Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the oxidative stress responses and antioxidant regulation in four finger millet genotypes (GPU 28, ML 365, GPU 66, and GPU 67) under high temperature and elevated CO₂ x drought stress interaction. Study Design: A controlled pot experiment was con...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115113
Climate change has become a significant issue for India's tea industry, impacting quality and output in a variety of agroclimatic zones. This paper, which is based on review of existing knowledge, with an emphasis on the Kangra Valley, summarizes recent data on the effects of cha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115106
Agriculture in Benin, which is mainly rainfed, faces growing challenges from climate change. Rising temperatures, irregular rainfall, and recurring droughts have significantly affected food security and smallholder livelihoods. This study provides an empirical assessment of how c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115098
This study assesses the intensity, frequency, and temporal variability of rainfall and meteorological droughts in Solapur district, Maharashtra, India, using 75 years (1950-2024) of annual rainfall data. The district lies within a semi-arid climatic zone of the Deccan Plateau, ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115099
Growth, development and productivity of wheat are significantly influenced by heat stress. Terminal heat stress (prevalence of heat stress at anthesis and grain-filling stages) leads to reduction in productivity and quality of wheat grains. Being photosynthetically active, ear of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115100
The growing challenges of climate change, coupled with the unprecedented rise in global food demand, calls for transformative strategies in agricultural systems to ensure long-term food security without compromising ecological sustainability. Climate-smart farming has emerged as...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115101
The present investigation was carried out to study the effect of El Niño and La Niñaevents on food grain production during the period of 2001-2023 in Chhattisgarh state. Long term district wise (station wise) daily rainfall data for the period (1960-2023) were collected from the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115102
Seed priming is a low-cost technique to improve germination and plant establishment under stress conditions. The present study evaluated hydropriming and halopriming methods on redgram varieties PRG 176 and TDRG-4 under moisture and salt stress respectively. Laboratory and field...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115103
Mangrove forests are critical coastal ecosystems distributed across tropical and subtropical intertidal zones, forming a unique interface between land and sea. Although they occupy a relatively small global area, their ecological, socio-economic, and climatic significance is disp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115104
Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.), a vital natural fibre and cash crop, significantly contributes to India’s economy but it is increasingly threatened by tobacco streak virus (TSV)-induced necrosis, a major emerging viral disease in southern India. The present study on the Epidemiology...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115105
The current study records the diversity of Drosophila species during the transitional phase from late winter to early pre-monsoon (March–May) in the campus of Sikkim Alpine University and the surrounding Kamrang area of South Sikkim, India. Six different microhabitats were sample...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115096
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a significant crop of oilseeds suffering from many diseases, including early and late leaf spot and leaf rust, the most commonly distributed and economically significant foliar diseases of groundnut that cause severe crop damage A field experime...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115097
The rapid increase in population has led to the overutilization of resources, resulting in their depletion and contributing to pollution, which adversely affects public health. This alarming situation has prompted a global shift towards sustainability, with green marketing and th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115094
This study aims to assess public awareness and perceived benefits of nutrition gardening, along with the support needed to adopt such practices. An online survey conducted among urban residents of Kolkata, primarily students and their families, yielded 95 responses, of which 93 v...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115092
Soil degradation has emerged as one of the most critical environmental and agricultural challenges of the twenty-first century, severely threatening global food security, ecosystem stability, and sustainable development. It is characterized by the deterioration of the physical, c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i115093