A lab experiment was carried out at the Phenotyping Laboratory, Institute of Frontier Technologies, ANGRAU, Tirupati, to test thirty finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) genotypes collected from the Millet Breeder at ARS Perumallapalle. The aim was to identify which genoty...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115863
Bacterial wilt, caused by the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), is one of the most destructive plant diseases worldwide, particularly in vegetable crops. The remarkable variability of RSSC—spanning genetic, ecological, and functional diversity-complicates disease man...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115864
Microbial activity in soil is an important characteristic of healthy soil. A key indicator of microbial activity is soil respiration. Traditional alkali-trap assays use hydrochloric acid to titrate sodium hydroxide that has not reacted to quantify CO₂ evolution, but determining t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115865
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are one of the important biocontrol agents against various insect pests. The effects of different doses and time of application of Entomopathogenic nematode (Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar) were evaluated under field condition against termi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115866
P. C. Bairwa, K. K. Sharma, Rani Saxena, R. K. Bagdi, R. Verma, A. Tiwari, R. Sammauria, R. S., Meena, K.C. Gupta, H. P., Parewa, C. Kumawat, R. L. Meena, B. S. Dhakad, Shakuntala & Rajesh·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
An investigation, was carried out during year 2021-22. Total 190 soil samples were collected from two depth (i.e., 0 to 15 and 15 to 30 cm). Sand content varied from 73.20 to 82.10 and 71.70 to 80.50 per cent, silt content varies from 9.20 to 14.60 and 10.30 to 15.30 and clay con...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115861
Studies on weed flora are fundamental for the development of effective weed management strategies. This study provides the first comprehensive inventory of weed species in irrigated grain sorghum fields using the Sudan Gezira Scheme. Field surveys were conducted during the August...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115862
The study conducted during rabi (Jan–May, 2024) at Instructional farm, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India to investigate the effect of nano Diammonium Phospahe (DAP) on growth, yield and quality of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) in an acid Inceptisols. The experiment was laid out wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115860
Aspergillus flavus is most often associated with acute or chronic aflatoxicosis due to its ability to produce aflatoxin. These recent years, many studies have been conducted to identify biopesticides able to mitigate the aflatoxinogenic strains in soils and crops. Then, essential...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115859
A field experiment was conducted over three years (2019-20 to 2021-22) to evaluate the performance of extra early pigeonpea genotypes with varying planting geometry under rainfed kharif upland condition of coastal Odisha at the Nutri-Crops Research Station (OUAT), Berhampur-76100...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115858
Open-cast coal extraction has rapidly expanded across central India, yet its influence on the fundamental properties of soils in many active mining belts remains poorly documented. The present investigation examines how continued mining activity has altered the chemical balance,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115857
In the fight against the global challenges of climate change, carbon storage in agroforestry systems is seen as a biological mitigation strategy. The floristic diversity of agroforestry systems acts as a driver of carbon sequestration by increasing total biomass, stabilising soil...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115855
Kiran N More, Onkar R. Hirwe, Apeksha M Suryawanshi, Shital S. Patil, Shrikrishna B. Narale, Suraj N More, Harshraj Salunkhe & Anita Jaswal·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
The field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2022-2023 at the Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab. To study the effect of brassinolide and humic acid on growth and yield of black gram. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD)...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115856
A line × tester mating design involving five CMS lines and nine restorer lines of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] was used to generate 45 F₁ hybrids, which were evaluated along with their parents and a standard check hybrid (GHB 1129) for nine agronomic and yield-re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115853
Aims: To evaluate the effect of exogenous calcium (Ca²⁺) on salinity-induced stress in soybean (Glycine max) and to determine its role in improving growth, physiological, and biochemical parameters contributing to salt tolerance. Study Design: A factorial pot experiment arranged...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115854
The current research aimed to investigate the impact of different maturity stages on the moisture content and storability of the combine-harvested rice variety CO (R) 50. Seeds were harvested at various stages of maturity - physiological maturity, two days after, four days after,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115852