María Elena Hernández Araiza, Neymar Camposeco Montejo, Francisco Alfonso Gordillo Melgoza, Valentín Robledo Torres, Alberto Sandoval Rangel & Juan Samuel Guadalupe Jesús Alcalá Rico·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
Background: Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) breeding can exploit heterosis and heterobeltiosis to identify parental combinations with improved agronomic and fruit-quality performance. Aims: The objective was to develop and evaluate experimental bell pepper hybrids produced throu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96319
Neonicotinoids are systemic, nicotine-derived insecticides that act primarily as agonists of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Their selective activity against insect pests, broad-spectrum efficacy and versatility in seed, soil, foliar and trunk-injection applications hav...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96320
A field experiment was conducted at the AICRP on Management of Saline Water and Associated Salinization in Agriculture, RVSKVV, College of Agriculture, Indore, at Salinity Research Farm, Baphalgaon, Barwaha, District Khargone (M.P.), to evaluate the effects of gypsum and Gliricid...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96316
The current study was conducted to assess their effects on mustard growth, productivity and quality under open and mango-based agroforestry systems. A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2024–25 at the AICRP Research Farm, Department of Forestry, College of A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96317
Integrated farming systems (IFS) may improve soil carbon storage by diversifying biomass inputs and reducing reliance on continuous cereal cultivation. This field study assessed depth-wise soil organic carbon (SOC) stock and surface-layer carbon sequestration in a decade-old IFS...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96318
Salinity is an important environmental constraint that adversely affects seed germination, seedling establishment, and subsequent growth of black gram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper). Identification of genotypes capable of maintaining satisfactory growth under saline conditions is ther...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96313
Background: Biochar application in combination with fertiliser may improve crop productivity and nutrient use while providing an avenue for utilising invasive biomass. Aims: This study evaluated the effects of Lantana camara-derived biochar on cauliflower yield, nutrient uptake,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96314
The present investigation was undertaken to assess genetic variability among thirty rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes and to identify reliable indirect selection criteria for grain yield through correlation and path coefficient analysis. Thirty genotypes were evaluated in a random...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96315
Plants respond to environmental stress by altering the structure and the developmental trajectory of their organs, and the molecular pathways connecting stimulus perception to these alterations have been mapped in progressively finer detail over the past three decades. Whether th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96310
Aims: This study aimed to quantify catchment soil erosion, assess sediment transport pathways, and determine their effects on rice production in Nyiramageni Marshland, Gisagara District, Rwanda. Study Design: A mixed-methods research design integrating geospatial modelling and st...
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