Plant-parasitic nematodes are important threat to agricultural crops. Management through biological control agents like endoparasitic bacteria, Pasteuria spp. has shown great promise. They occur worldwide and have been reported from a wide range of environment.A comprehensive und...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203793
Indian Ginseng or Ashwagandha, is one of the most important Under the present study the seeds were soaked with treatment (S1) GA3 (250 ppm - 24 h.) recorded maximum germination percentage (66.11 %) and maximum plant height at 15 (3.00), 30 (8.38), 45 (15.98), 60 (25.20), 75 (34.0...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203794
Powdery mildews are obligate biotrophic fungal pathogens that are responsible for disease on a wide range of host plants with white powdery patches on plant parts. An exhaustive survey in the Navsari region of south Gujarat was carried out to identify white powdery/floury circula...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203795
Twenty-one genotypes of chickpea were used in the experiment, which was carried out by using a Randomized Block Design with three replications at the Department of Genetics and Plant breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Naini Allahabad, U...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203796
One of the most harmful challenges to our forest is fire. The impact of forest fires on soil physical properties had an emphasis on texture, bulk density, porosity, aggregate stability, and water content and repellency. Following the fire, the surface soil of the burned region ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203780
Sulphur and sulphur oxidizing bacteria required by oilseed and pulses crop in sulphur deficient soil for maintaining soil fertility and stabilized crop production with this the present experiment was conducted on medium black calcareous soil to study the effect of sulphur sources...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203781
Maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a polyphagous storage pest in many crops of economic and food security importance. Its management currently relies mainly on synthetic chemical pesticides. However, plant botanicals are known to exhibit i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203782
A. Naveenkumar, Raza , Md. Basit, K. M. Manjaiah, V. K. Sharma, Chawla , Gautam, Gautam Chawla, Prasenjit Ray, Md. Basit Raza, Siyaram Meena, Asheesh Kumar & Ravi Saini·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
A pot culture study was conducted to investigate the impact of applying humic acid functionalized bentonite (HA-B) on the uptake of heavy metals by spinach. When the soil was amended with 7.5 g kg-1 of humic acid intercalated bentonite, there was a significant improvement in plan...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203783
Aims: This study aimed to isolate and characterize thermotolerant phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) for potential agricultural applications. We aimed to identify promising PSB isolates and evaluate their traits. Study Design: Conducted a comprehensive screening of PSB isolate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203784
Nanoparticles can be synthesized in a simple and eco-friendly way without any toxic byproducts through a process known as green synthesis. Green tea is a great source of polyphenols and flavonoids which can be used to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles. These nanoparticles have potenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203785
G. Rajani, P. C. Latha, R. M. Sundaram, Bandeppa, Amol. S. Phule, K. V. Prasad Babu, Kalyani M. Barbadikar, M. B. B. Prasad Babu, P. K. Mandal & H. Surekha Rani·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
The production of rice mainly depends on nitrogen fertilizer. Extensive applications of chemical nitrogen fertilizer have adverse effects on plant health and the environment. The use of plant growth promoting microorganisms can increase the soil fertility and productivity of rice...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203786
Manipulation of propagation is a common practice in many commercial plant to obtain healthy and resistance plant for good yield. Many propagation techniques such as cutting, grafting, layering were evolved focusing on low budget production of high quality planting materials. An e...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203787
Soil health methods, including cover cropping, crop rotation, and conservation tillage, yield a multitude of environmental and economic benefits. These advantages encompass carbon sequestration, soil erosion mitigation, nutrient leaching prevention, and the establishment of habit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193775
Aims: Analyze in vitro test the efficiency of aqueous extracts nematicidal activities of four selected medicinal plants (Tithonia diversifolia, Vernonia colorata, Piper sarmentosum, and Lantana camara) against Pratylenchus coffeae. Analyse in greenhouse assay the efficiency of a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193776
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) commonly known as til is one of the important oilseed crop having good nutritional, biomedical and religious value. It is also called as “Queen of oilseeds” and among the oilseed crops , sesame ranks first for its higher oil content with a dietary ener...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193777