A purposive random sampling survey was conducted to study the incidence of latent pathogens associated with postharvest losses in guava sourced from markets and homesteads of Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts of Kerala during 2024. Fruits at mature green stage were colle...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4623
The experimental material comprised of five female lines, ten male lines of pearl millet, their 50 hybrids developed by line × tester design and one standard check hybrid (GHB 1231). They were evaluated in randomized block design with three replications at Main Pearl Millet Resea...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4618
Agroforestry, a sustainable land management practice integrating trees with crops and livestock, holds immense potential for climate change mitigation and enhancing rural livelihoods in India. This article explores the synergy between advanced Remote Sensing (RS) technologies, su...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4619
The experiment delineated micronutrient Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) availability in the soils of experimental farm of Agricultural college and Research Institute, Vazhavachanur under the Alfisols soil order of Tamil Nadu, India. Grid wise (50 x 50 m grids...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4616
Onion, the King of vegetable is one among the oldest cultivated vegetables. The quality and yield of crops are affected by micronutrient deficiencies in soil. Micronutrients which enhance the efficiency of macronutrients are equally important for the growth of a crop. Indian soil...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4617
Eight pesticides and five plant extracts were evaluated for efficacy against brinjal whitefly during rabi (2018-19) and kharif (2019-20) at Agricultural Research Station in Virinjipuram, Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Acetamiprid 20 SP @ 0.3 g l-1, imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.5 ml l-1, spirom...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4615
Maize (Zea mays L; 2n=20) is one among the major cereal crops grown in the humid tropics. It has high yield potential, immense potentiality, and that is why it is also known as ‘queen of cereals’. Though it is mainly used as a food crop in India by the rural population in the for...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4613
Palynology, the study of pollen and spores, has emerged as a vital discipline in plant science, with applications extending into plant breeding. This review explores the role of palynology in understanding reproductive biology, enhancing breeding programs, overcoming hybridizatio...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4614
Anjali K., Shahida K., Reshmy Vijayaraghavan, Surendra Gopal K., Sible George Varghese, Gleena Mary C. F. & Ayisha R.·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
Symptoms of characteristic rot was observed on jackfruits (Artocarpus heterophyllus) of Thrissur district in Kerala. This study investigates, the symptomatology, pathogenicity and identification of the causal organism for fruit rot disease. The isolation of fungal sample was obta...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4612
Aniruddha N. Barve, Manik R. Lajurkar, S. B. Kharbade, A. S. Bagde, S. J. Waghmare, R. A. Karande & Snehal N. Sathe·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2024
Modern sustainable agricultural production trends pose a need to change production technology processes with the application of techniques, and tools that cause less environmental pollution and contribute to ensuring health safety in general. Precision agriculture can be defined...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4611