A field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of mulching on water productivity, soil properties and maize yield (Zea mays L.) in bed and flat sowing methods at Research Area of Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Whea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18352
The objective of the present investigation was to study the effect of salt affected soils in different locations in Egypt on performance, variability, correlations, heritability, and genetic advance from selection of 117 bread wheat doubled haploids and 4 checks. The experiments...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18900
High yielding and stress tolerant crops are vital for food security needs of a growing population. New approaches are being devised to develop genetically modified (GM) plants suitable for changing climate, resistance to pests and herbicides and enhanced nutrition. Despite having...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18828
Low solubility of phosphate rock (PR) limits its direct application to leafy vegetables. However the low solubility and slow P releasing characteristics contribute to higher residual effect than water soluble P fertilizers. A pot experiment was conducted over three crop cycles at...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18484
This study was conducted to evaluate the planting density on growth and yield of tomato fruit to determine the optimum planting density. Plant height, number of leaves per plant, fruit set, number of fruit per plant, fruit weight and fruit yield were recorded. Results indicated t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18573
In order to assess the distribution of heavy metals in the urban environment; concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni and Zn were measured on 21 topsoil samples collected from roadside soils of Chittagong city. The heavy metal concentrations were determined by flame atomic absorptio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18424
Aims: The use of growth retardants may be an alternative to improve yield and fruit quality of jalapeño pepper (Capsicum annum L.) growing in greenhouse; particularly when a high antioxidants fruit content is the main goal. Prohexadione calcium (P-Ca) is a bioregulator which redu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18488
Temporal changes in soil organic matter and other chemical properties influence the availability of nutrients to plants with or without the application of fertilizers. For proper soil management, these changes must be accounted for. Pot experiment was conducted to assess changes...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18355
Raspberry (Rubus ideaus) is a perennial crop that reaches commercial production after 4 to 5 years since planting. To improve of Raspberry crop production, fertilizers and manures are applied to the soil. Many farms in the Andean-Patagonian region produce organic crops, and apply...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18425
Bioslurry can be used as soil amendment to improve soil fertility in sustainable ways. The experiments to investigate the effect of bioslurry and inorganic fertilizers on nutrient uptake and yield of carrot and okra were conducted from 2011 to 2012 at Institute of Soil Chemistry...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17084