Organic matter is a crucial component of soil that influences various soil properties and functions, including nutrient cycling, soil structure, water holding capacity and microbial activity. Different agricultural land uses significantly influence the quantity and quality of soi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234211
Conventional chemical fertilizers, notably urea, have long been employed globally to meet the increasing demands for food production. However, the use of conventional urea has raised environmental concerns, including nitrate leaching, global warming, ozone layer depletion, and gr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234212
Deguenon Memonsso Pierrette Pauline, Alban Gouton HOUNGBEME, Ahoyo Carlos Cédric, Ombouma Joanna Grâce, Gbaguidi Ahokanou Fernand & Houinato Marcel Romuald Benjamin·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
Combretum grandiflorum G. Don is traditionally used in ethnic medicines for the treatment of different diseases in Benin. Despite its wide use, no studies have been undertaken on its potential toxicity. The study was designed to assess the antimicrobial activity and potential tox...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224207
Aims: The study the influence of different growing media on the rooting and subsequent growth of hardwood cuttings of the "Pusa Navrang" grapevine. Study Design: Randomized block design were used. Place and Duration of Study: Conducted at Research Farm, College of Horticulture, M...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224208
Simone Pereira Teles, Daniella Inácio Barros, Helber Veras Nunes, Liomar Borges De Oliveira, Sergio José da Costa, Ricardo Alencar Libório, Vanessa Mendes Mattje, Arthur Costa Sousa, Jefferson Ribeiro dos Santos, Geovana Rodrigues Barbosa, Pillar Barros Veras & Bruno Henrique Di Napoli Nunes·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
Seed germination is considered the crucial phase in the establishment and development of plants. Knowledge about the appropriate conditions for seed germination is of fundamental importance, mainly due to the influence and different responses that they can present depending on se...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234209
The distribution of soil qualities in every given area is essential for the development of management strategies that are appropriate to that site, since this promotes agricultural productivity sustainability and preserves the health of the soil.In spite of this, the current stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224202
This research, conducted between October 2019 and March 2020 at the Biotechnology Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru KrishiVishwaVidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, aimed to compare the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of UV and UV-LED light traps in attracting and capturing insect pests...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224203
Layered Double Hydroxides are inorganic solid minerals with brucite-like structures. They are non-silicate minerals seen in the soil very rare in amount [1]. LDHs have brucite-like layers with an excess positive charge on their surface. The excess charges are balanced by anions t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224204
The goal of the current study was to determine how much genetic variability there was for yield and traits that contributed to yield in two different mungbean varieties, WGG-42 and LGG-460, following the induction of mutations through chemicals (ethyl methane sulphonate and sodiu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224205
An on-field experiment was conducted at Puliyanthoppu village in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu during (Dec 2019 – April 2020) to examine how enriched organic compost and foliar nutrition influenced the growth performance and production of finger millet under irrigated conditio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224206
An investigation was conducted to examine the distribution of available Boron secondary micro nutrients and the relationships between boron with soil properties and other nutrients in the rice-groundnut growing soils of Jajpur district, Odisha. The clay content increased downward...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224196
The present experiment was laid out at research farm of R.A.K. College of Agriculture, Sehore (M.P.) during Kharif season of 2022. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with 8 treatments and each treatment replicated three times. The Blackgram (cv. Pra...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224197
Wajid Hasan, G. Jahir Hussain, Gangadhara Doggalli, S. Alagumanian, Niroj Kumar Jena, A. Saravanan, Sanjay Hazarika & M. D. Saravanamoorthy·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
Stored product insect pests pose a significant threat to global food security and economic stability, as they cause substantial damage to stored grains and other food commodities. Traditional pest control methods often rely on chemical insecticides, which can have adverse effects...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224198
A field experiment entitled “Effects of various micronutrient levels on the biochemical and organoleptic attributes of guava cv. 27” was carried out at Agrotechnology Park, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, College of Agriculture, Gwalior (M.P.) during 2016-2017. The experiment was consistin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224199
Aims: The increasing cost and unavailability of fertilizers, poor soil health, growing ecological concern, consumer health problems and the government’s interest in promoting the organic farming have forced to try new methods of application of nutrients in the form of liquid orga...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224200