The validated CANEGRO (DSSAT v4.7) model was used to simulate the intra-seasonal climatic variation viz. temperature (-3oC to +3oC) and rainfall (-25% to +25%) variability in sugarcane yield and quantifying the yield gap of sugarcane at Navsari, Bharuch, Surat and Valsad district...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114547
Indoor air quality is significantly impacted by volatile organic compounds, with formaldehyde being a prominent concern due to its emission from wood composite products. Formaldehyde emissions from wood composite products is a big concern for the environment and people's health....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114548
Carbon sequestration, typically referred to as carbon storage is defined as the “long-term storage of carbon in plants, soils, geologic formations and the ocean, which occurs both naturally and as a result of anthropogenic activities”. With respect to agricultural sector, carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114549
The Indian Sundarban represent an endangered ecosystem with a distinct biogeographical composition. It is susceptible to natural disasters like storms, floods, and cyclones, hence jeopardizing its socioeconomic systems due to environmental stresses. This study aimed to evaluate t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114550
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of irrigation scheduling on growth, yield and water use efficiency of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) at Main Agricultural Research Station (MARS), Raichur, during the rabi season of 2023-24. The experiment was laid out in a r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114543
The entire study was carried out on a group of 100 female farm workers at the CTAE university campus in Udaipur during the wheat crop harvesting season, with the aim of examining the effectiveness of various heat stress relief measures (sun protection lotion with different sun pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114544
Paradip, a prominent coastal city on India's eastern seaboard, presents a unique combination of environmental challenges and urban pressures. It has the largest tidal range among major regional tidal gauge stations, including Vishakhapatnam and Chennai. The city experiences an an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114545
The increasing availability of geospatial datasets on watershed characteristics and hydro-meteorological variables emphasises the importance of integrated hydrological models for effective catchment management. Climatic and physiographic determinants such as topography, land use,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114546
Coir industries in India generates around 7.5Mt of coir waste yearly, which is unsuitable for agricultural use due to its high C:N ratio, lignin, phenol, cellulose and tannin content. The accumulation of coir pith leads to adverse environmental problems due to the release of phen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114540
Climate change is a serious threat to horticulture as it will increase temperatures, cause unpredictable rainfall patterns, and extreme weather events that will affect crop yields, quality, and overall agricultural sustainability. Climate-resilient horticulture uses cutting-edge...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114541
The global shift towards urbanization, with 55% of the population residing in urban areas and an anticipated rise to 68% by 2050, presents challenges to traditional farming. The increasing world population, further intensifies the strain on available agricultural land due to urba...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114542
Insect migration is vital for ecosystems, with trillions of individuals redistributing biomass and nutrients annually. Dragonflies, particularly Pantala flavescens are notable migratory insects capable of traveling over 6,000 kilometres across generations. Their migrations are in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114539
Significant effect ofelevated CO2 and temperature levels was observed on downy mildew severity in ridge gourd wherein, highest disease severity of 52.68 PDI was observed in open reference plot followed by ambient CO2 @410±25 ppm with normal temperature (46.80 PDI). Meanwhile, the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114537
Aims: The study aimed to delineate rice accurately (Oryza sativa L.) cultivation areas in the Kuttanad region, Kerala, during the Puncha season of 2023-24 using medium- to high-resolution optical satellite data, particularly Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI), to aid in preh...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114538
This study investigates the prevailing conditions of changing climatic trends and change point dates in Umuahia, Nigeria, using daily annual maximum series (AMS) rainfall data spanning 31 years. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was employed to downscale the time series...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114533