Aims: It is to study the effect of the magnetic treatment (MT) for 30 min of urea as nitrogen (N) fertilizer as well as the groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seeds before sowing on the crop yield and quality under sandy soil conditions. This is to increase the crop productivity in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i2180
The productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) from the farmers’ fields has been characterized as being low due to salinity among other contributing factors. In this study the use of phenotypic traits as a selection criterion and screening of maize genotypes for tolerance to salt stress...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i2178
Low soil health indicates poor productivity soil optimal for supporting agricultural businesses because it will reduce the production of agricultural commodities for vegetable crop farmers in Ternate City which are carried out under plantation crops. This study aims to determine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i2176
Noman Amjad, Isbah Akhtar, Amir Hameed, Faizan Ahmad, Farhan Ali, Muhammad Ahmad, Imran Ullah, Umbreen Bibi, Nida Altaf, Sanaullah & Umer Iqbal Ahmad·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2023
Heavy metal toxicity in the soil causes harmful effects on plants as well as on human health. They are introduced into the soil by different means like smelting, burning of coal, and excess use of fertilizers, sewage sludge, and pesticides. Among different heavy metals Copper and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i2177
Background: Availability of accurate soil data is necessary in understanding the nature of the soil and its status of the agricultural potential. Aim: Thus, a research was carried out to investigate physicochemical and morphological properties of the soils and characterize, class...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i2175
Field experiments were conducted during the 2020 and 2021 cropping seasons at the research fields of CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute located at Nyankpala in the Guinea savannah agroecology of Ghana. The objective was to test the effect of genotype and plant geometry...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i1174
Organic source of nutrient has effect on soil physico-chemical properties, growth and yield of cabbage. To determine the effect of organic source of nutrients on soil physio-chemical properties, growth and yield of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), field experiment was c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i1171
Coffee production in Côte d'Ivoire has been declining sharply for more than twenty years due to degradation in soil fertility status. The objective of this study was to map the mineral requirements of coffee trees in different production regions and to recommend immediate and lon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i1170
Aims: Pakistan is facing a severe water shortage and the situation is further aggravated due to elevated temperature, leading to drastic yield reduction of quinoa. Hence, there is a dire need to maintain or increase agricultural production by utilizing sustainable methods of prod...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i1169
Aims: Soils and plant densities are two of the major factors affecting sweet corn growth and yield. Although many worldwide studies were done to evaluate the effect of these factors on sweet corn, it is still necessary to do more study in this area because environmental factors w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i1164