the influence of foliar-applied Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) on the growth, yield and quality attributes of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cv. Kashi Ratna. The present investigation was carried out during the winter season of 2023–24 at the Vegetable Rese...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125906