Temperature is one of the key weather parameters, which is a necessity for all life on Earth. Any variation from the normal can impede the physical, chemical, and biological processes of life. Extremes would produce permanent changes that would halt the plant's growth and may cau...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131059
Jamun (Syzygium cumini Skeels) is an underexploited indigenous fruit tree of India valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties. This study assessed the seasonal incidence of major insect pests and natural enemies of jamun and examined their associations with weather param...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95674
Aim: To understand and reason out the effect of lunar phases on the rice crop growth and development. Study Design: Experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Field trial was conducted in the wetland farm of Tamil Nadu Agricultural...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131074
Field experiment was conducted at Agro Climate Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during the summer 2022 to study the effect of microclimate modification on growth and yield of pearl millet (CO 10). Experiment was laid in Factorized Random Block Desig...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131055
The weather events are highly dynamic and fluctuating for the next few days due to enormous processes carried out by nature and physics and it is even more highly variable in tropics. The Medium Range Weather Forecast is incredibly helpful and trustworthy for agricultural purpose...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131008
Rainfall prediction are vital for agriculture which is one of the primary sectors greatly affected by climate variability and extremes. Agriculture plays a vital role in shaping the economy of India which is often affected by monsoon. Sea surface temperature (SST) plays a vital r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1130516
Precipitation is a crucial input for agriculture and living things in the world, which changes drastically under a warmer climate due to climate change. Hence, the study was carried out to project the changes in annual and seasonal precipitation based on the France Centre Nationa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102667
Drought is a natural disaster that tremendously affect the agriculture production and livelihood. Though the Tamil Nadu state is located at peninsular region of India and contributed from both the monsoons, the frequency of drought is high due to vagaries of monsoonal pattern. A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102612
The study was performed to assess the impact of climate change on spatiotemporal changes in rainfed maize yield. Climate projections data of MIROC-ESM-CHEM model from CMIP6 was used for future climatic scenarios in the maize growing areas of Dindigul and Perambalur districts of T...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102620
Rainfall is a crucial agrometeorological parameter that impacts hydrology and agricultural planning in a region. The spatiotemporal changes in the occurrences of precipitation extremes must be monitored to reduce the hazards caused by the fluctuating rainfall pattern. The extreme...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92552
Aim: The study's main goal is to find any significant variations in the climatic variables and to analyze the preferences about adaptation strategies by the farmers to lessen the effects of the same. Study Area and Design: An ex-post-facto study was conducted at randomly selected...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92538
Cropping Pattern is a complicated process that is influenced by a variety of socioeconomic, agro-climatic, and ecological factors. Even though India has the second-largest manpower in the world, all sectors of the economy have been affected by the scarcity of labour, the impact b...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1130754
Weather forecasting is an important subject in the field of meteorology all over the world. The pattern and amount of rainfall are the essential factors that affect agricultural systems. The present paper describes an empirical study for modeling and forecasting the time series o...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830594
The roving survey on the incidence of pests and diseases in groundnut and castor was conducted from August, 2020 to March 2021 in Salem district at fortnight intervals revealed that, in groundnut , leaffolder (20.38%), cutworms S. litura (1.63/20 pls), thrips (10.69/20 pls), leaf...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103035
Aims: The persistence of rice blast, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, continues to pose a significant threat to rice production worldwide, impacting both yields and food security. The primary goal of this study is to apply interval-valued independent weather data to accur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102844
Climate change is accelerating at an unprecedented pace due to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, emphasizing the urgency of understanding its drivers. Aerosols present in the atmosphere, play an significant role in the intricate climate system. In this study, we examine the te...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92719
Aim: The main objectives of this study are to make use of the K-Means clustering approach to cluster the Banana data and to assist with crop yield prediction. Study Design: One of the methods of Big Data Analytics K-Means clustering is usedto cluster the data set. Place and Durat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92374
Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is the major invasive pest of maize and spread to all agro climatic zones in Tamil Nadu. The ability of fall armyworm to adapt to varied climatic conditions may be due to their ability to modify biochemical characters. Among the di...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231345
Aim: The present study reports the results of continuous application of different rates of N, P and K and organic manure to a Maize-Sunflower cropping system on the changes in soil available nutrients status after harvest of 172th crop of maize. Materials and Methods: We studied...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031200
Groundnut leaf miner (Aproaerema modicella. D.) is an important leaf feeding insect in groundnut that significantly reduces the pod yield up to 50 per cent. The growth and development of this insect pest is closely associated with the abiotic weather parameters prevailing in a pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92501
N. K. Sathyamoorthy, R. Ragavan, J. Prabhakaran, P. Prakash, S. P. Ramanathan, Ga. Dheebakaran, V. Guhan, R. Senthil Raja, S. Kokilavani & K. Bhuvaneswari·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2022
Fertigation, a latest technology wherein nutrients are applied along with irrigation water. Fertigation opens new possibilities for controlling water and nutrient supplies to crops besides maintaining the desired concentration and distribution of water and nutrients to the soil....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1831199
N. K. Sathyamoorthy, R. Pradhap, V. Geethalasksmi, S. P. Ramanathan, K. Bhuvaneswari, P. Prakash, V. Guhan, Ga. Dheebakaran, S. Kokilavani, C. Pradipa & N. Vadivel·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2022
Control of weeds in nursery is necessary for production of healthy and sturdy seedlings. In this regard, field experiments were conducted to study the effect of different weed management practices on weed control efficiency and performance of onion seedling in nursery at two phas...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1931228