Divya Sharma

Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Erodibility in the Outer Himalayas

Divya Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Vivak M. Arya, R.K. Srivastava, Manish Sharma, B.C. Sharma & Divya Chadha · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2024

Land use change hurts soil characteristics such as permeability, soil texture and aggregate stability, soil erodibility etc. which make soils susceptible to erosion and degradation.  The outer Himalayan region is prone to large-scale soil erosion by water owing to the vast dispar...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74821

Multifaceted Responses to Heat Stress in Plants: A Review of the Morpho-physiological, Biochemical and Anatomical Changes

Parul Sharma, Monika Janaagal, Asha Rani Sheoran, Annu Luhach, Divya Sharma & Chaitanya Sharma · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2024

Heat stress, a significant abiotic factor, adversely affects plant growth and productivity by disrupting various physiological and biochemical processes. Plants, being immobile, respond to environmental changes through alterations in gene expression, metabolism, and growth dynami...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4620

Analysis of Soil and Crop Parameters for the Development of Power Tiller-Operated Groundnut Digger

Kamendra, D. Behera, Divakar Chaudhary, Sushil Sharma, Divya Sharma, Divya Chadha & Sukhbir Singh · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) is a major oilseed crop and holds an important place in the Indian agricultural economy. Odisha occupies 6th place in the major groundnut-producing states of the country with a total production of 0.388 MT and is grown in both Kharif and Rabi season...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i112945

Comparative Economic Analysis of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Cultivation under Hydroponic and Conventional Systems across Different Agro-Climatic Zones of Jammu and Kashmir

Marvi Sharma, Gurdev Chand, Bhav Kumar Sinha, Sapalika Dogra, Vishali Dalgotra, Farzana Kousar, Divya Sharma, Mandeep Kour, Monika Kumari, Jyotsana Kalsi, Swati, Disha Sharma, Shreya Parihar, Abhishek Kumar & Mahmood Mustaq · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), a premium spice crop traditionally cultivated in Kashmir and Kishtwar, faces economic limitations under conventional systems due to stagnant yields, rising input costs, and climatic uncertainties. This study evaluates the economic feasibility of hydro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72617

Modulation of Morphological Parameters in Onion (Allium cepa L.) through Plant Growth Regulators in the Subtropical Climate of Jammu

Swati, Bhav Kumar Sinha, Monika Kumari, Gurdev Chand, Jyotsana Kalsi, Mandeep Kaur, Marvi Sharma, Divya Sharma & Kanik Kumar Bansal · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

The present study was initiated to assess the effect of plant growth regulators paclobutrazol and cycocel on morphological characters of onion (Allium cepa L.) under the subtropical agro-climatic conditions of Jammu. The field experiment was laid out at SKUAST-Jammu using two var...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72662

Influence of Biochar and Amendment Application on Performance of Wheat in Sodic Soils

Divya Chadha, Vikas Sharma, Vivak M. Arya, Vikas Abrol, Rajeev Bharat, Brajeshwar Singh, Anju Bhat, Divya Sharma, Vivek Bhagat, Stanzin Khenrab & Banti · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Soil sodicity poses significant challenges to agriculture, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, by deteriorating soil structure, reducing fertility, and constraining crop productivity. In the Ravi-Tawi Command area of Jammu, nearly 7,500 hectares of sodic soils limit wheat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11934