The alarming increase of temperature in Northern areas of India makes it difficult to grow seeds due to these temperature fluctuations. Since Punjab is the hub of annual flower seed production it becomes imperative to identify suitable seed primming and growing media for proper g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2283
Saleha Khatun Ripta, Rabaya Akter Tonni, Shapla Parvin, Md. Roconuzzaman Nasim, Khadija Khatun Keya, Moumita Saha, Joy Sarker, S. M. Kamran Ashraf, M. Mazibur Rahman & Md. Rafiqul Islam·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2024
The incorporation of compost and manure with chemical fertilizer has become a key concern to sustain soil fertility. Because the nutrients are continuously depleting from the soil and consequently creating a risk to preserving soil health. Aims: This study assesses the response o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2284
The present investigation was carried out at Experimental Farm of the Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India during summer season, 2018. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications and fourteen trea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2282
The present investigation was carried out in the Purna valley of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to study the effect of total electrolyte concentration and sodium adsorptionratio on swelling percentage of salt affected soils in Purna valley of Maharashtra. The sampling was done in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2281
The field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season (Nov - Jan) of 2023-2024 in the experimental farm of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. To study “Effect of soil and foliar applications on growth and productivity of Pearl Millet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2280
A field experiment was conducted to formulate targeted yield equations for bottle gourd under a rice-vegetable cropping system in an Inceptisol of Odisha. The experiment started with the creation of three soil fertility gradient stripes by applying no fertilizer, recommended dose...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2279
Aim: Humic substances plays a vital role in soil fertility and plant nutrition. Application of humic substances within a fairly wide range of concentration are highly beneficial to plant root development. Humic acid is excellent foliar fertilizer carrier and an activator. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2278
Soil moisture distribution pattern plays an important role in finding out the effectiveness of drip irrigation as the irrigation is scheduled based on the crop water requirement (CWR) and restricted to the root zone of the crop. The objective of this study was to characterize the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2276
The agricultural sector is fundamental to human civilization since it provides food and other basic needs to billions of people. Given that 9.7 billion people are expected to live on Earth by 2050, food production needs to increase by 70%. The population is predicted to become mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2277
Black cumin is a miracle herb, an emerging seed spice and a medicinal plant of great demand. Black cumin has been used since thousands of years as a spice and food preservative as well as a protective and curative remedy for several disorders. A field experiment was conducted at...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2274
An investigation was conducted in Rabi season of 2023-24 at the instructional farm of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, to evaluate the performance of physiological indices on chickpeas under soil and foliar application. The experiment was established on a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2275
The fertilization experiment was started at Experimental field of Eklavya University, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh-India at a fixed location in the experimental field study was carried out. Under this study a randomized block design with eight treatments and four replications high used...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2273
Soil health and quality are critical factors in maintaining sustainable agriculture, ecosystem stability, and global food security. Conventional methods for assessing soil properties are often time-consuming, labour-intensive, and lack real-time monitoring capabilities. Nanotechn...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2272
Pigeonpea is most important rainfed pulse crop of Karnataka. Yield of pigeonpea is fluctuating due to variation in climate causing flower drop and poor pod set. The field experiment was conducted to study growth and yield of pigeonpea as influenced by foliar nutrition. The experi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2270
This study contrasts and compares conventional and organic farming. The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness and impact of each practice before deciding on the best crop-growing approach. Despite their agricultural systems can be categorized as conventional or sust...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2271