A field study was conducted to evaluate the growth and yield performance of aonla germplasm under the semi-arid conditions of Hisar, Haryana. The investigation was carried out at the experimental orchard of the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96276
Physical and engineering properties of paddy seeds plays a crucial role in designing and development of drum’s orifice shape and size in drum seeder. The physical and engineering properties of dry, soaked (12 hours soaking) and pregerminated (24 hours soaking + 12 hours incubatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242673
Because of their fast respiration rate, moisture loss, and microbial susceptibility, guavas (Psidium guajava L.) are climacteric, highly nutritious fruits that deteriorate quickly after harvest. Post-harvest coatings have become a popular method for preserving quality and increas...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56090
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is an important fruit crop of India. It is typically eaten fresh as a dessert fruit or processed into juice, concentrate, jam, jelly, nectarine, or syrup. Fruits are in higher demand in both domestic and foreign markets, both for fresh consumption and f...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32101
A power operated maize stalk harvester was designed and developed in the Dept. of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan during 2018-19. The objective of this study is to optimize the operational parameters of the maize stalk harvesting by using the RSM...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i81954
This study was conducted in the division of the food science and technology SKUAST-Jammu in which the physicochemical analysis of the fruit of persimmon (Diospyros kaki L) was done in year 2020. The colour values L*, a*,b* values, crude protein content, crude fat content, solubil...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231464
A field study was carried out to determine the effect of soil application of zinc sulphate on growth, yield and quality of guava cv. L-49 during rainy and winter season. Different soil applications were applied i.e. T1 : ZnSO4 @ 0 g/plant (Control), T2 : ZnSO4 @ 50 g/plant, T3 :...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203866
Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) is a major oilseed crop and holds an important place in the Indian agricultural economy. Odisha occupies 6th place in the major groundnut-producing states of the country with a total production of 0.388 MT and is grown in both Kharif and Rabi season...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i112945
In the current study, rhizosphere soil samples were collected from six different locations of rice fields in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu region of UT of Jammu and Kashmir, The soil samples were processed and analysed from their physicochemical characteristics. Soil...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i1130773