Sesame is among the oldest oilseed crop and it is commonly designated as Queen of oilseeds crops owing to the superior quality of its oil, which exhibit strong to oxidative rancidity. Yield is a highly complex quantitative trait governed by multiple genes and markedly influenced...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95715
A field experiment on a pearl millet–chickpea cropping sequence was conducted during kharif and rabi seasons of 2023–24 and 2024–25 at the Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, on loamy sand (“Goradu”) soil. The study evaluated two F...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95716
A field experiment was conducted to examine the effects of sowing windows and nutrient management over two consecutive Summer seasons (2022-23 and 2023-24) at the Agricultural Research Farm, Banaras Hindu University. The treatments consisted of four sowing windows for greengram D...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95712
Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is an herbaceous annual crop propagated by seeds, originating from Central and South America, including Mexico, Guatemala, and possibly Bulgaria. Genetic and environmental factors influence chilli variability, crucial for breeding programs. Heritabilit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95713
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) is a critical strategy in sustainable agriculture to maximise the utilisation of organic and inorganic nutrient sources to sustain soil fertility, increase crop productivity, and minimise environmental degradation. As concerns about soil healt...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95710
Plants assimilate carbon mostly by the process of photosynthesis, fixing atmospheric CO₂ into organic materials like carbohydrates. These materials not only form the structural components of plant biomass but also substrates that energize soil microbial populations. Carbon–nitrog...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95711
Seed coating is one of the effective seed invigoration techniques used to enhance different quality parameters of seeds under ambient and stress conditions. In the present investigation we studied the effect of seed coating of different chemicals in freshly harvested chilli seeds...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95707
Shivani Jawarkar, M. K. Shrivastava, Pawan Kumar Amrate, Yogandra Singh, Amit Kumar, Abhishek Ponnavada, Ravleen Kaur Badwal & Shrichand Patel·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] is a self-pollinated short-duration legume crop valued for its high protein and oil content, playing a pivotal role in food, feed, and industrial sectors. In India, its cultivation has expanded rapidly; however nutritional improvement remains a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95709
Aims: To evaluate the impact of different doses of organic amendments (FYM and vermicompost), with or without Rhizobium inoculation, on soil physical and chemical properties during clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) cultivation. Design of Study: A field-based factorial randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95706
The study investigated the effects of seed priming duration and wood vinegar concentration on the germination, emergence, and early seedling growth of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to determine the optimal combination for enhancing early plant development. A factorial experiment was con...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95704
The subject of the present study was to assess hulless barley genotypes for various quantitative traits evaluated under timely sown irrigated conditions. The experimental material included thirty six genotypes, planted in lattice design with two replications during 2024-25 at Bar...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95705
Aims: To evaluate the effect of different growing media on the yield and antioxidant properties of wheatgrass, with the goal of identifying the optimal medium for sustainable agriculture, urban and indoor farming, hydroponics, and functional food markets. Study Design: Experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95700
Soybean (Glycine max L.) is a globally important legume crop valued for its protein-rich seeds and agronomic versatility. This study aimed to characterize 55 soybean genotypes using Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) descriptors to assess morphological diversity and id...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95701
Inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR)-PCR is a technique, which involves the use of microsatellite sequence as primers in a polymerase chain reaction to generate multilocus markers. Twenty-four mulberry accessions were obtained from the Central Sericulture Germplasm Resource Center...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95702
A field experiment was conducted during the spring (rabi) seasons of 2022–23 and 2023–24 at the Agricultural Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Tanchha, in a Split Plot Design with three replications, comprising two glazing (covering) materials i.e. UV-stabilized...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95703