The experiment was conducted in the field of Seed Science and Technology at the department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Rabi season 2020-2021, in order to standardize the suitable pre-sowing seed treatment of Mustard (Variety-Kranti). Different p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930602
Change in climatic scenarios due to global warming is characterized by extreme climate variability, land and water degradation which resulted in water scarcity. Accumulation of salts at the surface and sub-surface layers of soils affect crop production of major cereals which is a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930603
The study was carried out to study the correlation and path coefficient analysis for grain yield characters in 36 rice genotypes including one check for 13 quantitative parameters. The experimental material was carried out during Kharif, 2020, in a randomized block design with th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930604
A storage experiment was conducted to know the influence of cloth, gunny, high density polythene (HDPE), and vacuum packed bags on the seed health of chickpea for 18 months. To investigate, chickpea seeds were packed in all the bags and were kept in ambient conditions. During the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930601
Aims: Frontline demonstrations plots are vital tools used by the government agricultural extension agents of India in bridging the gaps between research and extension for increase crop productivity. The study aimed at minimizing the extension-technology gaps for increasing the pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930599
The present investigation consists of 26 genotypes of Chickpea including one check, which were grown in the Field Experimentation Centre of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS, Prayagraj during Rabi 2020 following RBD with three replications. The data were rec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930600
A field experiment was conducted at ICAR-KVK, Kalaburgi, during Kharif seasons of 2018-19 and 2019-20 to adjudge the efficacy of pre and post emergence herbicides against diverse weed flora in pigeonpea ecosystem. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with 11 treatments comprising...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930598
The objective of this study was to assess the carbon sequestration potential of cropland amended at different doses of solid household waste compost. Field experiments were conducted during four cropping seasons alternating maize and tomato. Soil samples were collected on experim...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930597
The efficacy of chemical dips and different storage condition, alone and in combination were imposed in freshly harvested litchi fruit to investigate the changes of bio-chemical composition of fruits at regular interval for a certain period of storage. The pre-cooled litchi fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930596
Based on the long term conservation of several endangered and indigenous species of Citrus, significant impact of biotechnological tools particularly in terms of in-vitro micropropagation methods in addition to synthetic seed production using encapsulation of plant propagules inc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1830594
Aim: Competition from weeds is an obstacle to profitable maize production. Knowledge of weed species limiting productivity is essential for sustainable management. A two years field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of a leguminous cover crop, akidi (Vigna unquicula...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930595
Zahida Rashid, N. S. Khuroo, Tanveer Ahmad Ahngar, Shabeena Majid, Sabiya Bashir, Sabina Nasseer, . Faisul-Ur-Rasool, H. Shafeeq & Z. A. Dar·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2021
A field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2020 at Dry land Agriculture Research Station, Rangreth, Srinagar, Kashmir on Precision Nitrogen Management for enhancing fodder yield and nitrogen use efficiency in forage maize variety SFM-1 (KDFM-1) planted in a spacing of 30 x10...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1830593
K. N. Ganapathy, T. S. S. K. Patro, K. B. Palanna, I. K. Das, M. Elangovan, B. Prashant, S. C. Venkatesha, N. Anuradha, T. E. Nagaraja & V. A. Tonapi·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2021
Recombination breeding is limited in finger millet due to tiny florets and irregular anthesis. Induced mutagenesis using gamma irradiation was attempted to improve grain yield and related traits in three elite cultivars (GPU28, GPU 67 and MR 6). Mean performance and estimates of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1830592
Long term manure fertilizer experiments provide valuable information on the impact of long term adoption of nutrient management systems with varying sources, types and combinations of plant nutrient inputs on soil fertility and productivity. A Permanent Manurial Experiment (PME)...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1830591
Guard cells control the stomata through which exchange of gas takes place in plants by balancing between CO2 uptake for photosynthesis and water loss through transpiration leading to ultimate plant water use efficiency (WUE). Due to climate change, sustainable agriculture will th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1830589