Healthy soil enhances crop yield. In order to increase the organic matter content of soil for sustainable and healthy soil, organic amendments are applied in the field. Build-up of insect pest populations under organic production system is problematic which not only reduces yield...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94995
The Aïr Massif is located in northern Niger. It is characterized by an arid climate that makes rain-fed agriculture impossible. To adapt, the population has developed irrigation from alluvial aquifers. The latter are dependent on rain and have a recurrent drying out. This results...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94996
The field experiment entitled “Evaluation of fertigation and foliar spray of nutrients for the performance of bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.] on yield, quality and economics” was conducted during Kharif season from 2020-21 to 2022-2023 at Chilli and Vegetable...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94997
The primary objective of this research was to evaluating the effectiveness of organic seed priming formulations on germination and seedling growth in acid lime cv. Kagzi at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during the period 2020-2021. The study comprised six distinct t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94998
Elvire Line Sossa, Mahamat Abderhamane, Abdoul Raouf Gondah Neino, Nadège Donsaré Bana Bouko, Oladéji Jamali Ayifimi & Guillaume Lucien Amadji·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2024
Aims: This study aims to identify good combinations of cashew nut shell biochar, cattle manure, and urea for enhancing lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) growth and yield in the North and Central regions of Benin. Place and Duration of Study: Two agronomic trials were conducted: one in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94999
The experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm, near Gautam Buddha Central Library, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University),Vidya Vihar Raebareli Road Lucknow, (U.P) experiment was conducted during Rabi season in the years, of 2021-2022 and 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94994
Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) is an essential tool for soil survey and agricultural planning. It involves creating and populating spatial soil information using field and laboratory observations, often referred to as "predictive soil mapping" or "pedometric mapping." DSM provides de...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94993
The present investigation was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology And Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during the Zaid season of 2023 with the view to evaluate performance of pumpkin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94992
A field study entitled, impact of conservation tillage on soil fertility, yield and nutrient uptake by chickpea in soybean–chickpea sequence on vertisols was conducted at the research farm of Dryland Agriculture unit, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94991
Aims: This study aims to evaluate the influence of Azotobacter and Trichoderma viride, along with chemical fertilizers, on wheat yield and economics in the Gwalior region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Study Design: With ten treatment and three replications, the experiment was carried...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94979
Dinotefuran is widely utilized to control sucking insect pests in rice crops due to its high efficiency and relatively low hazard potential. However, repeated applications within a single crop season raise concerns about residue deposition in plants and surrounding environment. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94980
A field experiment was conducted during the kharif-2019 at the farmers field of Mylandahalli in Chikkaballapura distict of Karnataka, to study the effect of organic nutrient sources on soil nutrient status of finger millet under Guni method. The trial was framed out in randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94981
Thierry Philippe Guety, Affi Jeanne Bongoua-Devisme, Wondouet Hippolyte Kpan, Konan-Kan Hippolyte Kouadio & Franck Michael Lemounou Bahan·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2024
This study was carried out in 2023 at the National Agronomic Research Center (CNRA) station in Man, in west of Côte d'Ivoire. The aim of this study was to improve the efficiency of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB) in the mineralisation of various Phosphate Amendments (PA). C...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94982
The increasing need for water has become a significant cause for worry regarding the future of irrigated agriculture in numerous regions of the country. Hence, understanding the water requirements of crops is a crucial practical aspect for enhancing water utilization efficiency i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94983
A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Center, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, with compare the production potential under different crop establishment methods and nutrient management and also to find out the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94984