Jamun (Syzygium cumini Skeels) is an underexploited indigenous fruit tree of India valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties. This study assessed the seasonal incidence of major insect pests and natural enemies of jamun and examined their associations with weather param...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95674
The present study aimed to quantify the effects of weather conditions associated with different sowing dates on cumin and to develop relationships between phase-wise weather variables and crop performance. The experiment was conducted at Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat, during the rab...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95675
Urban centres across sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing unprecedented demographic shifts, rapid industrialisation, and subsequent environmental degradation, placing immense pressure on municipal authorities to maintain ecological balance through sustainable urban planning. Howev...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95676
Rainfed smallholder agriculture in the West African Sahel operates within one of the most variable rainfall regimes on the planet, and the adaptation of Sahelian farming households has become a substantial field of research spanning agronomy, climatology, economics, geography and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95671
Forest ecosystems provide important environmental and socioeconomic benefits to surrounding communities, yet inadequate compensation mechanisms may undermine their long-term conservation. This study developed a demand compensation model to examine household willingness to pay (WT...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95673
The present investigation evaluated the effect of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and soilless growing media on rooting and shoot growth of karonda (Carissa carandas L.) cuttings under protected conditions at Lovely Professional University, Punjab. The experiment was arranged in a co...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95670
Approximately 65% of agricultural land in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso consists of degraded bare soils requiring urgent restoration. Although zaï technology is widely adopted, the influence of pit dimensions and their interaction with organic and mineral fertilisation...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95665
Salinity is a major abiotic constraint on rice productivity, particularly during the seedling stage. This study evaluated associations among morphological, biochemical, and ionic traits in 20 rice genotypes exposed to hydroponic salinity stress. The experiment was conducted at Ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95666
Efficient management of agricultural water resources is increasingly important under climate variability and freshwater scarcity. Accurate estimation of crop water requirements (CWR) supports crop productivity, irrigation scheduling and water-use efficiency. Conventional approach...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95667
Renewable energy consumption varies markedly across countries and may reflect differences in economic development and national energy structures. This study examines cross-country variation in renewable energy consumption across World Bank income groups using 2022 World Developme...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95668
Climate-related disasters pose continuing challenges to livelihood security in disaster-prone areas of Bangladesh. This study examined the relationships, contributions, and direct and indirect effects between selected characteristics of disaster-affected people and their practice...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95669
Aims: This study examined whether climate-risk perception and self-efficacy predict adaptation behaviour and whether variation in local institutional environments contributes to differences in adaptation outcomes among small cardamom farmers in Idukki District, Kerala. Study Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95664
A field experiment was conducted during the summer seasons of 2025 and 2026 at the Agronomy Research Farm, R.S.M. (P.G.) College, Dhampur, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, to evaluate the performance of maize cultivars under different sowing dates. The experiment was laid out in a split-pl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95663
Biodrainage is a nature-based bio-engineering approach that uses deep-rooted, high-transpiring vegetation to regulate shallow groundwater tables and reduce waterlogging in salt-affected agricultural landscapes. This review examines the concept, scientific basis, mechanisms, speci...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95660
Pre-harvest mineral management can influence both productivity and the quality with which highly perishable guava fruit enters the postharvest chain. This study evaluated three calcium salts—calcium chloride, calcium nitrate and calcium sulphate—each at 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%, togethe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95661