Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, an obligate root parasitic plant, constitutes a major constraint to cereals production and a threat to agriculture and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. The present investigation was undertaken at the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73570
The present analysis was undertaken to estimate the growth and instability of area, production and productivity of potato in Hassan district and Karnataka state. Potato in Hassan District is primarily grown in the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. Hassan district is the maj...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73571
Evaluation of the high biomass forage pearl millet parental lines and the creation of the first cycle high biomass multi-cut forage pearl millet composite were the two main goals of the current study. A parental evaluation experiment and a composite varieties evaluation along wit...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73572
The present study was carried out at Dr. K.L. Rao Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Garikapadu, NTR District to find out the impact of plant spacing on population dynamics of sucking pest in two consecutive years of kharif 2023-24 and 2024-25 under special project on “cotton targeting techno...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73573
Root parasitic weeds, a serious problem in agriculture, severely reduced yield of several economically important crops in tropical and semi-tropical regions n Africa. The Striga seeds of these weeds may remain viable in soil for many years until germination is stimulated by a ch...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73566
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a widely cultivated vegetable valued for its nutritional and economic significance, with strong potential for genetic improvement. Significant positive heterobeltiosis was observed in family DVRT 2 × IIHR 335 for seeds per fruit, total soluble...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73567
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of seasonality, sowing methods and planting dates on the growth and yield components of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) under Sudanese agro-climatic conditions, with the objective of identifying optimal practices for improved produ...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73568
Weed control is vital in agriculture, as weeds can reduce crop yields by 30–40%. Common weeding methods include manual, chemical, mechanical, and precision techniques. Manual tools such as khurpi, grubber, spade, wheel hoe, and push-pull weeders provide high weeding efficiency (7...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73564
In India, financial education is essential due to the widespread low literacy rates and the significant portion of the population that remains excluded from the formal financial system. The present study assessed farmers' financial literacy and its impact on farm financial manage...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73565
In India potato marketing is remarkably impeded by severe constraints. Thus, this study was planned to identify various problems faced by the producers and different marketing functionaries in the supply chain of potato. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select res...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73562
The overall duration necessary for the life cycle to progress from eggs to the emergence of adults ranged from 33 to 44 days, with an average of 38.5 ± 7.78 days. In contrast, the complete life cycle from eggs to the death of both male and female was observed to be finalized with...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73563
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a globally vital horticultural crop, yet its productivity is severely threatened by early blight, caused by Alternaria solani. In a 2024 field survey across districts in Tamil Nadu, disease incidence ranged from 25.4% to 53.9% Per cent disease...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73559
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of different spacings adopted for Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) trees along with various secondary host species on its growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) intercropped under this Sandalwood based agroforestry system. A field inve...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73560
The heritable element of overall variability is represented by the genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV), which measures the genetic proportion of this variability. The chance of using a certain character in a selection programme increases with increasing GCV. Heritable variab...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73561
The present research study was taken up in 2024-25 in five villages of Mandya district in Karnataka state. In the mechanized era of agriculture applications of Drones have go special importance, but in reality, majority of the farming community is not aware about their usage. Hen...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73553