Degradation of cultivated soils limits agricultural productivity and soil fertility. In Burkina Faso, the effect of soil type variability on cropping systems remains poorly documented, deserving further investigation. This study tests the effect of soil variability on sorghum-cow...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115846
Heat stress is a major abiotic limitation in semi-arid and subtropical climates. It causes significant production losses for wheat, a major grain crop, of about 6% for every °C that temperatures rise. Terminal heat stress is a major cause of decreased productivity when the grain-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115847
The present investigation was conducted during two consecutive year of 2019-20 and 2020-21 entitled effect of rice-based cropping system on available nutrient like N2o, P2o5 and K2o of soil under various nutrient management sources. The maximum available nutrient (273.95, 14.10,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115840
Alternaria blight caused by Alternaria brassica and, A. brassicicola singly or by mixed infection is one of the most widespread and destructive disease of oilseed brassicas globally. In order to identify the effective and economic molecules of fungicides against Alternaria blight...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115841
This study presents the development and validation of a rapid, cost-effective UV spectrophotometric method for the quantitative determination of piperine in Piper nigrum L. Three genotypes Panniyur 1, Panniyur 2, and Uthirankotta were studied at two critical stages of development...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115842
A long term field experiment has been initiated in 2008-09 on permanent site at Organic Farming Research Station, MARS, UAS, Raichur with sunflower-rabi sorghum cropping system of two years rotation under rainfed condition. The five crop rotation cycles were completed in the year...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115843
The water retention capacity of Sierra Leone soils is low due to low organic matter content and the dominance of highly weathered low activity clay minerals such as kaolinite and iron and aluminum sequioxides. It is therefore essential to seek efforts to improve water retention c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115844
A laboratory experiment was conducted in 2023 at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, to evaluate the effectiveness of Tamarind Seed Polysaccharide (TSP) polymer as a natural alternative to synthetic seed coatings for impr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115837
Anicet Désiré Kouassi, Eric-Olivier TIENEBO, Nahoulé Armand ADJA, Abdramane SORY, Akissi Sandrine YAO, Alahou André Gabaze GADJI & Yao Casimir BROU·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Aims: This study evaluated the comparative effectiveness of two pheromone trap designs, Deltasan and Tutasan, for capturing the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a major pest of tomato crops in Côte d’Ivoire. Study Design: The experiment was co...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115838
Metagenomics which has gained considerable attention in recent years, offers a powerful tool for detecting plant viruses which possess a serious threat to agriculture, food security, and biodiversity globally. Traditionally, methods of diagnosis such as serological techniques, of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115839