Cotton has been cultivated for over 6,000 years for various purposes, including food, fiber, and fuel. It is not only used in clothing, sheets, and towels, but also in the production of rope, paper, cooking oil, animal feed, packaging, and biofuels. Biochar has been identified as...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224146
The pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani has a wide host range infecting crops. In order to find out the host range of R. solani causing root rot of fenugreek, 13 plant species were selected which are commonly found in fenugreek growing ecosystem. Root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani h...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224147
Soil acidification is a major concern in Côte d'Ivoire. The present study examines the effect of an amendment based on crushed carbonate rock (dolomite and limestone) on soil chemistry and cocoa plant growth. To this end, cocoa seedlings were grown under controlled conditions und...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224148
The rising demands for Parkia biglobosa due to its numerous benefits and the lack of active conservation measures have endangered the species in most of its natural ranges. Data on its dendrometry, which is a prerequisite for its sustainable management, are limited especially in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224149
Producing enough food to feed the nation's expanding population has been India's biggest post-independence concern. Therefore, high-yielding cultivars are utilised in conjunction with irrigation water, fertilisers, or pesticides. All agricultural methods that uphold production in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224150
Turmeric is an important spice crop cultivated in various states of India and Tamil Nadu is one of the leading producers of Turmeric. The productivity of Turmeric in Tamil Nadu was 3.80 MT/ha (cured rhizome yield) which is lower than the national productivity. Though there are va...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224141
Viruses are very minute microorganisms which are incapable of independent existence and can infect wide range of wild and cultivated plants. The plants’ reaction to viral infections are diverse and depends on factors such as the specific virus- host interaction under different en...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224142
A long-term experiment entitled “Study of correlation between soil chemical properties, zinc fractions and yield of rice under long term fertilization in Chromustert soil” was conducted at IGKV Raipur experimental farm during kharif 2019-20. This study comprised of ten treatments...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224143
The experiment, conducted during the 2018-20 rabi season at Assam Agricultural University's Experimental Farm in Jorhat, encompassed four different media compositions and two crops, yielding eight treatment combinations. These treatments were arranged in a RBD with three replicat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224144
In the case of seed spices, the economic yield of seed is an important factor. Plant yield is a complicated trait that is controlled by a variety of circumstances. The present work was conducted during the Rabi season for two years during 2021-22 and 2022-23 at Research Farm of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224145
A field experiment was carried out during two consecutive years (2016-17 and 2017-18) at Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyala, Chitrakoot, Satna,(M.P.). Indiato evaluate the effect of moisture conservation practices on growth, yield attributes and yield of mustard un...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224136
Aim: Onions, (Allium cepa L.) is one of the highly significant bulbs crops extensively cultivated in India. The investigation entitled “Evaluation of different genotypes of Late Kharif Onion (Allium Cepa L.) under the Gangetic plains of West Bengal”is aimed at suggesting the more...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224137
The rheological properties of bread dough made with various ratios of garden cress seed (GCS) and refined wheat flour were investigated. The Brabender Farinograph E, Extensograph E and Amylograph E were used to determine rheological properties such as water absorption, developmen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224138
Soil health is a critical determinant of ecosystem sustainability and agricultural productivity. This review article examines the significance of soil indicators, microbial community dynamics, soil enzymes, and their relationship with essential soil properties, including organic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224139
The experiment on 141 genotypes of wheat consisting one hundred ten F1’s,twenty-seven parental lines (22 females + 5 males) and four standard varieties (UP-2338, PBW-550, NW-1067 and NW-5054) of wheat was conducted to work out the genetic variability, heritability and genetic adv...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224140