The choice of suitable parental lines is vital in crop improvement programs, as the performance of the resulting hybrids reflects their relative advantages. Therefore, selecting parents with strong combining ability is a key component in the success of any breeding effort. A stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85624
Md. Rakibul Hasan, Md. Elias Hossain, Asim Kumar Bhadra, Binita Chowdhury, Md. Moinul Haque, Rezowana Bonna, Lutfun Nahar & Faiza Islam·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) plays a prominent role in the culinary traditions of various tropical and subtropical regions, such as the Southern United States, India, West Africa, and the Middle East. The nutritional contribution of okra extends to being a rich source of diet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85621
Basmati rice is a high-end agricultural product because of its distinctive cooking qualities and exquisite aroma. Basmati rice, also referred to locally as "scented pearls," is native to the Indian subcontinent and has been grown there for more than 250 years. The “Influence of N...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85622
Aims: To assess the efficacy of shelf life and quality of banana cv. Poovan. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with six treatments and three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Fruit Science Laboratory, SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, Baburayanpettai f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85623
Background: This experiment uses various antitranspirants to increase leaf resistance to water vapor transfer. Irrigation scheduling is based on soil field capacity, which means irrigation was provided at 100%, 75%, and 50% field capacity. Research aims to conserve soil water and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85616
The success of any plant breeding program largely depends on the presence of sufficient genetic variability within the crop species. Assessing the extent of variability among different cross combinations provides valuable insight into the genetic diversity available for selection...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85617
The expansion of human activities has led to the accumulation of heavy metals in various ecosystem compartments. Contamination of soils with these heavy metals poses a significant public health risk because of the various pathologies they can cause. This assessment took into acco...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85618
Power tiller operated machines may play vital role in maize cultivation for small scale farming system as the average holding size is close to 1 ha and more than 86% of India’s farming community are small and marginal farmers. Present efforts were carried out for the development...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85619
Agricultural soils are subjected to constant management practices which influences their nutrient status. Further, micronutrients play a crucial role in determining optimal crop growth and yield for majority of the commercial crop roster. Keeping this under consideration, an inve...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85620
Tagetes patula L. is one of the most popular and commercial loose flower crops of Jammu, India. Popularly known as the city of temples, the Jammu region witnesses a huge demand for marigold flowers for garland making, offerings in temples and other decorative purposes during vari...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85612
The present investigation was carried out at College of Horticulture, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during Rabi 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. The experiment was laid in completely randomized design with five treatments and four replicati...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85613
Aims: To assess the genetic diversity and characterize sunflower inbred lines based on morphological and quantitative traits, with the objective of identifying superior genotypes for future breeding programs and varietal improvement. Study Design: Randomized block design. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85614
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate genetic diversity and identify trait relationships among okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) F1 hybrids and their parental lines using principal component analysis (PCA). It sought to uncover key traits contributing to yield variability and t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85615
In this investigation effort has been made for evaluation of pigeonpea-millet intercropping systems under rainfed kharif upland condition in coastal Odisha. The trial was targeted for the horizontal expansion of both pulses and millets and enhance productivity per unit land area...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85607
The present investigation was undertaken to assess the genetic diversity among 48 genotypes of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using Mahalanobis D² statistics, with the aim of identifying genetically diverse and high-performing lines suitable for future breeding programs. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85608