A study was conducted to assess the soil properties, land use in salt affected areas of Prakasam district,Andhra Pradesh during 2021-22. A total of 240 soil samples in salt affected mandals were collected and were analysed for different physical, physico-chemical properties. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54564
Aim: An incubation experiment was conducted, which aimed to investigate NH4+ and NO3- release pattern and GHG emissions as influenced by paddy residue decomposition over 120 days. Study Design: Completely randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54565
The unbalanced use of chemical fertilizers has caused adverse effects on the environment and human health, which has raised the focus on environmentally friendly agricultural techniques for sustainable farming globally. The article investigates the effects of organic conditioners...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54554
Purpose: This pot experiment determined the critical nutrient elements for improved performance of two castor varieties in the study area. Methods: Two castor plant varieties; Indian Brown (IB) and Brazilian White (BW) were raised using ten nutrient types; 120 kg N, 50 kg P, 60 k...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54555
A field trial was led during Zaid (summer) season of 2023 at Crop Research Farm Department of Agronomy. The treatments contained of 3 level of Sulphur (15, 30 & 45 kg/ha) and 3 level of zinc (20kg/ha, 0.50% and 0.25% foliar application) along with recommended dosages of N, P,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54556
Cotton is an important fibre and cash crop in India, contributing significantly to the country's industrial and agricultural economies. It provides the textile industry with its main raw material (cotton fibre). Cotton in India is a direct source of income for 6 million farmers,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54557
Indra Kumar Kasi, N. Charitha, Awanindra Kumar Tiwari, G. Gomadhi, Devendra Kumar Sahu, Okram Ricky Devi, Drishty Katiyar, Saurabh Raj Pandey & Nadiya Afreen·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2024
The management of weeds remains a critical aspect of agricultural production, particularly in rainfed subtropical regions where weed pressure can significantly impact crop yield and economic returns. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of combined herbicide applications on b...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54558
An experiment was carried out to study the effect of organic sources of nutrients on yield, quality, soil fertility status and economics of onion (Allium cepa L.) at Horticulture Research Farm, College of Horticulture, AAU, Anand during the three consecutive years 2016-17, 2017-1...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54559
Agricultural Engineer’s and economists use a variety of engineering and economic principles for calculating a machinery costs. An effective farm manager must also know these principles, and apply them when deciding to buy, lease, rent or share machinery. Thus, estimating farm mac...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54552
Amit Kumar Mehta, Sanjay Kumar Shahi, Shravan Kumar Maurya, Krishna Kumar Patel, Rishikesh Yadav, Devrani Gupta, Chandrakant Chaubey & P. K. Sharma·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2024
A field experiment was conducted on sandy loam soil at Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi with sunflower, variety PSH-50 as test crop during Zaid season (2020-2021) to study the impact of integrated use of inorganic fertilizers, FYM and bio-fertilizers on performance of s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54553