Aim: To find out the optimum harvesting stage of high yielding rapeseed-mustard varieties to fit in rice based cropping pattern. Study Design: The field study was arranged following RCB (factorial) design with three replications. Place and Duration of the Study: Agronomy field of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i230240
Aims: To clarify chemical characteristic of gold mine tailings and its effect to the growth of two leguminous trees of Falcataria molucana and Albizia saman under greenhouse conditions. Study Design: Field samples collection, analyze their samples of forest soil and tailings from...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i230241
Jessiane da Silva Carvalho, Bruno Henrique Di Napoli Nunes, João Henrique Silva da Luz, Evandro Alves Ribeiro, Hanrara Pires de Oliveira, Gilson Araújo de Freitas, Lara Couto Marques, Gilson do Carmo Alexandrino & Rubens Ribeiro da Silva·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
The availability of P in Cerrado soils is a limiting factor for the satisfactory development of crops. It is known that the efficiency of phosphate fertilization is low and depends on several factors, such as solubility of fertilizers, soil texture, and soil acidity. Thus, the ob...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130239
To develop an osmotolerant microbe, as a bioinoculant to mitigate drought it is vital to understand the impact of osmotic stress on their growth and plant growth promoting functional traits. The present study was aimed to evaluate the physiological adaptations and plant growth-pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130238
The present study entitled "Effect of mulches on soil properties, leaf nutrient status and weed growth of pomegranate under rainfed conditions" at the experimental farm of HR&TS and KVK Kandaghat at Jadari, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, H...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130237
The fertilizer used in Benin by rainfed rice farmers, doesn’t meet the required expectation because of lack of many essential agronomic information to formulate the appropriate nutrient compositions. Despite all the advances in improvement of rice production, its yields in tradit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130236
The burning of wood in industrial activities discharge a large amount of wood ash and affecting on the environment. The effects of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) wood ash on seedling growth of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) was recorded. The data reveals significant (p&l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130234
Seed germination is a complex process, which is regulated by many factors including storage. The present study aims at assessing the validity of stored cucumber seeds under stressed-soil. In-vitro experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of soaking of stored cucumber...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130235
Aims/Objectives: An agricultural tropical soil treated and untreated with swine manure was evaluated to Pb2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+ competitive sorption dynamics. Study Design: Metal ion mobility patterns were evaluated by sorption-desorption reactions with the mineral and organic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130233
K. Sabaï, E. L. Sossa, N. F. Anago, P. G. Tovihoudji, T. O. Y. Chabi, F. G. H. Kiki, J. F. de-Souza, C. E. Agbangba & B. A. Sinsin·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
The use of mineral fertilizers improves crop production and soil productivity. However, its access remains limited to smallholder farmers. This study aim to assess the influence of microdose of mineral fertilizer and organic manure on the production of groundnuts. Field experienc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130232
The yield and quality of tomato largely depend on soil and climatic conditions and also on variety. Plant growth regulators function as chemical messengers for intercellular communication. In tomato, different growth regulators and zinc play a pivotal role in germination, root de...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130230
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) gram positive entomopathogenic bacteria being an eco-friendly biopesticide. In present study the potential of B. thuringiensis isolates was studied for the biological control of Diamond back moth (DBM). Fifteen Bt isolates were obtained from the Depart...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i130231
This experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh to develop biometrical methods based on some morphological traits for characterization of the selec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i630227
Aim: The aim of this paper is to determine agroeconomic effects of intensifying the cultivation of fruits and the introduction of new technologies in fruit production. Methods: The project involved 150 farmers. The implementation of the projects took three years. Throughout the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i630229
Milton Marques Fernandes, Ronaldo Fernandes Pereira, Fernanda Maria Matos da Silva, Renison Neponuceno de Araujo Filho, Dayane de Souza Lima, Victor Casimiro Piscoya & Mocyr Cunha Filho·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
The objective of this work was to evaluate the development of angico [Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan] seedlings produced with different doses of coconut powder and inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in nursery and mining degraded area in the state of Sergi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i630225