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From Seed to Sod: Investigating the Role of Growing Media in Turf Grass Germination for Premium Sod Quality

Rishu Sharma, Manvir Singh Sidhu, Simrat Singh, Kiranjeet Kaur Dhatt & Shagun Sharma · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

Aims: Our study aimed to address the low seed germination potential in turf grasses by using cost-effective growing media. The study was conducted at experimental farm of department of floriculture and landscaping in the year 2021-2022 in two experiments conducted during both the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1465

The Role of Sugarcane Trash in Soil Fertility and Plant Growth: A Review

Vikas Tandon, Mamta Rani, Rohtas Kumar, Mamta Lathwal, Nikita Kalyan, Satender Kumar, Ankush Kamboj, Sushil, Paras Kamboj & Ajay Sharma · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

Sugarcane needs a hot and humid climate and can be grown on a variety of soils that can retain moisture. Owing to its long life cycle it heavily depletes soil nutrients during its growth period. Sugarcane, being a heavy feeder requires nearly 208 kg N, 53 kg P2O5, and 280 kg K2O...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1462

Character Association and Path Coefficient Analysis for Yield Attributing Traits in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Pankaj Kumar Dwivedi & Bineeta Singh · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

The present investigation was carried out to estimate the nature and magnitude of variability parameters and characters associations among 19 genotypes of wheat for 12 characters. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Completely Block Design with 3 replications during rabi, 2...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1463

Preparing Distribution Maps of Available Phosphorus in Soils Using Various GIS-based Spatial Interpolation Methods

Devid Kumar Sahu, G. S. Tagore, Y. M. Sharma, P. S. Kulhare, R. K. Sahu & R.K. Nema · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

The study, was conducted from January, 2022 to December, 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (482004), India. We have collected two thousand two hundred sixteen (2216) Global Positioning System (GPS) based soil samples from depth of 0–15 cm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1464

Comparative Study on Growth, Yield and Economics of Potato Production Propagated through Apical Rooted Cuttings

Annasahebagouda A Biradar, T R Shashidhar, G O Manjunatha & Prasannakumar B H · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

This study investigates the comparative growth, yield and economic performance of potato production propagated through apical rooted cuttings (ARCs) in the Northern Transitional Zone of Karnataka. Eight genotypes, including Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Lima and Kufri Sangam, were analyzed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1461

Effect of Phosphorus Fertilization and Zinc Spraying on Productivity of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Faten Samir Airangy, Saleh Kbaili & Abdelaziz Bouaissa · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

The research was carried out during the years 2023/2024 in Ain Al-Bayda Village, Lattakia, Syria to study the effect of phosphorus fertilization and zinc spraying on productivity of sesame by five different levels of phosphorus fertilization (0, 40, 60, 80, 100) kg P2O/ha, and fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1460

Soil Suitability for Coffee Cultivation in Non-traditional Areas of Panama-Herrera Province

José E. Villarreal, Marcos Riquelme Jaén, Iván Ramos Zachrisson, Ananias Torres, Johar Pérez & Yaira De León · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

The objective of this research was to determine the suitability of soils for coffee cultivation in the province of Herrera, Republic of Panama. Planting robusta coffee is gaining greater interest among Panamanian farmers as an alternative for soil conservation. On 19 farms in the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1459

Effect of Agriculture Land Use Practices on Selected Soil Properties and Macro-Aggregate Stability: A Case Study of Coastal Plain Sand, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Sam, I. J., Edet, I. G., Essien, O. A & Thomas, U. F · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

The study was carried out in Coastal plain Sands. Southeastern Nigeria to evaluate Macro-aggregate stability under three land-use types; Rubber Plantation (RP). Oil Palm Plantation (OPP, and Forest plot (FP). Random soil and core samples were collected in five Points in each of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1458

Green Synthesis and Characterization of Fe Nanoparticles Using Neem (Azadirachta indica L.) Leaves

Pushpa S. Parmar, K. C. Patel & G. B. Patil · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

A laboratory study for synthesis and characterization of iron nanoparticles was conducted at laboratory of Department of Nanotechnology and Centre for advanced Research in Plant Tissue Culture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. The Fe nanoparticle synthesized by green method...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1457

The Periodic Variation in Iron Availability in Soils Affected by Saline Water Conditions

Pushpa S. Parmar & K. C. Patel · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

An incubation study was carried out at Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, AAU, Vaso for 60 days to find out the effect of Fe nanoparticles on periodical availability of iron in soil under saline water condition with different levels of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1455

Interaction Effect of Plant Spacing and Training Methods on Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato Under Semi-Controlled Poly-House Conditions

Feroz Ahmad Parry, Amjad Masood, Malik Asif Aziz, Sapalika Dogra, Prajjal Dey & Zaffar M. Dar · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2024

An experiment was conducted under the semi-controlled poly house with three training systems single stem (T1), double stem (T2) and three stems (T3) and  two spacing 45 cm ×30 cm (S1) and 45 cm × 45 cm (S2) replicated four times at Division of Horticulture Faculty of Agriculture...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4452

Impact of Foliar Application of Fe, Zn and B in Combination with Mg on Growth, Yield and Quality of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) under Alfisols of Andhra Pradesh, India

A. Ramanjaneya Reddy, B. Prathap, D. Sreedhar & G. Chandramohan Reddy · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2024

A Field experiment was conducted on well established four years old orchard of acid lime at Citrus Research Station, Petlur, Dr. YSR Horticultural University, Andhra Pradesh during 2012-2018 to investigate the effect of micronutrient fertilization on the growth, yield and quality...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4453

Impact of Irrigation Regime and Organic Amendments on Soil Physical Properties, Nutrient Availability, and Productivity in Calcareous Soil

Dalal H. Sary, Zeinab M. Abd EL-Rahman & Osama F. EL-Sedfy · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2024

The scarcity of irrigation water in Egypt requires addressing severe water scarcity, such as deficit irrigation and using organic amendments to improve water use efficiency in agriculture. A field experiment was conducted at El-Nubaria Agricultural Research Station in the summer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4454

Gully Category, Slope Position and Soil Depth Studies of ‘Acid Sand’: Their Effects Upon Soil Physical Properties in Akwa Ibom State, Southeastern Nigeria

Essien, O. A ., Sam, I. J. & Udoinyang, U. C · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2024

The menace of gully erosion is quite alarming on soils of coastal plain sands of southeastern Nigeria. Consequent upon this, a study was conducted to determine effect of Gully Categories, gully slope position and soil depth affect soil properties on coastal plain sand, Akwa Ibom...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4449