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Impact of Oil Field Effluent on Some Physico-Chemical Properties of Soil, Quality and Growth of Tea in the Plantation of Small Growers of Dibrugarh, Assam

Pubali Neog, Eimon Bharadwaj, Mridul Deka & Aditi Smith Gogoi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Aims: To study the impact of the oil field effluents discharged to the plantation on soil physicochemical, quality and growth of the tea crop. Study Design: The experimental design was 4x2 Factorial Randomized Block Design with 3 replications. Place and Duration of Study:  It was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i830895

Application of Remedial Fertilizers for Optimum Yield of Garlic Using a Mathematical Model

Jyotiranjan Behera & M. K. Mahanti · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

At times, it is found that the yield from a commercial plantation is affected adversely because of inadequate intake of fertilizers by the plants. The possible reasons behind decrease in fertilizer intake may be due to both natural causes and man-made .In order to ensure the opti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730891

Effect of Graded Levels of Nutrients and Organic Amendments on Growth and Flower Yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Murugan, V. Thirumal, V. Thirumal Murugan, K. Manivannan & S. Nanthakumar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Production of marigold can be improved to a large extent by the judicious cultural operations i.e., application of optimum fertilizer at required time and appropriate crop management practices. Excessive application of chemical fertilizers produces adverse effects on the atmosphe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730892

Identification of Crosses Heterotic over Standard Check for Earliness and High Oil Content in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L)

Shabanabeguam Nadaf, S. D. Nehru, M. S. Uma, A. Mohan Rao, C.P. Manjula, YG Shadakshari & M. S. Umar Farooq · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

To estimate the extent of heterosis in sunflower for earliness and oil content, ninety-six hybrids were tested in line × tester mating fashion consisting of six CMS lines and sixteen testers (10 R × R S3 high oil content restorer lines and 6 R × R S4 early restorer lines) were ev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730888

Effect of Compost on Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) and Rhizobium Nodulation of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)

Dharani Uduthala & Naveen Kumar Ravella · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is an ancient crop widely known as Lobia, Vegetable crop, Black-eyed peas. Cowpea is used as pulse, fodder, vegetable, and green manure crop. It is known to suffer from many diseases and pests. Nematodes cause a severe damage to cowpea productio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730889

Impact of Elevated Soil Temperature on Physiological Parameters of Tea Plant Growing Adjacent to Gas Flaring Site

Rashmi Kalita, Barua, Subhash Chandra, Kalparanjan Bhuyan, Subhash Chandra Barua, Saikia, Gautam Kumar, Gautam Kumar Saikia & Kalita, Rashmi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Gas flaring is now recognized as a major environmental problem. Smoking flare may be a significant contributor to overall particulate emissions. It also results in production of excessive heat in the nearby areas. The present investigation aims to study the impact of elevated soi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730890

Gamma Irradiation - A Tool for Enhancing Storage Life of Grain Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)

S. Jayashri, V. G. Jayalekshmy, R. Beena, Sheeja K. Raj & S. Shanas · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

An experiment was conducted at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani to study the influence of gamma irradiation in enhancing storage life of grain cowpea. The experiment consists of six treatments (100 Gy, 200 Gy, 300 Gy, 400 Gy, 500 Gy...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730883

Effects of Organic Inputs on Soil Health with Special Reference to Potash Management

Dipankar Das, Jogesh Goswami, B. K. Medhi, Amarjit Saikia, Bikash Jyoti Gharphalia, Lolesh Pegu & Roji Chutia · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

An experiment was conducted at the Instructional cum Research Farm and department of agronomy, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during kharif season in the year 2015 to study the effect of different organic inputs on soil health with special reference to potash management in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730884

Effect of Gas Flaring on Physico-Chemical Properties of Soil under Tea Plantation in Assam, India

Kalparanjan Bhuyan, Rashmi Kalita, Gautam Kumar Saikia, Subhash Chandra Barua & Nilay Borah · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Gas flaring is a major contributor to the emission of toxic gases and other gaseous pollutants into the atmosphere. A study was undertaken to establish gas flaring effects on physic-chemical properties of soil under tea plantation in Assam, India. The experimental plot was laid o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730885

Impact of Oil Field Effluent on Soil Health and Physiological Growth in Small Tea Farms of Shalmari OCS-1, Dibrugarh, Assam

E. Bharadwaj, P. Neog & A. S. Gogoi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Aims: The investigation was undertaken to study the impact of spillage in the tea plantations in nearby oil fields with probable effect on the soil health and the growth of the tea crop with the following objectives to study the released from the oil fields on the physiology of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730886

Principal Component Analysis for Yield and Quality Traits of Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper)

Y. Pushpa Reni, M. V. Ramana, A. Prasanna Rajesh, G. Bindhu Madhavi & K. Kiran Prakash · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The study consists of fifty-nine blackgram genotypes, which were evaluated for fourteen quantitative and qualitative traits. In order to determine the relationship and diversity among the blackgram genotypes taken for study. A field experiment was conducted at the Regional Agricu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i730887

Integrated Nutrient Management in Rainfed Maize (Zea mays L.) under Eastern Ghat High Land Zone of Odisha

Amit Phonglosa, Bibhuti Bhusan Dalei, Paritosh Murmu, Biman Behera, Biswajit Sinha, Subhashis Saren, Lalatendu Nayak & Manoj Kumar Meena · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2016 and 2017 at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Sub-Station, Umerkote of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology comes under Eastern Ghat High Zone of Odisha, India to assess the response of integrated nu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i630881

Molecular Characterization of Different Varieties of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using SSR Markers

Khumeshwar Jhangel, Keerti Tantwai, Niraj Tripathi, Sajjan Kumar Pooniya, Sharad Tiwari, Sangita Sahni & Bishun Deo Prasad · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The present study was performed to analyze molecular diversity among different varieties of rice using SSR markers, which are effective and reliable tools for this type of analysis. A total of 34 different alleles were generated using 17 SSR primers. Out of these 33 alleles were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i630880

Growth Behaviour of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Cotton as Influenced by Mepiquat Chloride under Varying Nitrogen Levels

Sadhana Kumari, SK Thakral, Karmal Singh & Priyanka Devi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Cotton is indeterminant and long duration crop. For synchronising in growth and to prevent heavy shedding of bolls different growth regulators used in cotton field. The present field experiment was conducted at National Seed Production Area of Choudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agric...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i630875

Semi-Detail Soil Survey and Land Suitability Evaluation for Sugarcane Production at Tungan Ahmadu District, Koko-Besse LGA Kebbi State Nigeria

Yato Daniel, Samaila Sani Noma, Nura Abdulkadir & Ahmad Rabo Sanda · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

A semi-detailed soil survey and land suitability evaluation for sugarcane production was conducted at Tungan Ahmadu Koko-Besse LGA, of Kebbi State Nigeria to obtain comprehensive soil data for characterization and classification. The aim was to generate detailed information on th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i630873