An experiment was conducted during rabi seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Agronomy Farm, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, to get a suitable combination of sowing at different plant geometries and weed management. The experiment was managed in a split-plot...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130826
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) primarily relies depends mainly on groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes. The study was therefore aimed to identify groundwater quality in Al-Jouf Region, KSA using water quality index (DWQI). In addition, investigating the hydro-chemical...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130819
Plant and animals are the chief source of lectins playing important role in defense system against various pathogens. Lentil (Lens culinaris) lectin (LL) binds to polysaccharides and other glycoconjugates in a reversibly manner which contain glucose or mannose type sugars. In pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130820
Nursery establishment for healthy seedlings is an integral part of afforestation and reforestation projects. Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are amid the destructive pathogens that greatly threaten forest nurseries. This study assesses forest nursery operations and knowledge of ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430814
Aim: Understanding the interactive effects of aspects and elevation on soil properties and vegetation diversity in hill forests of the desert environment is essential for devising strategies to restore such degraded hills. Place and Duration: Observations were recorded from Septe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430815
An experiment was conducted during 2019 to study the jamun genotypes based on shelf life of fruit. Shelf life studies were conducted on eight jamun genotypes and results indicated that, the maximum shelf life of the Jamun fruit was 5 days under normal room temperature after harve...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430816
Abu Saleh Nizamuddin Ahmed, M. K. Sarma, Daizi Durba Saharia, Manash Protim Nath, Nigombam Sonia Devi, Jugal Chandra Talukdar & Sobha Dutta Deka·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2021
Fifty four rice cultivars from North Bank Plain Zone (NBPZ) of Assam were assessed for their genetic variability and diversity with respect to yield and traits associated with adaptation under moisture stress with a view to formulate hybridization strategies for further genetic i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430817
An experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2017-18 to estimate the genetic parameters of variation including heritability and genetic advance for agro-physiological characters viz., days to flower initiation, days to 50 per cent flowering, days to maturity, plant height,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430828
Balochistan is the province of Pakistan that facing serious issues such assoil erosion, structural instability, and nutrient depletion, and water scarcity, accumulation of excessive salts in soil and low contents of organic matter. Unfortunately, the current exhaustive cropping s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2431110
Zinc (Zn) is the micronutrient that most commonly limits maize yields but it receives much less attention than other inputs. The present field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Zn fertilizers on growth and yield of maize in farmer’s field under rainfed condition in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430812