Introduction: The lip service in tackling the climate change issues five years after the famous Paris Agreement on climate change is quite unwholesome to individual countries' pledges and promises that were made on reducing global carbon emissions at Le Bourget, France. The attem...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230308
Under high salinity conditions, plant growth promoting halophilic bacteria (PGPHB) can thrive and greatly encourage plant growth. The use of PGPHB is minimal and less discussed in sustainable agriculture and abiotic stress control. The focus of the current investigation is to imp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230338
Chickpea is one of the most important pulse crop cultivated across the globe which is conventionally a low-input crop that is being cultivated mostly in moisture deficient rainfed environments during post-rainy season. The crop is being severely affected with various biotic and a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230304
Groundwater resources plays important role in agro-biodiversity and environmental conservation perspectives. Surface and groundwater have played a significant role in the agrarian economics in the developing economics particularly in India. At the same time, the tropical and sub-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230343
Agriculture is a major contributor to India's environmental footprint, particularly through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Sustainable agricultural systems are needed to produce high-quality and affordable food in sufficient quantity to meet the growing population need for food,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230310
Global climate has been changing for many thousands of years and will continue to do so in the future. While it is acknowledged that the entire climate change has always been happening even before the start of anthropogenic activities, this is perhaps the most serious problem th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230320
This article focuses on an overview of the processes of generating rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) models, the different types and applications. IDF model is an important tool applied in the design of either hydrologic or hydraulic design such as prediction of rainfal...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230322
Farmers view weeds as the number one barrier to organic rice production. Also, organic rice-growing farmers feel weed management is their number one priority, so they need more research about weed management under organic conditions from the researchers. Weeds can be considered a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230334
Vegetables as the succulent pot herb are the most vulnerable to vagaries of climate change i.e. extreme weather events, such as elevated temperature, lengthy droughts, untimely rains, heavy rainfalls, violent storms, sea rising and resurgence of biotic stresses such as weeds, pat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230339
Power weeders are most commonly used machines for removing weeds, to prevent them from competing with main crops. However, these power weeders are power by either petrol or diesel engine. With the shortage of fossil fuel, its unavailability in rural areas and for reducing emissio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230298
The continuous decrease and irrational use of water resources is the key issue for the proper application of water resources in tribal areas of Jabalpur district. This study attempts to propose a new aspect of optimum allocation of land & water resources in Jabalpur District....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230299
Ostracoda is a diverse group of aquatic crustacean and often infest the fishes and cause huge economic losses. In the present study, the infestation of Ostracoda Vargula tsuji in major food fishes Lethrinus ornatus and Carangoides gymnostethus was studied. A detailed investigatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230300
In recent years air pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world. Owing to the transboundary dispersion of contaminants around the world, air pollution has its own peculiarities. In a much planned urban setup industrial pollution takes a backseat and cooler admission tak...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230301
A field experiment was conducted at the farmer’s field at Ratanpur village of Marshaghai block of Kendrapara, Odisha, India to evaluate effect of different mulching practices on weed population, moisture content in soil and yield of brinjal. The village is an adopted village by K...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230303
Climate change carries immense threat to the livelihood and food security of smallholder farmers in Bhutan and it is therefore crucial to enhance their adaptive capacity. However, building resiliency to climate impact require information on vulnerability of the system of interes...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230305