Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) are a type of legume widely consumed around the world. They are rich in protein, fiber, complex carbohydrate, iron, folate (vitamin B9), magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and zinc. They are a nutritious, versatile food that fits well into many diets. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3571
Agricultural residue burning, particularly stubble burning in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, has emerged as a critical environmental crisis affecting air quality, soil health, and human welfare across South Asia. This comprehensive review examines the Pusa Decomposer technology develo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3570
Flooding can damage agricultural land because it can carry and deposit mud, wood waste, gravel, rocks, and sand, causing damage and loss of topsoil. The purpose of this study was to determine the post-flood soil nutrient content in rice fields in Lempake Village, Samarinda City....
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3568
This study investigates the distribution and interrelationship of iron (Fe) fractions in salt affected soils of Navsari District, Gujarat, during the summer 2023-24. A total of 60 soil samples were collected from two depths (0-20 cm and 20-40 cm) across saline prone villages, inc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3569
Agricultural sustainability has become a major challenge in West Africa due to soil degradation exacerbated by anthropogenic and climatic pressures. Water erosion causes considerable land loss on denuded soils and recently cleared slopes of the Nioro du Rip region in Senegal. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3566
To study the principal component analysis in eighty two wheat genotype including with three check varieties namely HD1544, DBW110 and GW322 in Augmented block design at research farm, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, During Rabi season 2019-20. Principal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3567
Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential toxic metal that threatens soil quality and food safety in intensively managed rice–wheat systems. A two years field study (2020–21 and 2021-22) was conducted to assess the effects of organic and conventional farming practices on the distribution a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3565
The Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine use the roots of Ashwagandha, as well as occasionally its leaves and seeds. It has hypotensive, diuretic, and laxative effects. Less work has been conducted to enhance the root and biological productivity of crops using inorganic fertil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3564
Aims: Present experiment was aimed to address the challenges in dracaena propagation and come up with effective conditions for its commercial cultivation as it is grown widely but suffers from propagation constraints. Effect of different seasons growing media and rooting hormones...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3563
A study was conducted to investigate effect of phosphorus on soil properties, cowpea and African yam beans grown in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The site selection was a flat land of 20 m X 17 m for the cultivation of cowpea and African yam beans. The bed measured 4 m in length and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3562
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important crop globally with a consumption rate that supports more than one half of the population worldwide. Nonetheless, efficient management of nutrients and fertilization (FUE) for rice continues to be a challenge. Low nutrient use efficiency (NUE...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3561
The significant rise in demand for flowers in recent years due to population growth, improved living standards, and tourism, stimulate the demand for fresh floral arrangements. Conversely, to increase the yield and quality of flowers, the application of synthetic chemicals result...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3560
The unscientific disposal of waste is a main source of soil pollution. In order to mitigate heavy metal exposure strategies, the main purpose of the present study was to provide background data to understand the effect of municipal solid waste dumping on topsoil and the health ri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3559
Field trials were laid out in the north-western part of Tanzania to find out the effluence of land cultivation methods, farmyard manure (FYM) and potassium (K) rates on the growth and biomass yield of cassava using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and the treatments arrang...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3556
Conserving soil and water in agriculture is becoming more and more important for the sustainability of agriculture and the environment. By employing innovative and sustainable techniques such as contour farming, no-till or reduced tillage, mulching, cover crops, crop rotation, re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3557