Intensive cultivation with high yielding varieties and imbalanced fertilization using high analysis fertilizers resulted in increasing micronutrient deficiencies in soil. Zinc is one among the micronutrients essential for the growth and development of crops. Application of inorga...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6674
Onion, the King of vegetable is one among the oldest cultivated vegetables. The quality and yield of crops are affected by micronutrient deficiencies in soil. Micronutrients which enhance the efficiency of macronutrients are equally important for the growth of a crop. Indian soil...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4617
Chelated iron formulations are gaining importance due to their higher use efficiency and favourable effect on crop growth and yield. At present, chelated iron formulations prepared using synthetic chelating agents are used by farmers which are harmful to the ecosystem. Hence, an...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2231754
Chelated iron formulations prepared using synthetic chelating agents are widely used and they are harmful to the environment. The present study was aimed at developing and evaluating new chelated iron citrate formulation. New chelated iron citrate formulation with 10.9% Fe was de...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2231756
Rice husk, an abundant agricultural byproduct, has garnered attention as a potential source of natural silica, a material with a myriad of applications. Natural silica is particularly attractive due to its low cost of production and safe handling. In this study, sodium silicate d...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103022
Rice husk ash is one of the widely available agricultural wastes in rice producing countries, with potential to replace limestone and also supply some of the nutrients which are beneficial for crop growth. This study was conducted to determine the effective calcium carbonate equi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231398
Beetroot is a widely grown crop in Tamil Nadu and other states in India. In Tamil Nadu, beetroot yield is lower than in other states due to inadequate fertilization. A field experiment was carried out during rabi, 2023 to study the effect different mixed fertilizer on some physio...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i73343
Potassium (K) is the third most important major plant nutrient with numerous functions. The availability of K depends on concentration relative to that of Ca2+ and Mg2+ than on the total quantity of K present. The level of extraction of K by different extractants followed the ord...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2020/v8i430122
The effect of artificial soil fertility gradient techniques on crop growth attributes, nutrient uptake, soil fertility and soil biological properties were studied in a field trial conducted in 2023 at Horticulture Research Station, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It was done using an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i125226
A study on fate and transport of mixed contaminants (Cr, Cd and PFOA- Perfluorooctanoic acid) in soil was studied through incubation experiment. The study was carried over in Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore between February 2022...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1130974