Muhammad Rashid, Obaid ur Rehman, Shahzada Munawar Mehdi, Sarosh Alvi, Aftab Ahmad Sheikh, Hassan Mehmood, M. Imran Akram & Raja Abad Raza·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
Climate change has greatly affected rainfall distribution and intensity in the rainfed areas of the world which has created water shortage and soil moisture deficiency and causing crop yield reduction. Soil microorganisms have great potential to improve soil fertility and enhance...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41070
Nigeria soils are depleted as a result of mismanagement, hence, the peasant farmers experience low yield which scares the youths from taking farming as their profession. For any meaningful transformation to occur, the youth must be involved, well fed with a balanced diet that can...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40183
Aim of this study is to assess and map the retention capacity of the soil in agroecosystem, the capacity of the ecosystem to provide water regulation in Slovak Republic, as well as to describe the use of GIS techniques in creating an uniform spatial units for agroecosystem servic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41098
Cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var.capitata (L.)) is one of the most important vegetable crop and cultivated extensively in tropical and temperate regions of the world. Cabbage infected by many diseases among those, black rot of cabbage caused by Xanthomonas campesrtis pv. campestri...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41020
V. N. Pishchik, N. I. Vorobyev, Yu. V. Ostankova, A. V. Semenov, A. Totolian Areg, A. A. Popov, Y. V. Khomyakov, O. R. Udalova, D. V. Shibanov, V. E. Vertebny, V. I. Dubovitskaya, O. V. Sviridova, O. S. Walsh & S. Shafian·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
In this study we investigated the mechanisms of action and effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Bacillus subtilis No.2 when utilized alone and in conjunction with a humic fertilizer (HF). Different mechanisms of action of B. subtilis No.2 and HF Stimulife on toma...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41148
In the long term experiment of continuous use of various inorganic fertilizers and manure in an alfisol the status of soil physical properties their deterioration and improvement in the soil and crop yield of groundnut were studied during kharif 2015 being conducted at Regional A...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40859
Andréia da Paz Schiller, Jéssica Manfrin, Daniele Cristina Schons Eckhardt, Edleusa Pereira Seidel, Maria do Carmo Lana, Affonso Celso Gonçalves Jr, Marinez Carpiski Sampaio & Carlos Augusto Rocha de Moraes Rego·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
Several soil functions depend on their physical properties, such as, soil structure, porosity, and the distribution of aggregates. Despite the importance that aggregates have, little is known about the dynamics and the behavior during their formation and stabilization. In this wa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41056
The present study is aimed to investigate the effect of phytohormones namely gibberellic acid (GA3) and kinetin on aflatoxins B1 treated maize seeds var madhuri-01. Maize seeds were treated with aflatoxins B1 separately and in combination of phytohormones at a concentration of 2....
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40097
Seventy-seven upland rice genotypes including popular cultivars in Nigeria and introduced varieties selected from across rice-growing regions of the world were evaluated under optimal upland ecology. These genotypes were characterised for 10 traits and the quantitative data subje...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40406
Aim: Comparative evaluation of various cropping systems and assessment of their economics. Study Design: Descriptive statistics was used and each treatment was replicated quadruple times using randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of agronomy, CSA Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41011
The experiment was carried out at Sunamganj district during November 2014 to April 2015 to observe the fertilizer management and agronomic practices on the growth of boro rice (cv. BRRI dhan58) in haor area of Bangladesh. The experimental site was located under Sylhet basin (AEZ-...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40487
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the emerging crops having its position in top three cereal crops throughout the world in area and production. In this study, six lines and five testers were crossed in Line × Tester mating design to produce 30 single cross hybrids. The hybrids, their...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40890
Soil compaction is an important soil management issue of the sustainable agriculture throughout the world. High weight of tractors and farm machineries increases the concern about the soil compaction. This review act as a guide for farm persons on the negative impact of soil comp...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40351
No-till system may greatly increase soil organic carbon (SOC), and modify soil structure and water retention properties in the plough layer. Additions of organic materials of contrasting C and N ratio in no-till system require better understanding because they could cause a shift...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40622
Investigations were conducted on the field to examine the effects of varying seasons of drip irrigation and shade regimes on field survival, development and yield of cacao at the teaching and research Farm of Federal University Technology Akure, Nigeria between 2012/2013 to 2014/...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/37339