Maize (Zea mays L; 2n=20) is one among the major cereal crops grown in the humid tropics. It has high yield potential, immense potentiality, and that is why it is also known as ‘queen of cereals’. Though it is mainly used as a food crop in India by the rural population in the for...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4613
Palynology, the study of pollen and spores, has emerged as a vital discipline in plant science, with applications extending into plant breeding. This review explores the role of palynology in understanding reproductive biology, enhancing breeding programs, overcoming hybridizatio...
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Anjali K., Shahida K., Reshmy Vijayaraghavan, Surendra Gopal K., Sible George Varghese, Gleena Mary C. F. & Ayisha R.·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
Symptoms of characteristic rot was observed on jackfruits (Artocarpus heterophyllus) of Thrissur district in Kerala. This study investigates, the symptomatology, pathogenicity and identification of the causal organism for fruit rot disease. The isolation of fungal sample was obta...
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Aniruddha N. Barve, Manik R. Lajurkar, S. B. Kharbade, A. S. Bagde, S. J. Waghmare, R. A. Karande & Snehal N. Sathe·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
Modern sustainable agricultural production trends pose a need to change production technology processes with the application of techniques, and tools that cause less environmental pollution and contribute to ensuring health safety in general. Precision agriculture can be defined...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4611
Aishwarya V. Balpande, Suyash C. Gaikwad, Shubham S. Palve, Abhishek A. Wagh, Rani D. Gaikwad, Reshma G. Pondkule & Balasaheb N. Tambe·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
An experiment conducted at Instructional Farm Polyhouse, Department of Soil Science, Dr. Sharadchandra Pawar College of Agriculture, Baramati. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with four replications. The treatments were five, viz., T1- Control, T2- Rec...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4610
Ankita A. Howal, Shinde B.D., Sanap P.B., Ingole D.B., Wankhede S.M, Darekar P.M., Patil S.P., Patil A. A., Salunkhe P.V. & Sarangkar A.S·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
A field experiment was carried out to evaluation of different insecticides against Aphis craccivora Koch infesting dolichos bean at Vegetable Improvement Scheme. After the first and second spray it was revealed that the treatment (Diafenthiuron) was the most effective recording n...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4609
Humic acids is an important soil component that can improve nutrient availability and impact on other important chemical, biological, and physical properties of soils. The ecological benefits of Humic acids are diverse and represent profitable and effective solutions for environm...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4605
The present investigation in sugarcane (Saccharumspp. hybrids) was carried out to evaluate and validate the performance of early duration clones for cane yield and quality characters at sugarcane Research Station (TNAU) Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Observations were recorded fornumber...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4606
A field experiment was carried out at the Experimental Farm, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, during the periods of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. The experiment was set in Randomized Block Design (RBD) consisting of three replications and eight treatm...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4607
A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2023-24 at the Division of Soil Science, Dr. Sharadchandra Pawar College of Agriculture, Baramati to assess the efficacy of vermiwash foliar spray on yield and nutrient uptake in okra. The experiment was arranged in a R...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4608
A field experiment was conducted at experimental farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Mewar University Gangrar, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) during Rabi season of 2023-24 to effect of Sulphur and Zinc on growth and yield of mustard (Brassica ju...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4601
A field experiment was conducted at experimental farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Mewar University Gangrar, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) during Rabi season of 2023-24 to effect of nitrogen scheduling on growth and yield of wheat, variety “3...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4602
The present investigation entitled “Performance of different micronutrients on the growth and yield of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) cv. Salem produced by pro tray method.” was conducted during the year 2023-2024 at AICRP, on Spices, Asond Block, Central Experimental Station, Wakav...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4603
The productivity of soils is drastically affected owing to soil erosion in human activities in the decline of the Western Nayar watershed situated in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand. Therefore, evaluation of these erodible areas is of utmost importance so that the preventive me...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4604
Aims: Low and static productivity (450–800 kg/ha) is one of the main obstacles in blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) crop. The low productivity is due to inadequate seed systems, a lack of access to genetic and genomic resources, and a lack of active breeding initiatives. Hence th...
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