Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.), a self-pollinated annual crop with 2n = 30 chromosomes, is typically grown in the Rabi season and is mainly valued for its oil and flax fiber because of its economic importance. Yield is a complex trait governed by multiple genes, and its perform...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85675
The current study was undertaken to assess the impact of thermochemically processed organic fertilizer (TOF) enriched with various zinc (Zn) sources on the soil fertility status, nutrient availability, and tuber yield performance of Chinese potato (Plectranthus rotundifolius L.,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85676
Mushrooms offer a sustainable solution to global food security by converting agricultural waste into nutritious protein. Pleurotus species are particularly valuable, requiring simple cultivation methods thus optimizing substrate combinations of organic wastes can significantly en...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85671
An experiment was conducted at Adhartal farm, Integrated Farming System unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur during kharif season 2022-23. Two spraying of brahmastra @ 45ml/L initiating on 21 DOC and repeated at 15 days interval was found to be most effective...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85672
Soil acidity is a pervasive obstacle to global crop productivity, profoundly restricting availability of essential nutrients especially, phosphorus (P) and boron (B). Addressing their deficiencies along with liming is the key to secure sustainable harvests. The present study expl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85668
A field study was conducted to evaluate the effect of various organic sources of nutrients on productivity and economics of rainfed cotton in Vertisols. The experiment was initiated during 2019-20 and the present study was conducted during kharif 2022-23 and 2023-24 at Research f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85669
Tropical soils are critical for supporting food production, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, but they face increasing threats from climate change. Rising temperatures, erratic precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events exacerbate existing soil challenges, such as ero...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85670
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2020 at the Research Farm, Division of Agronomy, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, to evaluate the effect of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) varieties, farmyard manure (FYM) a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85667
A pot experiment was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt to evaluate the growth and fruit yield responses of three tomato varieties to poultry manure (PM) and foliar application of moringa leaf extract (MLE). The PM was applied at...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85664
This study investigates the impact of mining-related disturbances on forest structure and biodiversity in tropical dry deciduous forests within the Katghora Forest Division of Chhattisgarh, India. Vegetation sampling was carried out across four zones situated at increasing distan...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85665