According to the literature, there are increasingly more scientific data regarding the environmental pollution of selenium(Se) and the boron(B). The purpose of this review is to give an overview of environmental pollutants for Se andB and the use of plants to alleviate worldwide...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930327
The aim of this study is to characterize the fertility status of the Dingyadi soils from semiarid Northern Nigeria, by using different methods of extraction to assess the potential for soil available macro and micronutrients to the sorghum crop. The study also compared concentrat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930326
Soil fertility management plays a key role in sustaining different production systems. Present investigation aimed at determining available nutrient status in cultivated soils under maize-wheat and paddy-wheat cropping sequences in outer Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh. Based on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930325
A field study was conducted on yield potential of Pigeonpea and Soybean intercropping systems at the experimental farm of School of Agriculural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD) on AICRP on Pigeonpea Nagaland University Medziphema Campus under rainfed conditions during 2016...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930324
Aims: The apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.), is a drought-sensitive deciduous fruit. This concept arises from the fact that soil moisture stress can: Decrease the number and quality of flower buds differentiated; delay the time of flower differentiation and decrease the number of flo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930322
We evaluated the effect of 4000 mg zinc oxide (ZnO, 99%, 30 nm) nanoparticle on the physicochemical and microbiological properties of organic manure amended ultisol and loam soil cultivated with Arachis hypogaea using standard methods. The results indicate varying effects on the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830333
Objective: The key objective of this research is to investigate the aroma profle of Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) leaves grown under greenhouse and peatlite soilless substrate conditions using the electronic nose system. Methodology: Fresh Citrus hystrix samples of recently mature...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930321
Soil erosion is an issue of global concern due to its effects on the natural resource base in which agriculture is based on. In Kenya, low utilisation of soil conservation technologies (SCTs) has been blamed for continued land degradation. A study was designed to examine associat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830320
The production of vegetable seedlings is an important business for some farmers in most parts of the world with poor media being a major constraint. An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different media on germination and nursery performance of chili pepper at...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830319
André Japiassú, Francisco de Oliveira Mesquita, Antônio Wilson Júnior Ramalho Lacerda, Patrícia Peixoto Custódio, Anailson de Sousa Alves, Antonio Gustavo de Luna Souto, Alex Serafim de Lima & Ana Beatriz Alves de Araújo·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
This research was proposed to evaluate the results under different spacing and densities arrangements on growth, development and productivity of peanut plants, cultivate BR-1, in an agricultural area on the banks of the Piranhas River, located in the municipality of Pombal-PB....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830318
Hydroponics study was conducted to screen eight rice genotypes (CO 51, ADT 53, ADT 37, IR 64, CO 43, ASD 16, Pokkali; TRY 3) under salinity stress on early seedling stage. Two Saline treatments (75 and 100 mM NaCl) were given at 15 days old seedling; observations were recorded at...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830317
A field experiment on Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) was conducted to study the different form of Boron deficiency which in terms will increase yield of Cauliflower in red and lateritic soils during 2011-12 at Kapgari village of Seva Bharati Krishi Vigyan Kendra...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830316
Purpose: To evaluate the predictive capacity common procedures for soil P extraction and testing in laboratories in the region. Materials and Methods: A pot study with treatments viz. soil phosphorus extraction methods (Bray I, Bray II and Mehlich 3), and six P application rates...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830315
A study was conducted in farmer’s field through technology demonstrations during Kharif season of 2018 and 2019 in Subarnapur district of Odisha to recommend the most suited short duration drought tolerant upland rice variety particular to the locality. Six different varieties li...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830314
An experiment was conducted at Horticultural Farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kalyan, Purulia, West Bengal, India located at Jahajpur during Rabi season of 2019. The main objective was to determine the effectiveness of vermicompost and biochar on growth and yield of carrot. The exper...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830313