Aims: The study was conducted to assess the effects of different soil tillage practices and soil amendments on soil hydraulic characteristics. Study Design: The study was a 3 × 4 split-plot experiment arranged in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131260
A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Rabi season of 2021 to study the “Effect of phosphorus and boron levels on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”. The soil of experimental plot was sandy lo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131261
In India, greengram (Vigna radiata L.) is a popular pulse crop. With the concern for achieving desired yield with ensured soil health, the Soil Test Crop Response (STCR) approach develops the fertilizer prescription equations (FPEs) for the desired yield in greengram by conductin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131262
The present investigation was carried out to assess the genetic variability parameters, correlation and path analysis in 23 rice genotypes for 13 quantitative traits viz Days to 50% flowering, Days to Maturity, Plant height (cm), Flag Leaf Length (cm), Flag Leaf Width (cm), Numbe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131288
This study was conducted in selected industrial waste dump sites in the Kota district of Rajasthan, India to investigate the impact of various edaphic factors on spore density and root colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The current research shows that AMF root col...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131301
The experimental materials consisting 218 maize double haploids and two commercial checks were screened at CIMMYT-BISA-Ludhiana-Punjab under natural cold stress (winter sowing) during rabi 2019-20. Data was recorded on leaf necrosis (seedling stage), ear leaf length, ear leaf wid...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131247
This study was done at Mlughi Agricultural demonstration farm in Bura, Taita Taveta County-Kenya to test upland rice varietal performance and di-ammonium fertilizer effects on panicle characteristics and yield parameter. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used with sev...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131249
The current work sought to investigate the impact of two chemicals (NaCl and Brassinolide) on growth parameters, chlorophyll pigments in stevia shoots cultured under in vitro condition. For this, nodal explants of stevia were cultured for four weeks on MS medium supplemented with...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131250
A field experiment on "Planting pattern and nutrient management in rainfed sweet corn + cowpea system and its residual effect on succeeding toria" was conducted during the kharif and rabi seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Keonjha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131251
Aims: One-time high rates of compost were applied at 15, 30, and 45 Mg ha-1 to improve soil organic matter (SOM) and fertility in dryland organic winter wheat-fallow rotations. Cover crop mixtures (oats and Austrian winter peas) were planted in fallow phases annually to suppress...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131252
Present investigations were carried out in bottle gourd to assess the heritability and genetic advance for yield and quality traits. Fifteen hybrids of bottle gourd generated along with their six parents evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replication at th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131253
The most significant source of protein in the world is wheat, which accounts for roughly 21% of daily dietary protein requirements on average. With more than 60% of the population living in rural regions, the wheat crop system in Indian agriculture represents the backbone and the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131245
An investigation was carried out in Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Uhonmora Station, Edo State to evaluate the effect of transplanting positions of cacao (Theobroma cacao L) seedlings with plantains under field condition. Four treatments were evaluated: Plantain suck...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131241
The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of nano fertilizer in the growth yield and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculenthus). The experiment was carried out at the instructional farm of ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kerndra, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, during the year 2021....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131242
The present investigation entitled “Effect of foliar application of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus T.)” was conducted at Horticulture Research farm, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131243