Soil pollution remains one of the most persistent and spatially heterogeneous environmental challenges of the twenty-first century, with direct implications for ecosystem functioning, food safety, water quality, and human health. The complexity of soil as a multiphase medium and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i3897
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major constraint in crop production, particularly in calcareous and alkaline soils where zinc predominantly exists in insoluble forms such as zinc carbonate (Zn CO₃). To address this challenge, zinc-solubilizing bacteria (ZSB) offer an eco-friendly and s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i35317
Zinc is an essential micronutrient required for various physiological and biochemical functions in plants, yet its availability in soils is often limited due to its presence in insoluble forms. Zinc deficiency in agricultural soils especially in pulse-growing regions of India, po...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i13542
The COVID-19 lockdown in India created a unique opportunity to examine how abrupt reductions in anthropogenic activity influence atmospheric composition at regional scales. This study evaluates changes in aerosol optical depth (AOD), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂),...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i125166
Climate change poses a growing threat to agricultural systems, particularly impacting smallholder farmers in vulnerable regions like Bihar, India. This study assesses the adaptive capacity of farmers in Gaya district and identifies key socio-economic factors influencing their res...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2025/v25i10683
Soil health is fundamental to sustainable agriculture, underpinning crop yield, environmental resilience, and long-term ecosystem stability. Modern agricultural practices, marked by excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers, monoculture, and high ploughing, have led to signific...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i84981
This study critically examines the impact of intensive nitrogen fertilizer use on nitrate contamination in groundwater within sugarcane-dominated cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India, with a focus on Samastipur district, Bihar. The region’s sugarcane cultivation,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i24727
Ajeet Kumar, Rajat Rajput, Chhail Bihari, Suman Kumari, Abdul Rahman M, S.P. Kanaujia, Sentirenla Jamir, Raj Kumar, Ravi Shankar & Rishabh Kumar Singh·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2024
Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in vegetable production, emphasizing its potential to address critical challenges such as climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity. AI technologies, including machine learning, computer vision, and robotics, are revolutionizing...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92423
Sugarcane is a multi-purpose crop. The capability of sugarcane crop to sequestrate carbon into soil and plant is of great importance. Under this study the carbon sequestration in planted sugarcane and their rhizospheric soil under different nutrient management practices was asses...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5769
Groundwater is natural resources which supplies almost half of all drinking water in the world and plays a key role in food production. Consuming water containing high nitrate concentration have immediate effect on infant and could cause the risk of diseases Methemoglobinemia in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i34016
This study was conducted in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh State with the aim of identifying the constraints faced by cole crop growers in cultivation, production, and marketing. The researchers utilized the Garrett ranking method to analyze the data obtained from the re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i92076
Aim: To know the effect of vermicompost application on nitrogen transformation in soil. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Place of Study: Experimental site of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45988
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a widespread micronutrient disorder in Indian agricultural soils, particularly in calcareous regions where high pH and carbonate levels precipitate zinc into insoluble forms, limiting plant availability. This study aimed to isolate and evaluate efficient z...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92936
This study evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of various pesticides against Aceria litchii (Keifer), a major pest threatening litchi production in Bihar, through integrated laboratory and field trials. Laboratory bioassays, based on a modified Voss–Dittrich method, determined LC...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42200
A field experiment was carried out on sugarcane plant-ratoon system to develop nutrient management strategies for sustaining soil health, quality and sugarcane production at Research Farm, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar. Trials were conducted to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i35364
A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, to devise nutrient management strategies aimed at sustaining soil health, quality and sugarcane production within the sugarcane plant-ratoon system. The expe...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i51934
This study investigated the spatial distribution and availability of DTPA-extractable cationic micronutrients in calcareous alluvial soils of Vaishali district, Bihar, India. A total of 139 geo-referenced surface soil samples (0–15 cm) were collected using a grid-based sampling a...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i44081
Soil fertility assessment is crucial for sustainable agricultural productivity, particularly in calcareous soils that often exhibit nutrient imbalances. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the spatial distribution and status of major soil fertility parameters and macronu...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i13589
Groundwater is a critical resource for drinking and irrigation, yet its quality in rural areas such as Motipur block, Muzaffarpur (Bihar), remains poorly characterized. This study evaluated groundwater suitability by analyzing 40 samples from hand pumps and tube wells for key par...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i54830
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Techi Tagung, Ajeet Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Harendra Singh, Sumedh R. Kashiwar, Sanjay Tiwari, A.K. Singh, Shweta Kumari & Y. V. Singh·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2024
The soil fertility maps created using GIS are valuable tools, with the geo-coordinates of soil samples recorded using a Garmin GPS device and then imported into the base map through ArcGIS software. The analyzed soil fertility data covers sampling sites in the Minapur, Kanti, and...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112543
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Techi Tagung, Ajeet Kumar, K. K. Singh, Sanjay Tiwari, Sumedh R. Kashiwar, Alok Kumar, Shweta Kumari & Y. V. Singh·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
The soil fertility maps generated using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) serve as crucial tools for effective nutrient management decision-making. However, soil fertility data for the Minapur, Kanti, and Marwan blocks of Muzaffarpur distric...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71067
Improving nutrient use efficiency beyond its typical ceiling of 50% is imperative for enhancing sugarcane production and juice quality, while concurrently reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers and mitigating environmental impact. To address this challenge, a field experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i6924
The resource use-efficiency of soybean production has been computed using primary data collected from 120 soybean growers spread over two blocks each from two selected district Vidisha and Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh. The Use of “DEA” as an analysis method was adopted for this work....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5817
Abdul Hayee Shaikh, Kashif Ali Channar, Ajeet Kumar, Naveed Iqbal, Junaid Shakeel, Uzma Shahid, Shumaila Shaikh, Nayel Syed, Aisha Jabeen, Mirza Tasawer Baig & Imran Qureshi·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the role of dexamethasone in mandibular third molar surgical extraction. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery department, Liaquat University of Medical & Health scienc...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4731107
An on-farm trial was conducted during the Rabi seasons of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 at farmers’ field on pre-selected ten locations of Muzaffarpur district in North Bihar, considering farmers as replication, in order to assess the fertilizer application based on soil testing for th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32119
Climate change poses significant threats to fruit crops worldwide, affecting growth, development, and productivity. Warmer temperatures disrupt flowering patterns, reduce fruit set, and increase pollination failures, leading to lower yields and decreased fruit quality. Climate ch...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i102499
The dynamics of pests affecting litchi crops have undergone changes over time, with litchi mites and bugs becoming less economically significant. However, insect pest infestations have emerged as a major constraint, causing substantial economic losses for growers. Litchi trees ne...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i95024
The experiment was conducted during 2019‒21 at Paroo and Saraiya blocks of Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, India to identify the nutrients status for crop management. Soil fertility inventory research was carried out in these two identified blocks (Paroo and Saraiyan) for generati...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i173187
To analyze the disposal pattern of vegetables in district Varanasi, a purposive cum random sampling technique was used for the selection of district, blocks, villages and the respondents. From the study it is concluded that total disposal of cauliflower was 38.85 quintals, of tom...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1130769
Finance in agriculture is as important as development of technology because new technology of farming cannot be adopted at field level by resource poor farmers. This view is also supported by Banerjee [1], Jugale [2] and Kalhon & Karam [3]. But the real picture of Bahraich di...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1830766
A study on 120 flower farmers was made in the district Varanasi to analyze the farm structure and investment patterns of the selected farms. A multistage stratified purposive cum random sampling procedure was adopted for the study. Findings reveal that the overall average croppin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i92101
A purposive cum random sampling technique was adopted to study a sample of 270 dairy farmers in district Sant Kabir Nagar of Uttar Pradesh. It was all done to get acquainted with the constraints associated with the dairy respondents. Lack of technical knowledge and modern practic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031121
There are different forms of sleep apnea, each with different causes. Fortunately, they are all treatable. 1] Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the muscles and soft tissues in the upper airways relax and become blocked during sleep. It is often accompanied by loud snoring...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34353
A field experiment was carried out during 2022–23 at the Instructional-cum-Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus. The study aimed to enhance seed germination, growth, and disease resistance in Naga King...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113270
Micronutrient shortage is rapidly becoming apparent have drawn more attention in the cultivation of crops. The main causes of this deficit are the introduction of high-yielding varieties, an intensified cropping strategy, and advanced irrigation systems etc. A further aspect cont...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i102986