Field experiment was conducted at Jorhat, Assam to evaluate the efficacy of microbial based soil amendment (manufactured by Cisbay) in combination with reduced doses of inorganic NPK fertilizers in tea soils and its effect on yield and soil chemical as well as biological properti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55471
A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of organic nutrient sources and biofertilizers on growth, yield, and economic returns of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The study involved eight treatments comprising combinations of recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF), farmy...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55472
This experiment was conducted at HNB Garhwal University, Uttarakhand to evaluate the effects of various plant growth regulators on growth, yield, and quality parameters of the Broccoli cultivar Palam Samridhi. The study revealed that the combined application of Indole-3-butyric a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55467
The 34 chickpea genotypes were investigated at the Field Experimentation Centre of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, U.P., during Rabi 2017-2018. The present...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55468
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season, to evaluate the effect of integrated weed-management practices and nitrogen levels on nutrient content, uptake, nitrogen-use efficiency, and seed quality of sesame. The trial followed a factorial randomized block design c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55469
Aims: Analyze cultivation practices, grower’s perception of parasitic wilt diseases to identify the limitations of current approaches and proposing sustainable agroecological alternatives. Study Design: Tomatoes are one of the most important vegetable crops in Côte d'Ivoire and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55466
This experiment aimed to assess the impact of micronutrient application on primed mung bean (Vigna radiata). A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Farm of University of Calcutta, Baruipur, India (22°21′38″N 88°25′56″E). In this experiment, seven treatments, each wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55463
Soil fertility assessment is crucial for sustainable crop production, particularly in intensive rice-growing regions. The present study aimed to assess the spatial distribution of available nutrients across the rice-growing areas of the north-central laterite of Kerala and genera...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55464
Benedict O. Okorie, Esther C. Chukwu, Onyinye A. Ezeifeka, Kenneth U. Ukwuaba, Pascal C. Umeugokwe, Chinonso J. Ayogu, Victor I. Ezeaku & C. L. A. Asadu·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Soil management is needed to improve soil fertility and crop productivity in compound farms, particularly in areas with varying slope gradients. Limited information is available related how slope gradients affect soil fertility in compound farms, particularly in tropical Africa....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55465
Background: Economically important traits have complex inheritance and are environmentally influenced, thus making selection for such traits more difficult. Breeding efforts to develop varieties with resistance to the disease require an understanding of the genes that confer resi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55461
Pulse crops, including chickpeas, lentils, faba beans, field peas etc., are vital to Australia’s agricultural economy, supporting domestic consumption, exports, and sustainable farming through nitrogen fixation. However, viral diseases pose a significant threat, causing substanti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55462
Popularization of newly released variety in a new environment through field demonstrations is important role after variety release to increase the productivity and sustainability of particular location. Keeping In this view, the field demonstrations were carried out at farmer’s f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55459
A field experiment was conducted during 2022–23 at the Horticulture Farm, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan. The study was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications to evaluate the impact of nano-urea on the growth, fruiting, and yield...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55460
Aims: The study aimed to investigate the different fractions of iron in the north central laterites of Kerala and their relative contribution to iron availability. Study Design: Soil sampling, characterisation, fractionation, and structural equation modelling. Location and Durat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55453
The present investigation entitled “Impact of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth and Yield of Bottle Gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] cv. Pusa Naveen” was conducted during the Kharif season of 2024 at the Horticulture Experimental Field, College of Agriculture, RV...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55454