A study was undertaken at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, during 2021-22 to assess the effect of growth media compositions on P. indica colonization and evaluating their effect on rice seedling performance. The experiment employed eight media combinations with and without...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i103804
Nihal P.M., Ameena M., Susha V.S., Mena Sai Rajeswari Kalyani, Koya Madhuri Mani, Choudhari Balaji Keshavrao, Aswathi S. & Renjan B.·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Blackgram (Vigna mungo) is a significant pulse crop grown in India, recognized for its nutritional value and contribution to soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. A major constraint to blackgram productivity is weed infestation, which can cause substantial yield reductions. T...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32071
Weeds pose significant challenges to global agricultural productivity, with India alone experiencing annual losses of $11 billion due to weed infestations, despite the extensive use of herbicides. The drawbacks of conventional herbicide formulations contribute to their suboptimal...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71085
Curcuminoids are the major metabolites of turmeric rhizome which comprises of three major forms are curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and Bis-demethoxy curcumin. Volatile oils include dα-phellandrene, d-sabinene, borneol, zingiberene and sesquiterpenes. The performance of turmeric crop...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i14036
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2023 at the Farming System Research Station, Sadanandapuram, Kerala, to evaluate the effects of live mulch, brown manuring and herbicides effect as weed management method on growth and yield of sorghum. The experiment was...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112589
Weed infestation is a major problem in upland rice of Kerala. Pendimethalin is a selective pre-emergent herbicide used to control broad-leaved and grassy weeds in rice fields. However, herbicides like pendimethalin often face losses in the agroecosystem through various pathways,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111623