A study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of biopriming on seed quality parameters in rice (Oryza sativa L.) variety Uma (MO 16) at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara. The experiment employed a Completely Randomized Design (CRD...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121672
Smoke act as an important evolutionary factor involved in post fire germination cues. In South Africa, a study on the endangered fynbos species Audouinia capitata brought attention to the role smoke plays in promoting germination. Farmers of South Africa employ conventional metho...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65527
Grain discolouration in rice (Oryza sativa L.), driven by climate-induced temperature and humidity shifts, severely degrades seed viability and seedling vigour during storage. This study evaluated the physiological deterioration of discoloured seeds of paddy cv. Jyothi under ambi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94383
Seed cone technology is a promising seed enhancement approach that provides a protective and biologically active microenvironment around the seed, thereby promoting improved crop establishment and productivity. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of microbe-en...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91782
Drought is a significant abiotic stress that adversely affects rice productivity in Kerala by reducing water potential and disrupting physiological processes. This study was conducted at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, to evalu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95651
The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Mid-storage invigoration treatments in maintaining the seed quality of aged rice seeds of variety Jyothi during storage and to identify the most effective eco-friendly treatment for prolonging seed viability. The experiment was conducte...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113337
Seed deterioration during storage poses serious threats to crop production, yield and finally food security. The present study aimed to assess the impact of desiccants on seed quality and longevity in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The experiment was conducted in the Department of Seed...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i105786
The growing impacts of climate change such as unpredictable weather patterns, prolonged droughts, and extreme heatwaves pose serious threats to global agriculture by reducing crop productivity and endangering farmers’ livelihoods. In regions like India, where drought stress is fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i64898
The present review outlines the prospects for Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) implementation as a standard tool for predicting seed vigour, viability in commercial agriculture. The most extensively used optical detection methods for seed vitality mainly include machine vision detecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65509
This study, titled “Enhancing okra performance: A comparative study of priming across varieties,” aimed to evaluate the effects of osmopriming with Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) 6000 and biopriming with Pseudomonas fluorescens on five okra varieties—Aruna, Anjitha, Pusa-5, Salkeerthi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i125202
The groundbreaking research investigated the impact of mid-storage invigoration treatments on seed quality parameters in rice. The experimental design used in the study was Completely Randomized Design with three replications. The experiment was conducted at the Regional Agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74724
This research investigated diverse pre-sowing techniques' impact on the growth, fruit, and seed yield of okra variety Arka Anamika. From fourteen treatments, seven were selected based on germination and vigour index for a subsequent field experiment. The Randomized Block Design t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i24363
The present study was undertaken to evaluate eleven green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) accessions to identify superior genotypes based on yield and key yield-associated traits. The experiment was conducted in the Experimental Field of Department of Plant Breeding and Genet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125885