A field experiment was carried out on acidic soil of Khowai district of Tripura during 2017 and 2018 to study the effect of application of various combinations of lime, farmyard manure (FYM), poultry manure (PM), and rhizobium with the recommended doses of NPK on groundnut (Arach...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i230830
Mutation breeding is the defined approach used for crop production and has played a key role in the creation of several varieties. The present research was carried out to induce mutants in kodo millet variety CO 3 using a physical mutagen (gamma rays) and a chemical mutagen (Eth...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i230831
Aims: To evaluate the effect of potassium nitrate (KNO3) on flowering and fruiting of mangoes in Uganda. Study Design: Randomized complete block design in a split plot arrangement. Place and Duration of Study: National Crops Resources Research Institute Namulonge, National Semi–...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130827
Parental polymorphic survey using rice satellite (RM) simple sequence repeats (SSR’S) is a pre-requisite for genotypic screening to identify the loci associated with trait of interest among mapping population. In the present study, eight popularly used rice maintainer lines viz.,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130829
Boron (B) is an essential plant nutrient which plays a key role during plant seed formation and quality seed development. No tillage (NT) or zero tillage mustard (Brassica sp.) production has already received remarkable attention by the farmers mainly due to time, cost effectiven...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130879
World agriculture is facing increasing demand due to multiple challenges. The biggest challenge is to attain food security in the ever increasing growing population. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food crop for half of the world's population and one of the world's most signif...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130821
Background: Wheat is a staple crop that feeds millions of people, but its productivity is significantly reduced under high temperatures. Maintaining grain quality under climate change is critical for human nutrition, end - use functional properties and commodity value. The curren...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130822
Pseudomonas (P) fluorescens promote plant growth by lowering the endogenous ethylene synthesis in the roots through their 1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylate-deaminase (ACCD) activity. However, in the environs of the roots may decrease the efficiency of these P. fluorescens by stimu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130823
A field experiment was conducted at College Farm, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (India) to assess the association and interrelationship of various growth and yield attributing traits that determine seed yield of sesamum. The experiment was carried out in randomized blo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130824
An experiment was conducted on “Effect of land configuration and moisture regimes on productivity of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) in summer season.” during 2018-19 at Agronomy Research Farm, ANDUA and T, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). The experiment accomplished of 12 treatment combina...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130825
An experiment was conducted during rabi seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Agronomy Farm, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, to get a suitable combination of sowing at different plant geometries and weed management. The experiment was managed in a split-plot...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130826
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) primarily relies depends mainly on groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes. The study was therefore aimed to identify groundwater quality in Al-Jouf Region, KSA using water quality index (DWQI). In addition, investigating the hydro-chemical...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130819
Plant and animals are the chief source of lectins playing important role in defense system against various pathogens. Lentil (Lens culinaris) lectin (LL) binds to polysaccharides and other glycoconjugates in a reversibly manner which contain glucose or mannose type sugars. In pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130820
Nursery establishment for healthy seedlings is an integral part of afforestation and reforestation projects. Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are amid the destructive pathogens that greatly threaten forest nurseries. This study assesses forest nursery operations and knowledge of ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430814
Aim: Understanding the interactive effects of aspects and elevation on soil properties and vegetation diversity in hill forests of the desert environment is essential for devising strategies to restore such degraded hills. Place and Duration: Observations were recorded from Septe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430815