An experiment using twenty genotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) was conducted during Rabi season of 2019-2020, to find the genetic diversity using D2 statistics. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications at the experimental field of Himg...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2431504
Background: Carrot cultivation in Hosur, a major horticultural hub of Tamil Nadu, has expanded commercially due to urban market demand, but concerns remain over stagnant productivity and inefficient resource use despite increasing cultivated area. Aims: The study aimed to evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64277
Ganoderma wilt or Thanjavur wilt disease is the most lethal one, is caused by the fungus Ganoderma lucidum (leys) Karst and it is of major limiting factor in coconut production in nine coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. The high alarming of the disease alerted the government to lau...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i153106
K. Raja, M. Karthikeyan, I. Johnson, P. Latha & D. Saravanakumar·Advances in Research·2017
Plant growth promoting bacterial (PGPB) strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens were tested for their capacity to overcome the water stress under rice fallow condition in black gram plants. Among the different bacteria used, P. fluorescens TRRI-1 were exhibited the highest antagonisti...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/34227
An attempt was made to control dry root rot using consortia of bioinoculants. A total of 10 fungal (Trichoderma) and 30 bacterial (Pseudomonas and Bacillus) isolates were collected and screened for their antagonistic activity against mycelial growth of Rhizoctonia bataticola unde...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/33195
Introduction: Acute necrotizing pancreatitis causing infected pancreatic necrosis is a severe disease with high morbidity and mortality that needs critical care and judicious management decisions. With a step-up approach in the management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis, there...
Fungicide resistance is reducing the effectiveness of fungicides in controlling plant diseases, leading to increase crop losses and the need for alternative control strategies. Addressing this issue requires careful fungicide use and the development of new management approaches....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203813
Recent decades have transformed Indian agriculture from traditional methods to a mechanized system reliant on fossil fuels, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and impacting global climate. Higher greenhouse gas levels, including carbon dioxi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114585
P. Ananthi, Karthikeyan , M., J. Shajith Basha, Revathy , N., M. Karthikeyan, I. Johnson, N. Revathy, N. Manikanda Boopathi, Patil Santosh Ganapati, Boopathi , N. Manikanda, Basha , J. Shajith, Johnson , I., Ananthi, P. & Ganapati , Patil Santosh·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
The rising use of fungicides in cucurbits are significant issue, there are insufficient data to support the various factors influencing fungicide usage pattern. In this survey, a structured questionnaire and sequential exploratory mixed design was used to gather information about...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193727
Marker-assisted breeding (MAB) is revolutionizing the cultivation of horticultural crops by enabling more accurate genetic selection of desired traits. Unlike traditional breeding methods, which depend heavily on selecting traits based on visible characteristics, a process often...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111686