Millets—comprising major millets (sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet) and a diverse set of small millets—are increasingly recognised in India as strategic crops for nutrition-sensitive and climate-resilient agriculture. Yet, despite their ecological hardiness and cultural em...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i36002
The overall sustainability of agricultural systems depends largely on the inherent productivity and proper management of soil resources. Soil fertility fluctuates seasonally due to nutrient additions through fertilizers, manures and amendments, as well as losses via crop removal,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i36003
Background: The extensive use of pesticides, particularly organophosphorus compounds like chlorpyrifos, has become an integral component of modern agriculture but has resulted in persistent residues that pose serious risks to soil health and environmental safety. Microbial biodeg...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i35999
Acid Inceptisols are commonly found in coastal region of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. This particular soil faces serious problem such as low pH, high aluminum (Al) saturation and low fertility. Humic acid extracted from cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) benefits to improve chemi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i36000
Soil salinity represents one of the most pervasive abiotic stresses, constraining global agricultural productivity, affecting over 1.4 billion hectares of arable land worldwide. The emergence of nanoparticle (NP)-based agronomic interventions has opened a compelling new frontier...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i36001
Dry root rot in chickpea causes up to 100% loss in yield in favourable environmental conditions. Identification of resistant cultivars would be highly economical, eco-friendly and a viable solution for rainfed condition for combating the devastating pathogen. The present study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i35998
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2024–25 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, to assess the effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on the growth, yield, quality, and economics of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.). The experiment comprised eleven treatments includi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i35996
The variation in resistivity, volumetric water content, dielectric constants, and pH has been measured with the addition of water for two agricultural soil samples. Also, the effect of increasing percentage and size of sand on resistivity, dielectric constant, pH, porosity, and b...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i35997
Factory waste products were evaluated at the National Agricultural Research Organization, Ikulwe satellite station, in Uganda to establish their efficacy as source of nutrients for rice. A potted study was conducted in CRB, replicated four times during 2022 and 2023 while, a fiel...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i35994
Soil degradation driven by intensive monocropping and excessive dependence on synthetic fertilizers has severely compromised soil organic carbon, nutrient balance, and biological activity in major agricultural regions, particularly the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Green manuring has re-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25995
An experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2024 at the College of Agriculture (Kaul) CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to ascertain the viablity of integrated nutrient management through green manuring on soil fertility under direct seeded rice (DSR). The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25991
Aims: The study evaluates genetic variability in response to temperature stress under early- and timely-sown conditions in the Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India. Study Design: The field tests employed an Augmented Randomized Complete Block Design (ARCBD) featuring two sowing condit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25992
The objective of this study was to analyze the dynamics and trends of research on vermicomposting in order to identify areas that have not been explored and to guide future investigations. A bibliometric review was carried out using publications from Scopus, analyzed on R and vis...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25993
João Rafael Prudêncio dos Santos, Andréia Márcia Santos de Souza David, Janaína Beatriz Borges, Adriene Matos dos Santos, Bruno Soares da Silva & Hemilly Kariny Cardoso Freitas·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
Seed physiological quality is a key determinant of crop emergence and early stand establishment and is influenced by production and post-harvest conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the germination and vigor of maize, common bean, soybean, and sunflower seeds produced under a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25990
A field study was carried out to determine the effect of manures and bio fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of three years old sweet orange cv. Hamlin during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24 with four replications under randomized block design. Different treatments were applied...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25989