This field experiment evaluated combined soil and foliar nutrient application for improving soybean quality, nutrient content and uptake under Vertisol conditions during the kharif season of 2022 at the Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Ummedganj-Kota, Rajasthan. The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96288
A controlled greenhouse study was conducted during the 2020/2021 dry season at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and soil moisture on nutrient acquisition and physiological pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96289
Volcanic soils in humid tropical environments undergo intensive weathering and pedogenic differentiation, producing marked variation in clay activity and soil organic carbon across landforms. This study evaluated pedogenic differentiation across volcanic landforms in Barong Tongk...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96290
A field experiment was conducted during summer 2024 at the Horticultural Research Centre, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India, to evaluate the individual and interaction effects of leaf pruning and gibberellic acid (GA₃) on summer squash (Cucu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96285
Aims: The study aims to evaluate the agro-economic potential of an improved zainer prototype compared with three endogenous bare land restoration techniques in northern Burkina Faso, and to identify key agronomic, economic and social determinants of its adoption. Study Design: Sp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96286
Biochar amendments can alter soil conditions and crop performance, but their effects may vary with feedstock type. This study evaluated wood-shaving, maize-straw, and charcoal biochars applied at 10 t/ha for their effects on selected soil physical and chemical properties and maiz...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96287
The sustainability of the wheat–rice cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains is constrained by intensive tillage, residue burning, and declining soil fertility. This study evaluated six tillage- and residue-based crop establishment practices, including mungbean integration, f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96283
Drought stress poses a major threat to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity and food security in arid regions such as Iraq. This study combines precision CRISPR-Cas13 RNA knockdown with multidimensional multi-omics platforms to enhance drought tolerance in local Iraqi wheat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96284
A field experiment was conducted as part of an M.Sc. research programme to investigate the effect of different herbicides on rainfed maize (Zea mays L.) during the kharif (rainy) season of 2022 at the Department of Agriculture, Swami Vivekanand University, Sagar. The experiment c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96279
A two-year field investigation was conducted during the rabi (winter) seasons of 2024-25 and 2025-26 at the Instructional Farm of the Department of Agronomy, ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, to evaluate the effect of foliar-applied biostimulants (chitosan, seaweed...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96281