Zinc is a vital micronutrient for vegetable crops, playing a crucial role in enhancing growth, productivity, and nutritional quality. This review explores the significance of zinc in vegetable crop cultivation, emphasizing its biochemical functions, including enzyme activation, p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56065
Enhancing fruiting and physical attributes of guava is crucial for growers as these traits directly contribute to total yield production. Hence, the present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of foliar application of micronutrients on the physical and yield attribut...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115835
Crop diversification and crop rotation are pillar practices of sustainable farming, counteracting the ecological and productivity problems of monocultures. Rotation brings in temporal diversity through disruption of pest and disease cycles, organic matter turnover, and nutrient d...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i101547
Biochar has emerged as a promising soil amendment for improving soil fertility, enhancing nutrient availability, and increasing crop productivity under sustainable agricultural systems. Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through the pyrolysis of organic biomass in the abs...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64292
Rice is a staple food crop for a large global population, providing energy and essential nutrients, but its productivity remains low in many regions. With the population expected to rise, sustainable nutrient management strategies like Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) are cru...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i1652
Integrated nutrient management (INM) aims to synchronize nutrient supply with crop demand through combined use of organic, inorganic, and biological sources. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of INM on growth, yield, quality, and soil health of cucumber (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4625
Joyce Aquila, Siddesh Hindurao Alavekar, Parul Trivedi, Manju Kumari, D. K. Upadhyay, Mohit Kashyap, Abhishek Tiwari & Shiv Narayan Dhaker·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) is a nutritionally important and commercially valuable vegetable crop widely cultivated in India, where emerging coloured variants with enhanced antioxidant properties are gaining increasing scientific and market attention. However...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53934
Suraj Prakash, Devendra Kumar, Ashutosh Kumar, Ratul Moni Ram, Bhagyashree Paul, Ravinder Kaur, Mohit Kashyap & Abhinash Moirangthem·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
A field experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm–I, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, during the Rabi season of 2021–2022 to evaluate the effects of integrated nutrient management on the growth, flowering, yield, seed production, postharvest behavi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94293
Garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.), a nutritious and medicinal herb widely cultivated in parts of India, is gaining importance due to its health benefits and increasing demand. However, its productivity and water use efficiency are influenced by appropriate nutrient management, i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56081
This study evaluated the impact of pre-harvest foliar applications of calcium chloride and borax alone and in combinations on critical biochemical parameters of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. L-49. Nine treatment groups included various concentrations of calcium chloride and bora...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115827
Soil health is a fundamental pillar of sustainable agriculture, environmental resilience, and global food security. In recent decades, agronomic-engineered technologies such as conservation agriculture, precision nutrient management, organic amendments, biochar, microbial inocula...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4580
Dev Kumar, Kumar Ashish, Samiksha G. Ahire, Shobha Malviya, Priyanka Rani, Rajnish Yadav, Mohit Kashyap, Khude R. G, Sonam Kumari & Surendra Kumar Gautam·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Soil moisture is a critical state variable within the Earth's system, fundamentally governing the exchange of water and energy between the land surface and the atmosphere. Its dynamics directly influence agricultural productivity, hydrological processes, and climate patterns acro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85673
Millets, often called “nutri-cereals,” are gaining renewed attention for their resilience, nutritional value, and adaptability to marginal environments. However, their productivity is still restricted by poor soil fertility and inefficient nutrient management. Integrating biofert...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i113903
Foliar micronutrient application may improve reproductive and yield-related performance in high-density guava orchards. This investigation evaluated graded foliar concentrations of zinc and boron in guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Allahabad Safeda during 2021–22 at the Horticultur...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84198
Naren Pratap, E. Rathinaguru, Priyanshu Choubey, Shobha Malviya, Raj Bahadur, Sirazuddin, Raj Pal Singh, S. Syam Prasad, Mohit Kashyap & Arkit Saha·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2026
Beyond the confines of clinical environments, the developing threat to public health due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is also being affected by the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in agricultural soils. These genes are carried by bacteria found in the soil wh...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25986
Root systems are fundamental to soil health, influencing its structure and hydraulic properties through complex biophysical and biochemical mechanisms. This review examines the role of root architecture, root exudates, and root-induced mechanical effects in shaping soil porosity,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i35363