Halotolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (HTPGPR) are beneficial microbes that can be exploited to mitigate the negative effects of soil salinity on crops. In the current investigation, eight saline soil samples collected from 2 mangrove ecosystems of Tamil Nadu (Chidamb...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193732
A laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to assess the influence of microbial inoculants on bicarbonate (HCO3-), chloride (Cl⁻), and sulphate (SO42-) concentrations in saline soils with electrical conductivity (EC) levels of 4.03, 5.01, and 6.02 dS m-1 under 100% field ca...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2025/v25i7964
A pot culture experiment was conducted to assess the influence of microbial bio-stimulants CSR-GROW-SURE and TNAU culture (Bacillus subtilis) on the growth, nodulation, and no. of pods plant-1 of groundnut (var. CO7) under saline soil conditions (EC: 4.03, 5.01, and 6.02 dS m-1)...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i71360
Soil salinity is a major constraint affecting agricultural productivity by disrupting nutrient balance and increasing toxic ion accumulation. Microbial inoculants offer a sustainable approach to ameliorate saline soils through biochemical transformations and anionic regulation. T...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i71601
A laboratory incubation study was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (2021-2022), to evaluate the efficacy of salt-tolerant microbial inoculants for the biological remediation of saline soils with an electrical conductivity (EC) of 4.03, 5.01, and 6.02 dS...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72616
A laboratory incubation study was carried out at TNAU, Coimbatore (2021–2022), to assess the impact of two salt-tolerant microbial inoculants CSR-GROW-SURE (containing Lysinibacillus fusiformis (CSR-A-11), Lysinibacillus sphaericus (CSR-A-16), and Bacillus licheniformis (CSR-M-16...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i73295
To develop an eco-friendly and economically viable biological technology to alleviate dry land salinity, an incubation experiment was carried out at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during 2021-22 in saline soils with varied EC values viz., 4, 5 and 6 dS m-1 collect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231349
A field experiment was conducted in farmer’s field at Narasipuram block, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu during summer season, 2021-22, to study the influence of weed management practices and bio-fertilizers with and without FYM on weed flora, growth and yield of blackgram. The experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231351
Cotton, known as “the King of fibers”, is the predominant fiber in the Indian textile industry. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) represent a potential sustainable alternative for the enhancement and protection of crops. The germination and seedling growth of cotton can...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430809
To study the impact of vermicompost, arbuscular mycorrhizae and FYM application on the rice ecosystem at low land, a field experiment was conducted with rice CO(R) 51 at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore du...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430773
Field experiment was conducted at farmer’s field in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu with two different soil sulphur status i.e., soil with sufficient and deficient levels of sulphur status in order to study the response of graded doses of sulphur on two different sesamum variet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i930328
The objective of the experiment is to study the effect of different natural farming practices on sorghum yield and nutrient uptake. For this a field experiment was carried out in 2023 at the Eastern block - Field No. NA 02, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203801