The objective of the present study is to study the effect of various micronutrient mixtures on the growth and yield parameters of cabbage. Randomized Block Design (RBD) was used in the present study with twelve treatments and three replications. The field experiment was carried o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183505
Aims: The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of different silicon sources with and without microbial inoculants on growth parameters, leaf yield and quality of Coriander. Study Design: Factorial Completely Randomized Block Design (FCRD) was used in the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231372
Knowledge about distribution and bio availability of micronutrients is critically needed for better production of agricultural products both quantitatively and qualitatively. The study intended to evaluate the micronutrient status, availability and its interaction with soil prope...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430806
A laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to assess the influence of microbial inoculants on bicarbonate (HCO3-), chloride (Cl⁻), and sulphate (SO42-) concentrations in saline soils with electrical conductivity (EC) levels of 4.03, 5.01, and 6.02 dS m-1 under 100% field ca...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2025/v25i7964
A pot culture experiment was conducted to assess the influence of microbial bio-stimulants CSR-GROW-SURE and TNAU culture (Bacillus subtilis) on the growth, nodulation, and no. of pods plant-1 of groundnut (var. CO7) under saline soil conditions (EC: 4.03, 5.01, and 6.02 dS m-1)...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i71360
Soil salinity is a major constraint affecting agricultural productivity by disrupting nutrient balance and increasing toxic ion accumulation. Microbial inoculants offer a sustainable approach to ameliorate saline soils through biochemical transformations and anionic regulation. T...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i71601
A laboratory incubation study was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (2021-2022), to evaluate the efficacy of salt-tolerant microbial inoculants for the biological remediation of saline soils with an electrical conductivity (EC) of 4.03, 5.01, and 6.02 dS...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72616
A laboratory incubation study was carried out at TNAU, Coimbatore (2021–2022), to assess the impact of two salt-tolerant microbial inoculants CSR-GROW-SURE (containing Lysinibacillus fusiformis (CSR-A-11), Lysinibacillus sphaericus (CSR-A-16), and Bacillus licheniformis (CSR-M-16...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i73295
To achieve sustainability in agricultural crop production, water-soluble fertilizers were produced around the world. With this view, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, has produced TNAU-Water Soluble Fertilizers (TNAU-WSF). The field experiment was carried out in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183298
Rice husk ash is one of the widely available agricultural wastes in rice producing countries, with potential to replace limestone and also supply some of the nutrients which are beneficial for crop growth. This study was conducted to determine the effective calcium carbonate equi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231398
To develop an eco-friendly and economically viable biological technology to alleviate dry land salinity, an incubation experiment was carried out at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during 2021-22 in saline soils with varied EC values viz., 4, 5 and 6 dS m-1 collect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231349
An experiment was conducted with seven cropping systems T1 (Rice – Rice), T2 (Rice – (Green gram / Black gram), T3 (Rice - Cotton), T4 (Rice – Sesame), T5 (Rice – Maize), T6 (Rice – Dhaincha), T7 (Rice – Rice – Rice) during the rabi season (October to January), 2021-2022. At the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131327
Aims: The objective of current study was to examine the nutrient release pattern by enriching different organic manures with iron fertilizer at different ratios in regular sampling intervals. Study Design: The design used in this current study was Factorial completely randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1931118
Aims: The present study was conducted to investigate the potentials of amino acids and low molecular weight organic acids, two major components of plant root exudates on phosphorus release from highly calcareous soils. Study Design: Factorial experiment based on completely random...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1531009
A microplot experiment was conducted on a medium black soil for screening of groundnut genotypes for improved S utilization. From this experiment four different S sources viz., Gypsum, SSP, FeSO4, and ZnSO4, were applied at four levels (S @ 0, 20, 30, and 40 kg ha-1). The results...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i330841
To study the impact of vermicompost, arbuscular mycorrhizae and FYM application on the rice ecosystem at low land, a field experiment was conducted with rice CO(R) 51 at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore du...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430773
Aims: This research was carried out to study the nutrients removal by different parts of coconut. This palm takes up a lot of nutrients from the ground for growth and development. Removal of nutrients varies from different components of palm. Hence this was carried to study the n...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131285
Aim: Though the effect of foliar application of micronutrients is well established, research on the performance of cauliflower with combined application of micronutrients is very meager. Keeping this in view, the research work was proposed to assess the effect of Micronutrient M...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183437
Tasso Chama, Shanmugasundaram, R., Srinivasan, K., Chama, Tasso, Selvi, D., Chandrasekhar, C. N., R. Shanmugasundaram, C. N. Chandrasekhar, D. Selvi & K. Srinivasan·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
Aim: In pursuit of optimizing crop productivity and nutritional quality, this study aimed to investigate the influence and interaction of phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) on the growth, yield, and quality parameters of Blackgram (Vigna mungo L.), variety VBN 8. Study Design: The expe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193723