The present study explores constraints associated with sheep production practices in Hassan District of Karnataka, India. Sheep farming has been facing dynamic shortcomings of varied nature and is still on the positive front. In order to document such constraints of sheep product...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53405
The issue of food safety has become a major concern due to the use of chemical pesticides, which have deleterious effects on human health, the environment and biodiversity. Biological pest control, which uses entomopathogenic agents, is an alternative that is more respectful of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53406
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a key rabi pulse crop in India, primarily grown in semi-arid and tropical areas that are frequently affected by drought. The aim of present investigation was to find out the effect of seed enhancement treatment on different seed quality parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53407
Early blight of potato is caused by Alternaria solani, which causes major yield losses in most of the potato growing areas in the world. For effective management of this disease early diagnosis is important, and there is a need for evaluation of suitable chemical fungicides and b...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53403
Monitoring crop growth is crucial for sustainable food production, land use efficiency, and agricultural policy. Remote sensing approaches using radar and optical sensors have become significant for obtaining crop-related information. Among remote sensing technologies, Synthetic...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53404
The decentralised paddy procurement system in the State of Kerala, India is a market support mechanism for farmers offering a procurement price comprising the Minimum Support Price (MSP) issued by the central government and the State Incentive Bonus (SIB). The study was an attemp...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53400
The present study was conducted in Banaskantha, Anand, and Kheda districts of Gujarat to identify the constraints faced by various stakeholders in the marketing of pearl millet. A total of 100 farmers were selected from 14 villages of seven selected talukas of Banaskantha, Anand,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53401
This study was conducted in the Hassan district of Karnataka state to examine the sheep marketing practices adopted by farmers in this region and their implication for farm profitability. Sheep production is a significant livestock activity for commercial and smallholder farmers...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53402
Sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani is a significant soil-borne disease of rice prevalent in all rice-growing regions of Telangana state, resulting in significant yield losses up to 50%. Owing to non-availability of resistance sources, fungicide application has become the...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53396
In present investigation, 30 genotypes of kodo millet were characterized at both morphological and quality level to identify the predominant genotypes in terms of yield and its attributing traits along with nutrient content. Kodo millet is valued for its nutritional richness and...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53397
In order to assess the rice (Oryza sativa L) varieties for crop productivity, nutrient uptake, and profitability at various integrated nutrient modules in the SRI method, the current study was conducted during the 2017 (Kharif) season at the Agronomy Research Farm of Narendra Dev...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53398
This study investigates the influence of calf sex and dam milk yield on the growth performance and behavioural traits of Gir calves. Fourteen Gir calves (7 males and 7 females) were selected post-parturition, and their weight gain, dry matter intake (DMI), and play behaviour were...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53399
This study was conducted to evaluate the adaptability and performance of three upland rice varieties; NERICA 4, NamChe 5 and PR 107 under flooded paddy ecosystems in Doho, Tororo and Kween paddy flooded sites. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Complete Block Design wit...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53393
Groundnut is one of the important crop grown by farmers in many parts of the country. The existing methods and equipments used for planting of groundnut are facing many challenges such as poor seed spacing performance, inaccurate seed rate, inefficient and labor intensive etc. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53394
The research investigation was conducted in the hyper-arid partially irrigated Western Plain Zone (Ic) of Rajasthan, encompassing the districts of Jaisalmer, Bikaner and certain parts of Churu. Based on the highest concentration of sheep population, Jaisalmer and Bikaner district...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53395