Aims: To identify the causal agent of anthracnose disease of Solanum torvum, determine whether the pathogen is seedborne and also to ascertain the cross infection potential of the pathogen on other Solanaceous crops of economic importance. Place and Duration of Study: Bunso, in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i630058
The present study analyzed the effect of different organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil nutrient dynamics in a long-term field experiment under rainfed rice-lentil system. The experiment was operative at Agricultural Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, B.H.U V...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i630057
The present investigation entitled “Allelic diversity in apple germplasm for fruit quality and scab resistance using SSR markers” was conducted in division of plant biotechnology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar during the year 2018. In the present study, four SSR markers namely Md-ACS-1, Md-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i530056
S. A. Saravia Maldonado, A. C. Centeno Cordeiro, V. Ferreira Melo, R. H. da Silva. Siqueira, I. Montero Fernández, S. C. Pereira Uchôa & A. Alves de Melo Filho·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2019
Aims: In the Brazilian Amazon, the practices and use of agroforestry systems (SAF) are increasingly used, the proper management of them helps to improve soil properties and also to prevent their degradation. In this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate the biologic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i530055
Field experiment was undertaken during 2005-06 to 2006-07 to study the various agro-techniques for sugar beet cultivation for Northern Karnataka at Agricultural Research Station, Bailhongal, Belgaum district (Karnataka) under irrigated condition. The experiment consisted of 28 tr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i530054
Sixteen (16) genotypes of eggplant (Solanum spp) were grown over two years in the Coastal and Sudan Savannah areas of Ghana to identify proline accumulation response patterns of the genotypes under dry season and drought-stressed conditions of Ghana. The experiment was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i530053
Tomato is one of the common garden fruits in India and is cultivated worldwide because of its edible fruits that are rich in antioxidants, such as lycopene and carotenoid etc. Although densities of ascorbic acid and B-carotene in tomato are modest compared to some other vegetable...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i530052
To face the soil and vegetation degradation in Niger, anti-erosion structures, such as scarification of the surface of the ground, half-moons, benches, trenches, stony cordons, were built in 1989 on three Simiri plateaus. Native and introduced woody species were planted and grass...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430051
Cucurbita moschata is widely grown in both tropical and temperate region due to its structural adaptability. The study was carried out to assess the performance of C. moschata on soil (humus) and soilless media (NPK 15:15:15 and NPK 20:10:15 growth media). These treatments are de...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430050
Comparative culm anatomical and morphological descriptions of 12 taxa of Kyllinga collected from different parts of Nigeria were carried out to enhance the identification of the taxa. The number of flower-head vary from 1 – 6 while the sizes vary from the flower-head in K. erecta...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430049
A successful strategy aimed at enhancing crop productivity relies on its ability to be implemented practically in the field (farmers’ field). Many research-based activities and promising soil fertility technologies are largely not adopted. This paper examines the impact of the ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430048
Declining soil fertility is a main constraint toward attaining improved crop yields across the Africa continent. The soils within the area of study are generally poor in fertility, thus the importance of using chemical fertilizer to increase crop productivity. Experimental data f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46983
Field experiment was undertaken during 2005-06 to 2006-07 to study the various agro-techniques for sugar beet cultivation for Northern Karnataka at Agricultural Research Station, Bailhongal, Belgaum district (Karnataka) under irrigated condition. The experiment consisted of 28 tr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46784
Aim: The objective of the study was to develop drought tolerant cowpea inbred lines using leaf canopy temperature and grain yield under contrasting soil moisture conditions in the field. Study Design: Split plot design was used for the experiment. Place and Duration of the Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/47090
Aims: The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of vermicompost and tuber size on processing quality of potato during ambient storage condition. Study Design: Experiment was conducted in a split-plot design, where vermicompost levels were assigned to main plots and tuber...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46554