The present investigation was conducted on 6 years old kiwifruit vines cultivar ‘Allison’ at a spacing of 4.0 m × 6.0 m for two consecutive years 2018-19 and 2019-20 at experimental block of Department of Fruit Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1830389
This study investigates the role of leaf litter and its nutrient input on soil fertility levels in coffee plantations of different ages in Ibadan, Nigeria. Four coffee plantations of 11, 19, 24 and 51 years were selected for the study. Each plantation was divided into four blocks...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1830390
Aims: The growing scarcity and miss use of the available water resources particularly in arid and semi-arid regions constitute challenges to water demands for various utilities. One possible approach to conserve the scarce resources may be through improving the performance of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1830391
Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) on the beta carotene content, tuber weight and vine weight of selected popular sweet potato genotypes. Study Design: The experiment was laid as a randomized complete block design (RC...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730385
Soil fertility decline is a reality across the globe. Soil infertility has led to falling crop yields for both food and cash crops precipitating both poverty and food insecurity. Poor agricultural practices have often been blamed for declining levels of soil fertility. It was wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730386
Sumaia Mahmuda, Islam, M. Shahidul., M. Mizanur Rahman, M. Shahidul. Islam, Raihan, M. Sharif, Rahman, M. Mizanur, Jahidul Hassan & M. Sharif Raihan·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
Twenty three tomato genotypes were evaluated during summer season of 2011 to characterize and evaluate the yield performance under high temperature conditions. Days to first flowering ranged from 41.00 to 51.33 days among the studied genotypes. The highest number of fruits per pl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1930396
The elevated research interest and increased cultivation of Hemp (Cannabis sativa) across the globe is significantly driven by its multidirectional industrial uses and medicinal properties. Scientific research publications focusing on hemp breeding plays a pivotal role in bridgin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730384
Tree diversity and density in agroforestry systems has been found to increase the diversity and density of soil macro-fauna. However, very little is known of the relationship between tree diversity and density in cocoa agroforests and soil macro-fauna diversity and density. This...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730383
Aims: In the context of promoting alternative cropping systems with less chemical inputs, studies on the introduction of service plants to reduce pesticide use are a major research effort. The pest caused by plant parasitic nematodes is a major constraint in banana cultivation. O...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730382
A study was conducted to investigate genetic variability in physiological seed quality using viability and vigour tests which were conducted at the seed testing laboratory of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Moor Plantation, Ibadan. The investigationa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730381
Jeniffer Ribeiro de Oliveira, Weslley do Rosário Santana, Jalille Amim Altoé, Joabe Martins de Souza, André Caiô Cavalcante, Gleison Oliosi & Gabriel Barbosa da Cruz·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
The production of Physalis peruviana L. in semi-tropical and tropical regions is an alternative. for medium and small farmers. However technical information aspects like seedling adaption, cultivation and production need attention. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1630380
In Southern India, drought stress is a major constraint to chickpea production and yield stability. Drought tolerant index (DTI) that provides a measure of drought based on yield loss under drought condition in comparison to normal condition was used for screening drought-toleran...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1630378
Investigation on the use of urea in stimulating the phytoremediation of Chromolaena odorata in a crude oil contaminated soil was carried out at a crude oil spilled site at Botem-Tai, Ogoni, Nigeria. Three phytoremediation treatments labeled A – C in addition to the control (D) we...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1630376
The growth performance of plants varies in different environments and is strongly influenced by various biotic and abiotic factors. This, in turn affects the composition of the active compounds which are the product of metabolism (such as photosynthesis, respiration, etc.). Soil...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1630377
Jeniffer Ribeiro de Oliveira, Vinicius de Souza Oliveira, João Vitor Garcia Silva, Weslley do Rosário Santana, Bruna Alves Salomão, Alex Silva Lima, Jalille Amim Altoé, Aclécia Gonçalves Batista & Mariana Alexandre Alves Amourim·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2020
The work is a literature review whose objective was to identify in the literature the approach on the main causes of forest destruction in the legal Amazon. For the discussion, scientific materials were selected whose focus includes deforestation in the region of the legal Amazon...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1630375