A field experiment was conducted at the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala, to evaluate the field performance of four nitrogen-efficient rice varieties (two short duration varieties and two medium duration rice varieties) selected based on a previou...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i52360
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a high-value tropical fruit crop with increasing global demand. Achieving optimal yield and fruit quality necessitates a balanced, efficient, and environmentally sustainable nutrient management approach. Due to its short juvenile phase, high productiv...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103180
A study was undertaken at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, during 2021-22 to assess the effect of growth media compositions on P. indica colonization and evaluating their effect on rice seedling performance. The experiment employed eight media combinations with and without...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i103804
Summer rice fallows are the potential areas for crop diversification with millets. A field experiment was conducted at Integrated Farming System Research Station (IFSRS), Karamana during summer season of 2023-24 with an objective to find out the effect of tillage method and estab...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i113048
Cassava-legume intercropping is widely promoted by virtue of the ecological, nutritional and productive benefits and the choice of the intercrop is crucial in realizing the potentials envisaged. The performance of red gram (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) as an intercrop in cassava w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4414
Weed infestation is a major problem in upland rice of Kerala. Pendimethalin is a selective pre-emergent herbicide used to control broad-leaved and grassy weeds in rice fields. However, herbicides like pendimethalin often face losses in the agroecosystem through various pathways,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111623
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop catering half of the world’s population. India being the second largest producer of rice, needs to produce around 120 million tons of rice by 2030 to feed its one and a half billion plus population. Weeds are undoubtedly a ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114535
The fundamental building blocks for the success of stand establishment for any crop plant are better germination and robust seedlings. Pre-treatment of the seeds is one of the best methods that may possibly improve germination and maintain the uniformity and stability of the seed...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101551
Global warming and climate change have become a burning issue due to the hike in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). The rising GHG emissions over the past two centuries have caused significant changes in the global climate. Agriculture plays a prominant role in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104499
Farmers and food manufacturers are under immense pressure from consumers and food safety regulations to deliver pollutant-free, high-quality foods. The extensive use of chemicals in food production poses ecological as well as health risks. In order to meet the demand for safe, pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101440
Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an important aromatic, medicinal and culinary herb valued for pleasant fragrances and therapeutic properties. It is commonly used in perfumes, cosmetics, aromatherapy, flavoring, and herbal medicines. Vegetative propagation assures maintenance...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103032
Intensive agriculture poses several challenges such as soil degradation, reduced soil organic matter, and increased soil nutrient imbalances including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, zinc, iron, and manganese deficiencies and nutrient toxicities (Tiwari KN, 2002). It als...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115131
Carbon sequestration, typically referred to as carbon storage is defined as the “long-term storage of carbon in plants, soils, geologic formations and the ocean, which occurs both naturally and as a result of anthropogenic activities”. With respect to agricultural sector, carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114549
A field experiment was conducted in Trivandrum district during June 2021 to January 2022 to evaluate the effect of chitin on growth, yield and secondary metabolite production in turmeric. Soil application of chitin at 5 g per plant was done at 60 and 180 days after transplanting,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123775
Nitrogen is a crucial element for all living organisms especially plants which rely on substantial nitrogen quantities to sustain their growth and productivity. Crop production is greatly influenced by nitrogen consumption efficiency and a significant amount of nitrogen fertilize...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123694
A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2023 at the Farming System Research Station, Sadanandapuram, Kerala, to evaluate the effects of live mulch, brown manuring and herbicides effect as weed management method on growth and yield of sorghum. The experiment was...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112589