Rice (Oryza sativa L.) improvement depends on the effective utilisation of diverse germplasm and the identification of key yield-contributing traits. The present study evaluated 25 genetically diverse rice germplasm accessions during Kharif 2025 using multivariate genetic diversi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86240
Heberth Christian Ferreira, Andréia Márcia Santos de Souza David, Samy Pimenta, Hemilly Kariny Cardoso Freitas, João Rafael Prudêncio dos Santos, Roberto dos Santos Trindade, Lauro José Moreira Guimarães & Arley Figueiredo Portugal·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
Water deficit during germination and early establishment restricts imbibition, delays reserve mobilisation and impairs stand formation, making the seed stage an attractive target for low-input stress management. Melatonin-based seed treatment has consequently moved from an experi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86241
Background: Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) is one of the most important oilseed crops, contributing significantly to edible oil production and nutritional security. However, its productivity and quality are frequently constrained by abiotic stresses, necessitating the identi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86238
During the rabi season of 2022-23, a field experiment was conducted at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The experiment aimed to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on soil chemical properties,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86237
A single-season field study was conducted from standard meteorological week (SMW) 40 of 2025 to SMW 15 of 2026 in an established PKM-1 moringa plantation at Agricultural College, Aswaraopet, Telangana, India. Five plants were sampled weekly, with one branch selected in each cardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86236
Fertiliser source can influence crop growth and soil properties, but comparative information for pea cultivation under the mid-hill agro-climatic conditions of Himachal Pradesh remains limited. A field experiment was conducted at Panjiala Village, Kangra District, Himachal Prades...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86235
Commercial Mentha production is frequently managed as a high-input system because rapid canopy development, repeated harvests and substantial nutrient removal underpin profitable herb and essential-oil yields. This production logic can create a three-way management problem: nutri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86234
Rohan V. Patel, R. A. Gami, K. G. Kugashiya, R. N. Patel, A. K. Singh, H. N. Zala, Sandeep Kumar, Ayushi Acharya & T. A. Parsaniya·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
The present study evaluated thirty restorer lines of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) to assess genetic variability, examine trait interrelationships through correlation analysis, and determine the direct and indirect effects of ten yield-contributing traits on grain...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86231
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an economically important vegetable crop valued for its culinary, nutritional, and commercial significance. Optimising the foliar application of plant growth regulators and micronutrients may improve onion growth, bulb yield, quality, and production econ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86232
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif 2022 and rabi 2022–2023 seasons at the Research Farm of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, to evaluate the effects of different nutrient-management strategies on crop productivity, sys...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86233
Aquaponics is the co-culture of fish and plants in a closed-loop, controlled-environment agricultural system. It offers a sustainable and environmentally friendly production system. Evaluating the growth of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in an aquaponics system in Côte d’Ivoi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86228
Grain yield in maize (Zea mays L.) is a complex quantitative trait governed by several interrelated morpho-physiological and yield-contributing characters. Understanding the relationships among these traits and their direct and indirect contributions to grain yield is essential f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86229
Early blight, caused principally by the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria solani, remains one of the most persistent foliar constraints on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production across temperate and subtropical growing regions. The disease progresses through repeated infection cyc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86223
Jeevamrit is a fermented input used in natural farming, but the effects of cow dung quantity on its physicochemical, microbial, and enzymatic characteristics remain insufficiently characterised. This study compared different cow dung proportions and determined their effects on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86224
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a rabi pulse crop whose productivity may be constrained by inadequate management of sulphur and iron. A field experiment was conducted during the 2024–25 rabi season at the Agriculture Farm of Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, S...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86225