The application of mulching practices reduces soil evaporation, conserves soil moisture, suppresses weed growth, controls soil structure and temperature, influences soil micro-organisms, and is aesthetically pleasing. This study has reviewed, which described the effects of variou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203880
A field experiment was started in 2008 under All India Co-ordinated Research Project- Soil Test Crop Response in western Rajasthan to study the long-term effects of nutrient management strategy using Soil Test Crop Response (STCR) approach on cluster bean– wheat cropping system....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203871
Aim: To investigate the effect of soil inversion in conjugation with combined application of SOP with cheaper potassium supplements like tobacco stalk biochar (TS biochar) and barn wood ash (BWA) on potassium fractions in light textured sandy loam soils supporting FCV tobacco. St...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203872
During kharif 2020 a field experiment was conducted at College of Agriculture, V. C. Farm, Mandya, India to study the effect of compost coated and blended phosphatic fertilizers on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of maize. There were eight treatments that include 100, 75 and 50...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203873
A field experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm-1, of the Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya- Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow to evaluate the significan...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203861
K. Prabhakar, K. Venkataramanamma, B. V. R. P. Reddy, Y. S. Satish Kumar, K. Ramesh, R. Narasimhulu, K. Satish Babu, K. Arun Kumar & N. C. Venkateswarlu·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
A field experiment was conducted during Kharif and Rabi seasons of 2017-18 to 2021-22 at Regional Agricultural Research station Nandyal to study the SSNM effect on yield system economics of sunflower based emerging cropping systems and soil nutrient status. Maize- sunflower cropp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203862
Integrated nutrient management system is an alternative system for the sustainable and cost-effective management of soil fertility by combined apply of inorganic with organic materials resulting in rising soil fertility and productivity without affecting environment. Keeping in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203863
Sandy soils cover approximately 900 million ha worldwide particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. There are extensive areas of sandy soils under cultivation, but the soil fertility is often low and dependent on management practices for crop production so better management sand...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203865
A field study was carried out to determine the effect of soil application of zinc sulphate on growth, yield and quality of guava cv. L-49 during rainy and winter season. Different soil applications were applied i.e. T1 : ZnSO4 @ 0 g/plant (Control), T2 : ZnSO4 @ 50 g/plant, T3 :...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203866
Aim: To study the effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on quality and soil parameters of kalmegh. Study Design: The experiment was carried out with 13 treatments in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The research trial was...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203854
Present investigation entitled effect of blanching pre-treatments on quality of dragon fruit peel picklewas aimed to evaluate sensory quality of dragon fruit peel pickleduring storage. For preparation of dragon fruit peel pickle, an experiment was laid out with six blanching pre-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203855
This study focuses on utilizing the phenomenon of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to control plant viruses and increased growth in vitro. The study demonstrated the induction of SAR in potato plantlets against Potato Virus X by using bacterial culture filtrates invitro. These...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203856
Efficacy studies were conducted during June-July in 2017 and 2018 at two locations in district Baramulla of Jammu and Kashmir against the phytophagous mite Panonychus ulmi (Koch) in apple orchards. The test molecule Fenazaquin 20 SC at the dosages of 15, 20 and 25 ml along with s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203858
A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2022-2023 at Rajoula Agriculture farm, of Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya Chitrakoot, Satna (M.P.) to evaluate the effect of potassic fertilizer, FYM and vermicompost on growth parameters, yield attribut...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203859
The goal of the current study was to assess the genetic variability parameters and genetic diversity in 40 rice genotypes for 13 quantitative traits in the Kharif, 2022 Season at the field experimentation center, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agricultural Insti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203860