The field experiment was conducted at Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla, during kharif, 2024 to study the effect of plant growth retardants on yield and yield attributes of blackgram. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design and replicated thrice with ten treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i63186
The current experiment was carried out at the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) Polasa, Jagtial during rabi 2020-21, with the goals of (1) assessing the resistance of Indian mustard germplasm lines to powdery mildew disease and (2) analysing the yield and its contribu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i82135
The present study aimed to optimise the spray-drying conditions for the production of tamarind pulp powder using different carrier materials and inlet air temperatures. The sticky nature of tamarind pulp presents challenges during spray drying, necessitating the use of suitable e...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i72107
This study investigated the influence of heating plate temperature on the thin-layer drying of carrot slices and identified the most supported mathematical model for predicting the drying kinetics. Experiments were conducted in a laboratory setup designed to mimic freeze-drying c...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i34062
This paper introduces a computer vision-based system designed for the automated grading and sorting of agricultural products based on their size and maturity. The proposed machine vision system aims to replace traditional manual methods commonly used for sorting and grading fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i12754
Objectives: Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) are widely recognized as one of the most promising types of materials in a wide range of applications, including agriculture. Modern systemic efforts have identified several therapeutically active microalgae-derived compounds, inclu...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i54A33745
This study evaluated the drying performance and quality retention of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) slices processed using three drying techniques, namely solar cabinet drying, polyhouse drying, and conventional open sun drying. Uniformly sliced (8 mm thickness) fully ripened t...
Manual weeding is labour-intensive and time-consuming while inter and intra-row weeders significantly reduce the labor required for weed management, allowing farmers to allocate their time and effort to other important farming activities. A tractor-mounted automatic inter and int...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i63197