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Evaluation of Tillage Methods under Rainfed Cultivation of Cotton-Pulses Crop Rotation

N. Anandaraj, M. Manikandan, V. Sanjivkumar & A. Solaimalai · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Aims: To evaluate the effect of tillage methods on soil moisture storage, grain yield, economics and rain water use efficiency in semi-arid region Study Design: Four tillage methods viz. conventional tillage, Rotovator ploughing + chisel ploughing, chisel ploughing + tiller ploug...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031139

A Review on Breeding in Ornamental Crops for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Heera Lal Atal, Daripalli Srilakshmi, Kunal Debbarma, Lopamudra Jena & Meikam Ichancha · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Abiotic stresses are major concerns in agriculture sector affecting large parts of India. It is caused by Drought, salinity and temperature (high/low) representing a major constraint over crop growth rate and productivity. In ornamental crops meagre efforts have been done towards...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031136

Evaluation of Soil Nutrient Index and Physico-Chemical Parameters of Soil from Different Blocks of Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

K. Manivikas, Amreen Hasan, Arun Alfred David, Tarence Thomas & I. Srinath Reddy · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The evaluation of Physico-chemical properties of soil of different blocks of Kurnool district was carried out in 2021-2022. The main objectives of this study is to evaluate the Physico-chemical properties of soil and to analyze the soil nutrient index of soil. For evaluation 9 sa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031135

Phenotypic Diversity of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Genotypes for Grain Yield Characters

D. Madhusri, G. Roopa Lavanya & M. Elangovan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Analysis of variance showed high significant differences among 40 finger millet genotypes for all the characters under study. High GCV and PCV was recorded for number of tillers per plant, biological yield and peduncle length respectively suggesting that there was predominance of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031137

Effect of Pre-sowing Seed Treatments on Physiological Potential of Seed Germination in Okra

Fasil Fayaz, Farooq A. Khan, Sajad A. Bhat, Sumati Narayan, Zakir H. Khan, Shakil A. Mir, . Moinddin & Mohammad Amir · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Aims: The present investigation was carried out at SKUAST-Kashmir during the year 2020 to improve the seed vigour and germination potential of okra through pre-sowing seed treatments. Study Design: The experiment was laid in completely randomized design (CRD) with three replicati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031133

Effect of Cattle Urine Application on Soil Properties of Lateritic Soils under Spinach Cultivation

V. S. Sakhare, A. B. Jadhav, G. D. Patil & D. D. Patange · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The experiment was undertaken to study effect of soil application of cattle urine on growth and yield of spinach in Lateritic soil at wire house of Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry RCSM College of Agriculture Kolhapur during rabi- 2020. There are total seven nit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031134

Effect of Zinc Fortification on Growth and Yield of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L.)

P. Rathnakar, N. Mohan, Boyina Aparna & Pasala Ramya · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2021 at CRF (Crop Research Farm), Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, (U.P). The soil of the experimental field is sandy loam in texture with a neutral soil pH. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with nin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031129

Effect of Organic Fertilizers on the Soil Properties and Bacterial Communities of Marigold Rhizosphere Soil

K. Taropi, S. Mahanta, M. C. Talukdar, P. Saikia & N. Borah · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The investigation was undertaken to study the impact of different organic inputs on the soil properties of African marigold rhizosphere soil. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for RBD with three replications was carried out using OPSTAT. The present investigation was conducted in expe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031130

Assessment of Soil Physical Properties from Different Blocks of Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India

Surykant Sharma, Amreen Hasan, Tarance Thomas, Tarun Kumar, Vinayak Sharma, Amrita Sharma & Arun Alfred David · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The year 2021-2022, An analysis experiment was done for identification physical properties from the Rajasthan state at the Jaipur district area. For further study, twenty-seven soil samples were taken from farmer's fields in different three blocks of Jaipur district at depths 0-1...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031131

Grain Yield and Economic Benefit of Soybean as Affected by Integration of Rhizobium Inoculation and Phosphorus Application in Chuka Sub-County, Kenya

Mulambula Sioma, K. Gathungu Geofrey & O. Ndukhu Haggai · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) yields are far below the potential yield on most smallholder farms in Kenya. This necessitates suitable interventions to bridge this yield gap and result to profitable soybean production. An experiment was conducted in Chuka University demonstra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031132

Biostimulants: Concept, Types and Way to Enhance Soil Health

Neeraj Papnai, Papnai, Neeraj, Dilip Kumar Chaurasiya & Sangita Sahni · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Soil has immense capacity to function as a vital living ecosystem that not only support plants and animals but also acknowledges survival of people, as a result there has been renewed interest in soil health but due to the environmental repercussions of poor management, such as s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031126

Appraisal of Soil Physical Properties and Preparation of Soil Variability Maps of Agricultural Research Station, Ummedganj-Kota

Kamlesh Bhil, M. K. Sharma, Rajendra Kumar Yadav, B. S. Meena, Neha Meena, Narendra Danga & Rajesh Meena · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Aim: The soils of various fields of Agricultural Research Station, Ummedganj-Kota were collected and analyzed for the physical properties viz. soil colour, texture, bulk density, particle density, porosity and water holding capacity. The soil maps were prepared with the help of G...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031127

Discriminating of Some Early Maturing Wheat Genotypes under Late Sowing in North Delta of Egypt

Mohamed Nabil Awad El-Hawary, Mokhtar Moragea Mokhtar Gab Alla, Eman Mahmoud Ahmad Hussein & Alaa Mohamed El-Mahdy Ahmed Shahein · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Present study work has been undertaken to evaluate the productivity and quality of early maturity wheat genotypes under optimum and late sowing conditions. For this purpose, two field experiments were conducted on the experimental farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Fiel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031128

Performance of Submergence Tolerant Shallow Lowland Rice Variety Swarna sub-1 under Frontline Demonstrations in East and South Eastern Coastal Plain Zone of Odisha, India

Amit Phonglosa, Hemanta Kumar Sahoo, Prasannajit Mishra, Shiba Prasad Sangramsingh & Bishnupriya Patra · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Frontline demonstrations on rice crop in 15.4 ha area using submergence tolerant variety Swarna sub-1 were carried out in participatory mode in farmers’ field during Kharif season of 2016, 2017 and 2018 at Ranapur village of Khordha district under East and South Eastern Coastal P...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031125

Response of NPK, Zinc and Boron Fertilization on Physico-chemical Properties of Soil under summer Green Gram (Vigna radiate L.) Cultivation in an Inceptisol of Prayagraj, (Uttar Pradesh)

Jadhav Ravindra, Narendra Swaroop & Tarence Thomas · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The study pertaining to the present topic under field investigation is entitled "Response of N, P, K, Zinc and Boron fertilization on Soil Health, Growth and Yield Attributes of Summer Green gram (Vigna radiata L.) in an Inceptisol of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh" for two consecutive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031121