As global demand for high-quality spices continues to rise, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) stands out for its culinary and medicinal importance. However, traditional propagation methods such as stem cuttings and seed sowing often suffers from slow growth, genetic variability, and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85650
The present field experiment was undertaken at Research Farm, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani during kharif season of 2023. Ten different treatment combinations were used in the experiment which included di...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85651
Calcium (Ca) and Boron (B) are essential nutrients whose interactions within the soil-solution play a fundamental role in determining their availability in agricultural systems. This review consolidates current understanding of Ca-B soil chemistry, emphasizing solution equilibria...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85652
The present study was conducted in the Department of Seed Science and Technology at Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during the summer of 2024. The research aimed to examine the effects of NAA as a foliar spray (at concent...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85653
Potato is the world’s fourth most important staple food crop with significant role in global food and nutritional security. The field study was carried out at research farm of Department of Agronomy, CSK HPKV, Palampur. The present field investigation was conducted to evaluate th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85654
Agriculture in the 21st century faces the challenge of increasing food production to meet the demands of a growing population, while addressing soil nutrient depletion, reduced NUE, and the environmental impacts of conventional fertilizers. Nitrogen, a macronutrient, is often los...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85647
The effects of different nutrition viz., organic, natural and their combinations were studied in okra for productivity and profitability analysis. Field experiments were conducted at Research Farm of the School of Organic Farming, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana for thre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85648
This study was primarily undertaken to assess the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield performance among oil palm genotypes on Njala upland soil. To determine the FFB yield, field research was carried out using four oil palm genotypes in an independent complete randomized design in four...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85649
A field experiment was conducted for estimate the genetic variability and trait association for yield and yield attributing characters among eighteen genotypes of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications at Research...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85643
Selecting the appropriate nitrogen source for onion cultivation requires alignment with specific production objectives. To improve seed yield and quality of onion, a study was conducted in 2020-2021 at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP), using...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85644
Mohammad Yunus, Nur Khasanah, Burhanuddin Haji Nasir, Flora Pasaru, Abd. Wahid, Sri Anjar Lasmini, Idham Idham & Ni Kadek Aget Vegayatri·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is one of the main pests in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) cultivation, which can cause a 20-100% decrease in yield. Controlling B. tabaci using chemical insecticides has many negative impacts, as an alternative, the use of neem leaf extract (Azadirach...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85645
Enhancing seed yield and quality in pea (Pisum sativum) requires careful optimization of agronomic practices. To investigate this, a study was carried out during 2020-21 at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni,...
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Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops providing food to one fifth of the world population. Wheat cultivation faces numerous challenges, including climate change impacts like heat stress and water scarcity, biotic stresses such as diseases and pest and soil degradation....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85642
Aim: Wood apple (Feronia limonia L.) is a hardy, underutilized indigenous fruit tree known for its exceptional adaptability to harsh agro-climatic conditions, including drought, salinity, and degraded soils. Despite its rich nutritional and medicinal profile comprising vitamins,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85637
Aims: This study examined the impact of preharvest elicitors, specifically glycine betaine, potassium silicate and salicylic acid, on the enhanced growth of acid lime trees (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) Cv. Balaji, as measured by fruit yield, physical and biochemical parameters a...
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