The sustainability of the wheat–rice cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains is constrained by intensive tillage, residue burning, and declining soil fertility. This study evaluated six tillage- and residue-based crop establishment practices, including mungbean integration, f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96283
Aims: To synthesise and characterise silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Aegle marmelos leaf extract and evaluate their antibacterial efficacy against selected pathogenic bacteria. Study Design: Experimental laboratory-based comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Departme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11575
A pot experiment was conducted during the year 2020 at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, to study the impact of organic and inorganic sources of nitrogen on nutrient content in wheat and soil physic-chemical properties of the Inceptisols of eastern Uttar Prad...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115161
The insufficient availability and escalating expenses of fertilizers present significant constraints to crop production, exacerbating the growing disparity between nutrient demand and supply. The overreliance on agrochemicals like synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74776
Water is the most vital biosphere component since it sustains all life, circulates and cycles nutrients. Water is also necessary for power generation, navigation, agricultural irrigation and sewage disposal. The increasing water demand is a result of the rising population and ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51764
The conversion of invasive weed biomass into functionalised soil amendments presents a promising strategy for sustainable agricultural management. This study evaluated the effects of pristine Lantana biochar (BC, pyrolysed at 500°C to 600°C) and iron-modified Lantana biochar (FBC...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95688
The present study determining the effect of Boron, Zinc and Sulphur on Growth, Yield and Mineral Composition of Black gram (Vigna mungo L.) in alluvial soil. A pot experiment was conducted during kharif 2023 at Net House in Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, I...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84884
Aims: Nickel (Ni) is an essential micronutrient involved in important physiological and metabolic processes in plants, particularly urease activation and nitrogen metabolism. However, the beneficial effects of Ni are concentration-dependent, and excessive Ni may adversely affect...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104501
A two-year field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, in 2019–2021 to assess the growth attributes performance of rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS) as influenced by the concurren...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231521
A field experiment was conducted in Jharigawan village, Naugarh block in Chandauli district during 2023–2024 to assess yield, soil, plant and fertilizer nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) nutrient relationships and calibrate optimum fertilizer doses for attaining yield targ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i25306