N. O. Gopal

Gut Endosymbiont Disruption through Antibiotics Influences the Metabolic Homeostasis in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae

T. Deborah Winssy, N. O. Gopal, R. Anandham, V. Balasubramani & S. Jeyarani · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Fall armyworm as a polyphagous voracious feeder reported causing yield losses in most agriculturally important crops. As this insect had developed resistance against most of the insecticides, there is a need for an alternate approach to management. Gut endosymbiotic bacteria play...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231389

Plant Growth Promoting Potential of Rhizobial and Non-Rhizobial Endophytes and their Influence on Groundnut Germination in Drought Stress under in-vitro Conditions

R. Pavithra, R. Anandham, A. Manikandan, N. O. Gopal, S. Thiyageswari & . Vincent · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Drought stress is the major limiting factor for crop production in most areas. To mitigate the adverse effects of drought in plants, we aimed to employ the Drought-tolerant endophytic bacteria in this present investigation. Thus, screening of drought tolerance and plant growth pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231386

Studies on Organic Polymer Coated DAP Fertilizer on Phosphorus and Nitrate Releasing Pattern in Calcareous Soils

N. S. Arunima, R. Shanmugasundaram, D. Selvi & N. O. Gopal · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

An incubation experiment was carried out with DAP coated with chitosan and sodium alginate organic polymers. Treatments comprises of T1: Chitosan coated 75% DAP, T2: Chitosan coated 100% DAP, T3: Sodium alginate coated 75% DAP, T4: Sodium alginate coated 100% DAP, T5: 100% RDF (S...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031194