A review on seed dormancy and after-ripening mechanism on seed germination was conducted. After-ripening is an important post-harvest phase in seeds that causes physiological and biochemical changes that reduce dormancy and promote germination. It is a time based and environment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105056
In present Investigation 45 single cross hybrids were evaluated along with their parental lines and checks heterosis and inbreeding depression. The standard heterosis, the hybrid combinations DI- 123 x DI- 111(91.11), DI- 121 x DI- 117 (80.82), DI- 121 x DI- 111(80.33), DI- 121 x...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105057
Khandakar Taheratul Hosna, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Samir G. Al-Solaimani, Nilufar Yeasmin, Md. Nurul Islam, Mohamed H. Abd El-Wahed & Noor Muhammad·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2024
Lime is crucial for improving soil pH, enhancing nutrient availability, and promoting healthier plant growth in acidic soils. The objectives of the study were to identify the effects of liming on wheat on nutrients status of soil before and after harvest. Over three years (2018-2...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105058
Plant available water (PAW) also known as total available water (TAW) - the amount of water that the soil can store and return to plants for their physiological needs – is the essential parameter of soil water balance models, which are themselves integrated into crop growth and o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105059
Objective: This study aims at gaining a better understanding of Pepper Begomovirus diseases in order to improve yield in a sustainable way. Study Design: Demonstrate the symptoms associated with viral diseases, as well as the agent responsible for this disease in peppers, in orde...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105060
The experiments were conducted during the kharif season of 2021-22 and 2022-23 at the S.I.F, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur. The experiment consists of 18 treatment combinations in randomized block design with three replications of differe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105052
Marigold is a very common and a hardy flower crop cultivated throughout the world. Pinching is an important intercultural practice commonly followed in cultivation of marigold however, this needs to be standardized for getting higher yields in commercial cultivation. Hence, the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105053
This study examines the impact of altitudinal variation on the growth of Garcinia indica in Agro-climatic Zone-9 of Karnataka, specifically in the Uttara Kannada district of the Western Ghats. Eight experimental sites, categorized into four altitudinal zones (Plains, Up-ghat, Mid...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105054
Yam is a plant of great importance for the Ivorian people in terms of food, nutrition, economy, and socio-cultural value. However, its production is threatened by several biotic factors, including anthracnose, one of the most destructive diseases affecting yams. The objective of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105055
During the Rabi season of 2023-24, a field experiment was carried out at Agriculture Farm Chamelti, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences Solan (H.P.). The soil in the experimental field was well-drained, with medium in organic carbon and available nitrogen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105049
The Colletotrichum species that causes anthracnose poses a significant threat to the growth of Capsicum annuum, or ringer pepper, resulting in significant yield losses. Conventional produced control systems can give rise to ecological and economic difficulties, necessitating the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105050
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the different growing media & polybag size for seedling growth of rough lemon rootstock. Study Design: The experiment used a Complete Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The study "Effect of Growing...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105051
Longer grain length with smaller grain breadth, length-breadth ratio and 1000-grain weight is considered desirable character for the development of fine grain premium quality rice. In the present experiment, grain appearance quality of 15 F2 families and 10 parental genotypes wer...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i95043
Vegetable crop breeding has changed dramatically since the early 1980s due to technological breakthroughs, especially high-throughput sequencing and molecular marker technologies, which have made it possible to sequence many plant genomes, create dense genetic maps, and identify...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i95044
The present investigation was carried out during kharif season of 2022 and 2023 at Students' Instructional Farm of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.). The experiment consisted of fourteen different treatments in randomized block design re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i95045