Aims: To characterise the population structure and reproductive output of wild Coffea eugenioides in two Rwandan forests and to determine whether a seed-based Breeding Seed Orchard (BSO) or a graft-based Clonal Seed Orchard (CSO) is the more appropriate seed-source strategy for e...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i85561
Latief Ahmad, Ifra Ashraf, Sameera Qayoom, M. Ayoub Malik, Anurag Satpathi, Nivedita Bagga, Aiyesha Shabir, Raqeeb Ul Haq, Shoieb Rasool, Basharat Bashir & Afshan Tabasum·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2026
Apple orchard health monitoring is important for supporting timely crop management under the temperate conditions of Kashmir Valley. The present study evaluated the seasonal behaviour of four Sentinel-2-derived vegetation indices, namely the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i85562
This study analysed the functionality of biogas digesters installed through the biogas project in Beyla Prefecture. The methodology involved a survey of biodigester owners. Data collected using KoboCollect were processed with QGIS 3.24 and SPSS 21. The project facilitated the con...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i85563
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) has emerged as a critical challenge in rapidly urbanizing towns of Assam, where increasing waste volumes and limited infrastructure pose significant environmental and health risks. This study assesses the concise status of MSWM in Mariani t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i85564
Introduction: Distal femoral epiphyseal fractures are rare, accounting for 1–6% of all physeal injuries. Salter-Harris type IV fractures in particular carry a high risk of long-term sequelae, most of which relate to growth disturbance. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate management...
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Research Article10.9734/ajorr/2026/v9i2278
Southwestern Niger, a densely settled corridor of the West African Sahel centred on the Niamey region, has become one of the most intensively studied landscapes for understanding dryland soil erosion. Four decades of hydrological monitoring, wind-tunnel and field experimentation,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86200
Integrated nutrient management may improve the productivity and soil performance of fruit-tree-based agroforestry, but crop responses depend on resource availability beneath the tree canopy. A field experiment was conducted during the winter 2021–2022 season at Diyar, Kullu, Hima...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86201
Arid and semi-arid soils are typically characterised by low fertility, limited nutrient availability, and weak structural stability, posing major challenges for sustainable land management. Native plant species that naturally improve soil quality may provide environmentally susta...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86202
Background: Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) is an economically and medicinally important cucurbit. Improving its seed establishment, vegetative development, and yield through non-chemical pre-sowing treatments may support more efficient crop production. Aims: This study eva...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86203
The study was conducted in the Horticulture Experiment Field, Department of Horticulture, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, during the year 2026. The primary objective was to evaluate the influence of diverse...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86204
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) is an important fruit vegetable in tropical Africa, but its productivity may be constrained by inadequate soil fertility and inappropriate fertiliser rates. This study evaluated the effects of four NPK 15:15:15 rates on the growth and yie...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86205
Inflammation and pain are major clinical burdens, and currently used conventional therapies often cause severe long-term adverse effects, prompting the search for safer natural alternatives. This study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical composition and the in vitro anti-inflamma...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2026/v37i41368
The present investigation evaluated biogenically synthesised nanosulphur as a foliar nutrient source for improving soybean growth and yield during the Kharif season of 2023–24 at Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra. Sulphur nanoparticles were synthesised u...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86206
Rice-fallow finger millet is gaining importance as a resilient and nutritious crop for improving productivity and profitability in residual moisture ecosystems. Optimising seed rate and nitrogen nutrition is essential for achieving higher growth and yield under rice-fallow condit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86207
Aims: To determine the physiological and agronomic responses of sweet potato plants to the application of liquid organic fertiliser (LOF) prepared from moringa leaves and seaweed, and to identify the best moringa leaf-seaweed LOF combination for sweet potato growth and yield in c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86208