Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Ranjan Pratap Singh, Paramveer Singh, Jai Prakash Prasad, Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Anand Kumar Jain & J.N. Srivastava·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
The combined effects of plant growth regulators (PGRs) and varietal selection are important for improving ornamental crop productivity; however, variety-specific responses to PGRs have been less systematically examined in China aster. This study evaluated seven exogenous PGR trea...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74079
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop grown worldwide for its nutritional and economic value. However, yield is a complex trait influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors, making improvement through direct selection difficult. Protected cul...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64041
Accumulated growing degree days (GDD) are important parameters for predicting the onset of phenological stages such as bud emergence, flowering, and maturity. Growing degree days are based on the idea that the real time needed to reach the phenological stage is a function of temp...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53931
The present investigation determines the optimum planting dates and suitable cultivar for enhanced production of corm and cormlets of Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.) under semi-arid conditions. The experiment was carried out during the rabi season of 2024-25 with five culti...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i24057
Rakesh Kumar, Khati Malo, Dharmendra Singh Lagoriya, Shourabh Joshi, Dhamni Patyal, Insha Ali, Renuka, Ayush Kumar Singh & Aman Tutlani·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Hidden hunger, driven by micronutrient deficiencies, remains a major global challenge, particularly in marginalized regions where cereals form the dietary staple. Genetic biofortification offers a sustainable and cost-effective strategy to enhance the nutritional profile of crops...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103100
Water scarcity, energy inefficiency, and soil degradation are critical challenges in agriculture, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This review examines the synergistic impact of deficit irrigation, soil conditioners, and solar-operated automatic drip irrigation systems...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i63533
The fifty-finger millet (Eleusine coracana) genotypes used in the current experiment were examined in four different environments: E1 and E2 at the Student Research Farm at the C.S.A.U.A.&T. Kanpur, and E3 and E4 seeded at the Research Farm in Daleep Nagar, Kanpur. The genoty...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i232602
Biometrical assessment of genetic parameters for horticultural traits in tomato under Low Cost Polyhouse Conditions of Jammu Subtropics divulged minute differences among GCV and PCV, indicating less environmental influences on the traits under consideration. High heritability &am...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030858
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) has designed a one year diploma programme titled “Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers” (DAESI) for converting the input dealers as para-extension professional. This program was launched in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i930977
The pathogen was isolated from diseased leaves of mothbean on potato dextrose agar by standard tissue isolation method and pathogenicity was proved following Koch's postulates. On the basis of morphological studies like mycelium was whitish to brownish, hyaline and acircular, str...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i530824
Assessment of genetic diversity was made for sixteen yields and yield contributing traits in twenty-one tomato genotypes using D2 statistics. These genotypes were grouped into five clusters by the use of the Tocher method. Cluster I was the most significant, comprising 13 genotyp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2230709
Introdution: Cancer and depression, independently, cause massive human suffering worldwide. By the end of 2030 the unipolar major depression disorder could be as the chief source of ailment as estimated by World Health Organization. Objective: Objective of this study is to detect...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i1031234
Energy utilization efficiency depends on different factor of cropping systems such as physiochemical properties of soil, land preparing operation, plant protection, fertilizer application, threshing, harvesting operation and grain and straw yield. India is developing county and r...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630034
Since there are many procedural high level languages exists such as C, C++ etc. though we found many issues or drawbacks [1] that make these languages inefficient and slow in term of processing the real scenario programming. In this paper we have discussed why RAKS M. PLUS is bet...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMCS/2018/16484
Rakesh Kumar, Kapil Yadav, Smita Sinha, C. Palanivel, M. A. Ansari, Siddhartha Sinha, S. Chandrakant Pandav & M. G. Karmarkar·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: In this paper, we review the occupational health hazards among iodized salt workers and initiatives to address them in India. Methods: A systematic electronic and manual search was conducted to identify literature on occupational health hazards and initiatives to addr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21176
Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) occupies a unique position in global agricultural trade, prized for its distinctive aroma, superior milling recovery, and extra-long slender grains. However, simultaneously improving grain yield and premium quality attributes remains one of the most...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84163
Aims: Behavioral finance assumes that investors choose investments as on their varied opinions and sentiments about the market. This study tries to determine the impact of investor sentiment on stock market returns by constructing an Investor sentiment index for the Indian market...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51782
Maize production is affected by many factors including climate and soil parameters. Soil parameters may include nutrient availability and management. Maize crop production may also be highly affected by the planting techniques involved in its cultivation. These may in the long ru...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183332
Gibberellic acid is a tetracyclic di-terpenoid molecule that acts as a plant hormone by promoting the growth and development of plants. Gibberellins, one of the longest-known groups of plant hormones, control several developmental and signaling processes, such as stem lengthening...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i82120
Aim: To evaluate the effect of different levels of Glomus mosseae on plant growth parameters chlorophyll content, mycorrhizal colonization (%), sporocarp number and nutrient content of chilli. Study Design: The experiment was conducted using a complete randomized design (CRD). St...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031177
The study measured the attitudes of Kinnow growers towards Drip Irrigation System for Kinnow production. The study was conducted in purposively selected district of Sirsa and Hisar of state Haryana because of the maximum number of Kinnow growers under Drip Irrigation System. From...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i930998
The present study entitled “Studies on Magnaporthe grisea incitant of blast disease of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]” was conducted during the kharif 2019 at research farm, Department of Plant Pathology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. Pearl millet bla...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031143
A field experiment on the residual impact of tillage operations and organic residues incorporation on hydro-physical properties of clay soil under the rice-wheat cropping system in split-plot design with three replications was carried out at the experimental farm of BAU, Sabour....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830188
Objectives: Preventive vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is an proven child survival intervention. Since 2006, the National and State Governments of India supported by UNICEF and other development partners have made combined efforts to strengthen the implementation of biannual VAS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20979
Objectives: This paper presents the implementation of computerized Management Information System (MIS) in Salt Department, the nodal agency in India for regulation and control of manufacturer, supply and distribution of iodized salt, to strengthen production end salt iodization....
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21180
Shivam Pandey, Gajender Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Ravikant Verma, Tejpal Dahiya, Priya Singh & Shrishti Sharma·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Aeromonas hydrophila is a major bacterial pathogen that causes significant economic losses in freshwater aquaculture, highlighting the need for alternatives to conventional antibiotics. This study evaluated the antibacterial activity of neem (Azadirachta indica), tulsi (Ocimum sa...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i51107
This study investigates the prevalence and drivers of food adulteration in Gurugram (Haryana) and South West District of Delhi between 2022 and 2024. The primary objectives were to (1) identify commonly adulterated food items sold in retail and informal markets, (2) determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i123763
This paper examines the effects of climatic conditions on animal rearing in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) during the years 2022 and 2024. Using farm-level observations, meteorological records, and targeted surveys of smallholder and peri-urban commercial farms, the stud...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i123748
The experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic manures and hydrogel on growth and productivity of mustard during the rabi season of 2023-24 at Agronomy Research Farm of School of Agricultural Sciences, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The experiment was l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i15292
Background: An awareness of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of blood donors towards COVID-19 pandemic is essential to avoid blood inventory crisis. It is therefore necessary to gain a perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on attitude of blood donors and an understanding...
Background and Objective: Component preparation is the backbone of blood centre services. Every blood centre follows standard operative techniques, for component preparation and accepts units with match quality uses for patient services. For component preparation units specific e...
Fenugreek is an annual legume crop with small seeds and self-pollinated plant, belonging to the family Fabaceae. It ranks as the third largest seed spice in India following coriander and cumin. The crop suffers from several diseases, among them wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum i...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i122282
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is an important cereal crop in Asia and Africa. This study focuses on quantifying endophytic bacteria in several parts of the pearl millet plant—roots, stems, and leaves. Total phenolic content, orthodihydroxy phenols, total soluble sugars, prote...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224115
Amitesh Kumar Singh, Ravi Shanker, Singh , Amitesh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Nikhil Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh, Narendra Raghubanshi, Singh , Amit Kumar & Singh , Nikhil Kumar·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2023
An on-farm trial was conducted during rabi (winter) seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 at the farmers’ field. To test the OFT on weed management technology in wheat developed by the Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur. The efficacy of post-emergence application (PoE) of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92305
The experiment was set up at the Dr. Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture's experimental farm chhapang at the Eternal University in Baru Sahib during 2019–20 to assess the impact of organic and inorganic nitrogen management and planting technique on maize yield. The experi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i153097
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Nano nitrogen on various growth parameters of oats leads to growth and yield, including plant height, plant population, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, and the total number of tillers per plant. During the study, growth para...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i31682
A field experiment was carried out at Research Farm Kakli, Eternal University, Baru Sahib (H.P.) during Rabi season of 2021-22 to study the “Growth Attributes and their Interaction in Toria (Brassica campestris) as Influenced by Various Levels of Phosphorus and Sulphur in Mid Hil...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242677
Production of okra is under threat due to certain biotic and abiotic factors. Okra yellow vein mosaic virus (OYVMV) is a devastating disease of okra, caused by monopartite and bipartite begomovirus and transmitted by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci Gen.). Yield loss due to this virus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131038
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) cultivation is threatened in the tropics due to the high incidence of okra yellow vein mosaic virus (OYVMV) disease. The experiment was conducted under field conditions to evaluate different dates of sowing and row to row spacing with a sus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131326
Aims: To study the impact of Urea, K2SO4, ZnSO4, FeSO4 and boric acid on leaf nutrient status of Kinnow mandarin. Study Design: The experiment was performed in randomized block design with three replications per treatment on Kinnow mandarin. Place and Duration of Study: The curre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830311
The study on Cauliflower cv. ‘Pusa Dipali’ was carried out to find out the correlation and multiple regression coefficients studies of yield and yield contributing characters. Yield was found to be highly and significantly positively correlated with all the ancillary characters v...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i330068
Objectives: This paper discusses the role of academic institutions in ensuring sustainability of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) control Programme. Methods: A case study of six decade long (1956-2013) contribution of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21108
Objectives: This study assessed the household coverage with iodized salt and consumer behavior with regards to edible salt in rural areas of eight selected states of India. Methods: The study was conducted by ICCIDD in association with MI and the Salt Commissioner’s Office in 201...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21173
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2021-22 at the Research Farm, Kakli, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, to evaluate the effects of different phosphorus and sulphur levels on biochemical parameters and enzymatic activities in toria (Brassi...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i94514
Optimising pruning intensity and planting window is important for enhancing growth dynamics, phenological development and productivity of cherry tomato under protected cultivation, particularly under variable microclimatic conditions. Therefore, the present study was conducted to...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64048
This study evaluated the antifungal potential of selected indigenous bioformulations and botanical extracts against Fusarium solani, the causal agent of apple root rot, under in vitro conditions. The experiment was conducted using the poisoned food technique on Potato Dextrose Ag...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i24091
A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of organic nutrient sources and biofertilizers on growth, yield, and economic returns of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The study involved eight treatments comprising combinations of recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF), farmy...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55472
The present investigation was conducted at the Vegetable Research farm at the College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, during the Rabi season 2019-2020. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with 20 genotypes...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5759
Virendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Vipin, Rakesh Kumar, Agnivesh Yadav, Suraj Luthra, Ramesh Rajbhar, Chandroday Prakash Tiwari & Lalu Prasad·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
The experiment was done to evaluate the performance of twenty genotypes of tomato in the Horticulture Research Farm of the Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh during Rabi Season of the year 2021-2022. Observations were recorde...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i2708
Conventional chemical fertilizers, notably urea, have long been employed globally to meet the increasing demands for food production. However, the use of conventional urea has raised environmental concerns, including nitrate leaching, global warming, ozone layer depletion, and gr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234212
Aim: For more than half of the world's population, rice is the primary staple food. The traditional method of producing rice uses a lot of water, requires a lot of labor, and is bad for the health of the soil and the environment. Additionally, an unbalanced nutrient supply causes...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113500
The present Experiment entitled “Studies on correlation and path coefficient analysis in Faba bean (Vicia faba L.)” was carried out at Genetics and Plant Breeding Farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Ayodhya. The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i213986
The contribution of the livestock sector to the Indian Economy is 4.11% of its total GDP and it is nearly 25.6% for total agricultural GDP. Small and marginal farmers are mainly attached to the mixed farming of field crops and dairy animals. Farmers get regular income from their...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102773
Mung bean is a short-duration ancient legume crop that can be grown as a sole or intercrop for grain and green manure in all three crop seasons, including winter, summer and rainy in various regions of the country. MYMV (Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus) disease is one of the most de...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i31685
Climate change will be one of the most critical dangers to agriculture in the coming years. On average, abiotic stresses account for 50% of the production losses in agricultural production. Terminal stress is a major environmental issue limiting wheat production in the majority o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1130955
A two year experiment was conducted during kharif and rabi season of 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 at experimental site near Faculty of Forestry in main campus of Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Sole cropping and gamhar based agrisilviculture systems with four...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2330720
Objectives: To assess the general practitioner's perspective on mental illness in a tertiary health care setting. Study Setting and Duration: Online seminar in March 2020, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. Study Design: Cross-sectional, Observational study Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43B32523
National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) scheme was launched in 2011 with an agenda to reach out and mobilise seventy million below poverty line (BPL) households into self-managed self-help groups (SHG) and federal institutions and support them through livelihood collectives. In...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i330549
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar application of nutrients on growth, yield and fruit quality of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa in the experimental farm of the Horticultural Research and Training Station and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kandaghat...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2030807
Bio-fortification is a process that enhances the nutritional quality of crops, including vegetables, by increasing their micronutrient content. It can be achieved through different approaches such as agronomic, conventional breeding, and transgenic/biotechnological methods. Veget...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2024/v25i41082
A field experiment was carried out during rabi seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with 3 replications. The treatments were comprised of 9 main plots, viz., sole chickpea, sole wheat,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234279
Plant growth regulators, also known as phytohormones, are a class of organic chemicals, either naturally occurring or artificially synthesised, that exert control over specific physiological processes in plants. The application of these substances elicits a range of effects on ve...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102717
An experiment was conducted to study the nature and magnitude of genetic variability with yield and related traits and characters association in linseed. Twelve diverse linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes were evaluated in randomized block design withthree replications dur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242690
Charan Singh, Amit Kumar, Sukham Madaan, Lalita, Sumit Saini, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Jain, Vishal Gandhi, Parvesh Kumar, Gayatri Kumari & Ankit·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2026
A field experiment was conducted at the CCSHAU Rice Research Station, Kaul, during Kharif 2024 to evaluate the effects of nitrogen levels on productivity, nutrient uptake, and post-harvest soil fertility in scented and non-scented rice genotypes. Three nitrogen levels (75%, 100%,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3736
The present field experiment was conducted to study the effect of agronomic biofortification of zinc and iron on chickpea during Rabi season of 2021-22 and 2022-23 at the instructional farm, College of Agriculture, Jodhpur. The field experiment was laid out in split plot design c...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i102944
A field investigation was conducted during the Kharif of 2016 at the Department of Vegetable Science, UHF, Nauni, Solan to explore the economic analysis of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) production as influenced by organic nutrient sources. The experiment was designed in Random...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030792
Background: Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain in patients presenting to tertiary care hospital. The prevalence of acute pancreatitis in Pakistan is 0.03%. Assessment of prognosis is important in management of patients with acute pancreati...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i27A31490
Mohammad Ansari, Jee Hyun Rah, Victor Aguayo, Chandrakant Pandav, Kapil Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Rajan Sankar, Arijit Chakrabarty & Suvabrata Dey·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: India was one of the first countries to introduce salt iodization. This presentation reviews the national efforts towards universal salt iodization (USI) in India, documents achievements and progress, and highlights key challenges in programme implementation. Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20982
Rice is a key global staple crop, but conventional transplanting systems face increasing challenges from water scarcity and rising production costs, making direct-seeded rice a more sustainable and resource-efficient alternative. A field investigation was carried out during the K...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i54224
A field experiment was conducted at Agriculture Research Sub Station Samdari, Balotra (Rajasthan) during Kharif season of 2024. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design (FRBD) with three replications. Total 12 treatment combinations consisted of two variet...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i34060
In the realm of sustainable agriculture, the integration of aromatic compounds presents a transformative approach to crop growth and protection. This review offers a comprehensive exploration of the role, mechanisms, applications, and future prospects of aromatic compounds in mod...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i213948
Charan Singh, Amit Kumar, Vishal Gandhi, Lalita, Sukham Madaan, Sumit Saini, Mahaveer, Ashish Jain, Rakesh Kumar & Sumit·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
A roving survey was conducted during Kharif 2023 to assess the constraints in rice crop production of district Kaithal, Haryana. A total of 20 soil samples from the surveyed sites were collected in triplicate for further analysis. The pH(1:2) and EC(1:2) and OC of the surveyed si...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i2459
Soil salinization poses a significant threat to global agriculture, affecting approximately 6.73m Ha land area in India. Salinity stress impacts plant growth and soil health negatively, leading to reduced crop yields and soil degradation. This review examines the sources and effe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i64208
AIM: Dengue is an acute systemic viral disease well known globally in both endemic and epidemic transmission cycles. Main aim is to study serotypes/genotypes and lineages of dengue virus (DENV) are associated with more severe outbreaks. Many reports from India have shown an assoc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2025/v46i31635