Livestock production contributes to anthropogenic methane emissions primarily through enteric fermentation and manure management, creating an important challenge for environmentally sustainable animal production. This review summarises the role of livestock-derived methane in glo...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104533
Ravisankar Dubey, Shweta, C. l. Maurya, Sarvendra Kumar, P. K. Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Pratiksha Raj, Shalini Dixit, Shivam Chaturvedi & Arun Pratap·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2026
Seed priming can improve early seed performance, but responses may differ among priming agents and genotypes. This study evaluated two field-pea varieties, KPMR-522 (V1) and Rachana (V2), under six seed treatments: T1, untreated control; T2, hydropriming; T3, KNO₃ at 3%; T4, GA₃...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104528
The present study examined the socioeconomic characteristics, perceived benefits, major constraints and suggestions for strengthening rural livelihoods among rural households in Zunheboto district, Nagaland, India. The study was conducted in the Ghathashi and Akuhaito blocks, fro...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104526
The wheat aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, is an important sap-feeding insect-pest that adversely affects wheat growth and productivity. Although synthetic insecticides provide rapid aphid suppression, their adverse effects on predators necessitate the evaluation of comparatively saf...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104527
Rice is the predominant crop cultivated in the Kommamuru Canal Command Area of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Rice productivity is strongly influenced by irrigation water availability and climatic conditions. The present study aimed to analyse the spatial and temporal variabili...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104524
Agro-industrial residues from coffee, cocoa, tea and coconut production are chemically diverse resources whose management is increasingly framed through biorefinery and circular-bioeconomy concepts. Yet the technical possibility of converting a residue into a marketable product d...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104525
A field experiment was conducted from November 2021 to March 2022 at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, to evaluate the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104521
Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance are important parameters for identifying traits and inbred lines suitable for selection in maize (Zea mays L.) breeding. The present investigation assessed 30 normal maize inbred lines, including two standard checks, during kh...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104522
The present study evaluated the comparative economics of machine-transplanted and hand-transplanted paddy cultivation in Thiruvarur district, one of the major rice-producing districts of the Cauvery Delta region of Tamil Nadu. Primary data were collected from 60 sample farmers us...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104523
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi seasons of 2022–23 and 2023–24 at the Agricultural Research Farm, Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, to assess the effect of integrated nutrient management (INM) on the growth and yield attributes of wheat unde...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104520
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is an economically important spice crop, but its production is constrained by root-knot nematodes, particularly Meloidogyne incognita. The use of resistant cultivars provides an eco-friendly and cost-effective approach to nematode management; however,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104515
Aims: To synthesise the dimensions of a crank–rocker mechanism for driving the cutter bar of a crop harvesting machine using Freudenstein's equation, evaluate the kinematic characteristics of the mechanism, and validate the analytical results through SolidWorks Motion Analysis. S...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104516
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) productivity, quality, and profitability may respond to planting time, propagule type, and crop duration. This field experiment was conducted during the 2022 turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) cropping season (April-December) at Bhadiarkar Research Farm, CSK...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104517
Foliar diseases constrain the production of healthy rubber tree planting material in humid tropical nurseries. We tested whether preventive and post-symptom fungicide programmes reduced cumulative foliar disease on Hevea brasiliensis clone IRCA 331 during one nursery season at Bo...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104518
Carbon farming has moved rapidly from an agronomic proposition to a market instrument in India, where a domestic carbon credit trading scheme has been established and agriculture has been designated an offset sector alongside a growing population of project-based initiatives. Ins...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104519