Chilo partellus, a notorious insect pest, wreaks havoc on global maize crops, causing substantial yield losses. Its destructive impact includes direct harm through feeding and stem tunnelling, result in weakened plants with severe grain yield reduction. Efforts have intensified t...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53424
Modern agriculture demands innovation solutions to address the challenges of increasing food production while optimizing resource utilization. This research presents the design and development of a twin-row maize planter. The proposed planter incorporates a twin-row planting mech...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53425
Mushroom cultivation is an emerging agri-business venture that requires technical knowledge at various steps of its cultivation. At every stage of a capacity development intervention in mushroom production, assessing the knowledge of participating growers is essential. An attempt...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53419
A field experiment was conducted to study the agronomic biofortification of zinc and iron in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties under Arid Western Plains Zone of Rajasthan. Growing of two varieties namely GNG-1581 and RSG-974 and seven fortification treatments included vario...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53420
The experiment comprised of eleven treatments and three replications involving soil and foliar application of nutrients and their combinations. The main aim of this experiment was to find out changes in the biochemical quality of strawberry fruit with the use of low-cost nutrient...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53416
The current study tests the efficacy of various fungicides for controlling the Alternaria leaf spot disease of Asalio. The field experiment was conducted during Rabi-Summer 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for management of Alternaria leaf spot of Asalio through fungicides....
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53417
Birth weight is a critical economic trait in goats, as it directly affects kid survival, growth rate, and overall productivity. In semi-arid regions, environmental and biological factors may significantly influence birth weight in indigenous breeds like Sirohi. This study aimed t...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53418
The present study was planned to find out effective control measures against major foliar diseases i.e. late leaf spot and rust of groundnut. The field experiment was conducted at Oilseeds Research Station, Jalgaon during Rabi-Summer 2016-17, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to study the...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53414
Biological control with potential actinomycetes is receiving greater attention all over the world. Among actinomycetes, Streptomyces being root-colonizing and a rich producer of secondary metabolites has become one of the important promising groups of antagonists. Management of...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53415
There is growing interest in the use of Trichoderma spp., beneficial soil fungi, as a sustainable alternative to chemical plant protection products in the cultivation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of three Trichoderma species (T. hama...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53408