To evaluate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) treatments: applied via seed treatment and foliar spray; on post-harvest quality attributes of capsicum fruits, including texture score, specific gravity, maximum penetration and shearing force, cuticle thickness, mois...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65533
Salinity is the second major abiotic stress which significantly affect the rice crop particularly at reproductive stage. Understanding the genetic variability and trait relationship in terms of direct and indirect effects is important to strength the breeding programme to develop...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65526
Smoke act as an important evolutionary factor involved in post fire germination cues. In South Africa, a study on the endangered fynbos species Audouinia capitata brought attention to the role smoke plays in promoting germination. Farmers of South Africa employ conventional metho...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65527
The experiment was conducted at Research Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during winter season of 2020-21. The treatments comprising of three planting dates (25th September, 10th October and 25th October) and four levels of n...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65528
Rat-tail radishes are the edible seed pods, or siliques, of ancient radish plants. Increased use of fertilisers is probably the most important single factor that has enabled crop production to increase significantly in recent years. The study investigated the impact of fertiliser...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65529
During the 2024 kharif season, a field experiment was carried out at the Agriculture Research Farm of Rama University, Mandhana, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to assess the effects of applying phosphorus based on nano DAP via foliar spray and seedling dipping on transplanted rice yield,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65530
Nearly 75% of the total weight of the fish is generated as solid waste in the form of gut, head, skin, bones, fins and frames after processing. The fish wastes (FW) rich in nitrogen (N), potassium (K), phosphorus (P) and trace minerals can serve as raw material for the production...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65523
Shrankhla Mishra, Bhakti Kirankumar Chavan, Mohini M. Dange, Sarah Sharma, Sweety Kumari, Yogendra Kumar Shukla, Krishnaveni Anbalgan, Sivakumar C, Kavi Sumi & Mugunthan. V·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
This study reviews the potential of smart crop management through the use of technologies like digital agriculture, which takes into account the latest technological tools used in agriculture, including artificial intelligence (AI), remote sensing, and the Internet of Things (IoT...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65524
Soil quality is a key concept essential to sustainable land use, agricultural productivity, and environmental protection. It refers to the soil’s ability to perform its functions within the limits of a natural ecosystem, encompassing its physical, chemical, and biological propert...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65525
Kasuri methi (Trigonella corniculata L.) is a slow growing plant remains in a rosette condition during vegetative growth. The flowers are orange-yellow coloured with long stalks. Being a leguminous crop, kasuri methi is highly responsive to nitrogenous fertilizer application espe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65521
This study evaluates and compares the microbiological properties of forest and agricultural soils across major soil orders (Inceptisols, Entisols, Aridisols, and Alfisols) in Haryana to assess the impact of land use on soil biological health. Surface soil samples were collected a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65522
To assess the impact of plant growth regulators (PGRs) on flower yield and quality of Gaillardia, an experiment was carried out at Pt. Kishori Lal Shukla College of Horticulture and Research Station, Rajnandgaon (C.G.) during the 2022-2023. Thirteen treatments comprising differen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65518
Cotton crop was evaluated during the kharif season of 2022 to assess the response to various potassium solubilizers in combination with the recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) on changes in macro and micro soil nutrients. The field experiment was conducted on Vertisol at the Re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65519
A study was conducted at the Fruit Science Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, during the years 2023-24 and 2024-25 to assess pollen viability and in vitro germination in five guava genotypes. The experiment was laid out in a Randomize...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65520
Flooding due to heavy rainfall is a major abiotic stress that significantly affects rice (Oryza sativa L.) production during the monsoon (Kharif) season, particularly in rain-fed lowland areas. This study evaluates the impact of flash flooding on the traditional rice cultivar Pho...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65513