Riparian forests have peculiar characteristics in relation to architecture and flowering, which are intrinsically linked to the high water content of the soil and the air where they develop due to both the superficiality of the water table and periodic flooding. The aim of this r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030338
Aims: To evaluate the time and type of chemical defoliants to improve the mechanical and manual picking of high density cotton CO 17 in terms of higher defoliation and increase boll opening percentage. Study Design: The study was performed in split plot design with seven treatmen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030337
Addo, Joseph Sarkodie-, Patrick Atta Poku Snr, Joseph Sarkodie- Addo, Snr, Patrick Atta Poku, Vincent Logah, Kyere, Clement Gyeabour & Clement Gyeabour Kyere·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
The objective for the study was to determine the effect of variety and different soil amendments on the growth and yield of carrot (Daucus carota L.). The study was conducted in Mampong-Ashanti which is located in the transitional zone of Ghana. The experiment was laid out in a 5...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030335
Aims: Crop production is exposed to climate change phenomenon resulting in change in rainfall amount and long drought spells. Good conservation practices are important in yield improvement. This study aims to assess the effect of tillage and vegetative mulch on maize growth rate,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030336
An experiment was carried out at farmer’s field, Chapparamane during 2017-19 to know the efficacy of biostimulants on yield and quality of dendrobium orchid var. Sonia-17. Eight biostimulants in two combinations were taken for the study in comparision with Recommended dose of Fer...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030334
GPS based soil survey was conducted in the tomato growing areas of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka to map the soil fertility status by using Arc GIS 10.4 software. Seventy five surface soil samples were taken from the tomato growing areas of the district and analysed for text...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030331
The field experimentation was carried out at Instructional Farm, BAIF Development Research Foundation, Nanodara of Ahmadabad district during 2014 to 2018 with an objective to evaluate the response of the two ber varieties (Seb and Gola) to number of irrigations on the growth and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930332
Biochar is being reported now a-days to potentially reduce the bioavailability of arsenic (As). A pot culture and an in vitro incubation study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of biochar produced from different sources (viz., cow dung, poultry manure and sewage sludge) at l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930330
Field experiment was conducted at farmer’s field in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu with two different soil sulphur status i.e., soil with sufficient and deficient levels of sulphur status in order to study the response of graded doses of sulphur on two different sesamum variet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930328
The success of reforestation depends on the production of quality seedlings in nurseries. Initial fertilization and mycorrhization are determinants that improve the growth of plants. The purpose of this study was to improve the quality of Ceiba pentandra seedlings using fertiliza...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930329