Aims: A 12-week column incubation study was conducted under laboratory conditions using the southern laterite soils (AEU-8) of Kerala, India, to evaluate the effect of co-application of biochar and other organic amendments with liming materials on soil nutrient availability. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i33318
Aims: To assess the capacity of co-composted biochar liming material combinations to alleviate surface, subsoil acidity and aluminium saturation. Study Design: A field experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) replicated thrice with seven treatments viz., ½ LR as B...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i124626
Subsoil is the layer (stratum) of earth immediately below the surface soil (below 20 cm), consisting predominantly of minerals and leached materials such as iron and aluminium compounds. A favourable condition of subsoil is important for improved productivity of deep-rooted crops...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102923
Biochar, an organic product of thermal decomposition of biomass in an oxygen limited environment can be used as a nutrient carrier to delay the release of nutrients into the soil, reduce nutrient leaching, and improve the nutrient utilization efficiency of fertilizers. Nutritiona...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i81990
The current study was undertaken to assess the impact of thermochemically processed organic fertilizer (TOF) enriched with various zinc (Zn) sources on the soil fertility status, nutrient availability, and tuber yield performance of Chinese potato (Plectranthus rotundifolius L.,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85676
A study was conducted in the southern lateritic soils of Kerala to test and verify the STCR-based targeted yield equation for groundnut, which was developed under the AICRP on STCR. The experiment was conducted at a latitude of 8° 25’ 46’’ N and 76° 59’ 21’’ E longitude, at 36.16...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i53031
The global population is projected to increase by 25% by 2050, adding approximately 2 billion people, significantly intensifying the demand for food. Ensuring food production and accessibility enriched with essential minerals is crucial to addressing malnutrition. Currently, 2 bi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2024/v24i11561
Advancing circular economies and self-reliant agricultural systems will critically depend on innovative strategies to optimize resource utilization and agro-waste recycling for the sustainability of food production. The present study is focused on the potential of vermitechnology...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i95004
Soil productivity is often attributed to soil structure, as fertile soil with ideal soil structure and adequate moisture level is considered productive. Soil structure is a key factor that influences the movement and retention of water in the soil, the pattern of soil erosion, th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84897
A study was carried out in four agro-ecological units (AEUs), viz., southern laterites (AEU 8), south central laterites (AEU 9), north central laterites (AEU 10), and the northern laterites (AEU 11) of Kerala, with the objective of detailing the soil fertility status of the study...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113464
A study was carried out in selected panchayats/municipalities of the four agro-ecological units (AEUs), AEU 8 (Southern laterites), AEU 9 (South central laterites), AEU 10 (North central laterites), and AEU 11 (Northern laterites) of Kerala to assess the electrochemical propertie...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i214021
A field experiment was carried out in the Instructional farm, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram which comes under agro-ecological unit AEU-8 from the period March 2022 to June 2022 to test and validate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i52820
Soil acidity is one of the major constraints of crop production in tropical soils. A study was conducted to examine different forms of soil acidity, contribution of each fraction to total acidity and distribution of exchangeable Al+3, exchangeable H+ detrital laterite rice wetla...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121554
Sensors are widely used in agriculture to provide valuable data that improves farming practices. A key application of sensors in agriculture is soil monitoring. It includes measurement of soil moisture, temperature, pH, and nutrients. Crop health monitoring using sensors detects...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i113647
The study was to develop multi-nutrient formulations for organic farming containing all the essential macro and micronutrients. The experimental design selected was completely randomized design with 8 treatments and 3 replications. The experiment was conducted in the Department o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i44472