Temperature plays a crucial role in determining the optimal sowing date. High temperatures during grain filling can lead to lower yields. While moisture levels also influence the optimal sowing date, with adequate moisture essential for healthy growth, wheat cultivars show signif...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3870
The use of peat soil for agricultural development faces many obstacles related to the natural properties of peat, including its relatively high acidity. Peatland is a marginal land area targeted for agricultural use, including oil palm cultivation. This study aims to assess the c...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3866
Over the past decades the contribution of farm labour has been decreasing due to occupational change, low wages, irregular employment, government policies and reforms. The severe shortage of agricultural labourers in the state has compelled farmers to transition from agricultural...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3867
Sesame is an economically important oilseed crop, and its processing efficiency greatly depends on maintaining appropriate thermal conditions during post-harvest handling and value-addition operations. Traditional heating practices used for roasting, drying is often difficult to...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3868
Plastic sheets are placed over wet soil during times of high ambient temperature to manage soil-borne pests without using pesticides. The top layers are heated by the plastic sheets ability to trap solar radiation in the soil. During the sweltering summer months, Solarization may...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3869
Poultry farming serves as a reliable source of income and employment, particularly for women and unemployed youth in rural areas. The present study was conducted in the Lalitpur district of the Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh, during the year 2024-2025 to examine the marketing...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3865
Nigeria’s land border closure policy was implemented to curb smuggling, promote domestic agricultural production, and enhance food security. However, evidence shows that its micro-level effects on agripreneurship and rural livelihoods in border communities are limited. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3864
Farmer-Producer Organizations (FPOs) are increasingly recognized as key institutional mechanisms for enhancing smallholder competitiveness, market integration, and income security in India. This study assesses the institutional performance, governance practices, diversification s...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3863
Background: Cowpea is a protein-rich legume essential for food security in sub-Saharan Africa, but its productivity is increasingly constrained by drought and irregular rainfall patterns. Objective: To address intra-seasonal drought episodes when they occur at critical stages of...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3862
Seed priming has emerged as an effective and practical approach to enhance seed performance and impart tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. A laboratory and field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of micronutrient mixture seed priming on seedling vigour and yie...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2861
Shraddha Dwivedi, Diksha Upreti, Amritanshu Upadhyay, Megha Bhandari, Sunita Rawat, Renu Sharma, Meiaishan Eliezer Lyngdoh, Shruti Dehru, Neelam Kalasua, Manish Solanki & Amit Kumar·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2026
India harbours considerable diversity among its indigenous pig populations, with distinct breeds distributed across the north-eastern hill states, the Gangetic plains, coastal western India, and island territories. These populations represent the product of long-term co-evolution...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2859
Quantification of carbon sequestration potential is very much essential for rapidly proliferating species like Populus spp. in view of escalating climate change, for sustainable agroforestry practices, and mitigation strategies. The present study estimates the C.S.P. for 100 Popu...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2860
Background: Rural industrial revitalization has become a key pathway for agricultural modernization and rural development, particularly in advanced agricultural regions such as Jiangsu Province in China. Existing research emphasizes industrial integration, technological empowerme...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2858
Syda. Umme Roman Bonna, Sumaiya Ahmed, A F M Mominul Haque, Bejoy Chandra Sarkar, Fahmida Akter, Ahmed Khairul Hasan & Md. Shafiqul Islam·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2026
Optimizing seedling age and number of seedlings per hill is crucial for improving the yield performance of transplanted rice. A field experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh from July to December 2023 to assess the...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2857
India is an agricultural nation. More than 70 per cent of India’s population is involved in agricultural activities. After Independence, India was facing the problem of food shortage, to feed up their large population. India adopted the Green Revolution technology in late 1960s t...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2856