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Soybean Disease Detection and Segmentation Based on Mask-RCNN Algorithm

M. Kumar, N. S. Chandel, D. Singh & L. S. Rajput · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2023

Anthracnose, frogeye leaf spot (FLS), rhizoctonia aerial blight (RAB), soybean mosaic virus (SMV), and yellow mosaic virus (YMV) of soybean are major common soybean leaf diseases that seriously affect soybean yield in India. However, the existing system needs a real-time detectio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i52132

Status and Scope of Automated Coconut Harvester in India: A Review

M. Kumar, G. Bej & H. S. Pandey · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2023

Coconut plays a substantial role in the Indian economy. South Indian states, namely Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh are the leading producers accounting for more than 90% of the total coconut produced in the country. The traditional/conventional process of cocon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i52115

Histological Studies in Vegetative and Reproductive Mango Buds

M. Kumar, K. Vanitha, V. Sivakumar & K. A. Shanmugasundaram · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The present study was conducted on ten mango cultivars namely Alphonso, Bangalora, Kalepad, Himayuddin, Sendura, Mulgoa, Neelum, Rumani, Banganapalli and Swarnarekha and seasons are main and off-season at Kanyakumari and Tenkasi.  The stem along with bud sample was collected duri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242613

Improvement of Flowering, Yield and Quality Attributes in Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) by Exogenous Application of Plant Nutrition

M. Kumar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

A field experiment was conducted at south farm, of Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Manakkadavu, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with nine treatments and three replications. Acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia swingle) is an importan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/27766

Impact of Selected Plant Growth Regulators on Rooting Response of Stem Cuttings of Psidium guajava L.

Vanitha K., M. Kumar & V. Sivakumar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Guava can be propagated vegetatively through layering, cutting and grafting, in addition to seeds. Among the propagation techniques, cuttings have gained popularity because they produce results in a shorted span of time. Rooting is an essential step in the propagation of guava th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i244339

Assessment of Ginger Genotypes under Coconut Ecosystem for Quantitative and Qualitative Traits

V. Sivakumar, M. Kumar, R. Balakumbahan, K. Vanitha, D. Vidhya, S. Karthikeyan & R. Sudha · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Ginger is one of the major spice grown in subtropical hilly regions and ultivation of ginger under coconut ecosystem is gaining popular among the farmers. Coimbatore district, Pollachi region is one of the major coconut growing belt in Tamilandu. With this view an experiment was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224170

Evaluation of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc) Genotypes under Coconut Ecosystem

V. Sivakumar, M. Kumar, R. Balakumbahan, K. Vanitha, D. Vidhya, S. Karthikeyan & R. Sudha · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance ginger genotypes under coconut ecosystem at Coconut Research Station, Aliyar Nagar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and Coimbatore during the period from 2017- 18and 2018-19. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Blo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103013

Effect of Chemical Manipulation on Growth, Yield and Fiber Traits of Compact Cotton

B. Rakavi, C. N. Chandrasekhar, M. Kumar, L. Arul, N. Manikanda Boopathi, P. Jeyakumar & D. Vijayalakshmi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Crop management is one of the most important factors in modern agricultural activity. Studying the balance of growth stages and supplying optimal quantities of mineral nutrients and hormones to growing plants is essential to improve yield in short duration cotton varieties. In re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4031113

Standardization of Different Growing Environment Conditions for Button Rose

G. Ashok Kumar, A. Jaya Jasmine, S. T. Bini Sundar, M. Kumar, P. Balasubramanian & J. E. Adeline Vinila · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

An investigation on Standardization of different growing environment conditions for button rose was carried out at Floriculture Research Station, Thovalai, Tamil Nadu during the year 2017-18 in randomized block design with five treatments of growing condition. The result revealed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183313

Utilising Inter-Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA, Assess Genetic Variability in Indigenous Medicinal Plant Heart-leaved Moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia)

B. C. Akhilraj, J. Suresh, K. Rajamani, M. Kumar & R. Gnanam · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The Ayurvedic medical system, which uses herbal preparations for its traditional remedies, has been used in India since ancient times. One of the powerful immunomodulators is Tinospora cordifolia, also known as AMRITA, which is credited to this miracle medication for giving its u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i132995

Influence of Hormonal Treatments on STEM Cuttings through Multiplication in Therapeutically Worthwhile Plant Tinospora cordifolia

B. C. Akhilraj, J. Suresh, K. Rajamani, M. Kumar & R. Gnanam · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

India is a leader in the usage of the ancient ayurveda system and is blessed with a vast richness of medicinal herbs. Over 68 Ayurveda formulations contain the medicine Guduchi as one of its main constituents, and need for this medication has climbed from 3000 to 6000 MT with a 9...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i71920

Diversity Analysis in Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Accessions of Lower Pulney Hills of Tamil Nadu, India

V. Gopi, M. Ananthan, M. S. Aneesa Rani, M. Kumar, P. Jeyakumar & V. Krishnamoorthy · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2021

Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is one of the world's most important subtropical fruit crops. So far, it’s collection, systematic evaluation and utilization studies are limited and this would be perhaps the first systematic study to quantify the variability available. This inves...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430794

Delineation of Efficient Cotton Growing Regions of Tamil Nadu

Rajashree Khatua, S. Panneerselvam, V. Geethalakshmi, M. Kumar & P. Jeyakumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Cotton is an immensely important crop for the sustainable economy of India and livelihood of the Indian cotton farming community. Identification of potential regions would help in increasing the productivity, ensures better utilization of available resources and avoid wastage of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430736

Influence of Perennial Rootstocks and PKM1 Scion on Nutritional Content of Grafted Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.)

T. Sumathi, L. Pugalendhi, P. Irene Vethamoni, V. Sivakumar, R. Balakumbahan, M. Elavarasan, J. E. Adeline Vinila, B. Muralidharan & M. Kumar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The investigation was undertaken at Horticultural College ad Research Institute, Coimbatore to identify the graft compatibility of seven perennial moringa rootstocks for PKM 1 Moringa scion under drought condition. Among the seven rootstocks, moolanur moringa is identified as the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i244306