The study was carried out at the ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, during the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 fruiting seasons. Among the red wine grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon demonstrated superior growth parameters, including pruned biomass (1.080 kg/vine). The vari...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123123
India is an abode of nine oilseeds viz., groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soybean, sunflower, safflower, sesame, niger, castor and linseed. Groundnut is called the ‘King of Oilseeds’ and is an important oilseed crop of Tamil Nadu with multifarious uses. A survey was undertaken by Coc...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123117
Timeliness is very crucial in all farm operations in general and in seeding and planting in particular. Slightly delay in sowing operation may lead to tremendous loss in production, productivity and sometimes quality of the grains followed by plant health. Power tiller operated m...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123118
This study examines the biodiversity of coastal homegardens in Kerala, focusing on crop and regional diversity across Agro-Ecological Units (AEUs). Using the Shannon-Weiner index, the study found crop diversity values ranging from 0.347 for tubers to 0.998 for fruits, influenced...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123119
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a highly valued fruit crop known for its nutritional and medicinal properties belonging to family Punicaceae. This study aims to investigate the effect of Indole-3- butyric acid on growth rooting of semi hardwood cuttings in Pomegranate cv. Kan...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123120
The flies belong to the family Tephritidae of the Insect order Diptera and are referred to as Fruit flies because they infest various fruits and vegetables. Globally, Dacinae fruit flies of the genus Bactrocera Macquart are one of the most important pests of fruits and vegetables...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123114
Soya bean, the ‘miracle bean’, belongs to the family Leguminoceae, subfamily Papilionoidea. Soya bean oil is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and is rich in linolenic acid. In the past 20 years the export of soya bean oil from India was mainly focused on Bhutan, Jorda...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123115
Bananas (Musa spp.) are a vital global agricultural commodity and an essential crop in tropical agricultural systems. The Poovan cultivar, known for its high productivity and adaptability, is particularly effective in intercropping within coconut-based agroforestry systems. This...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123116
A field experiment was conducted during summer season of the year 2020-21 on organic certified plot A-7 at Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat. Different sources of organic manures were tested using randomized block design wi...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123112
A field trial was carried out during summer season at Water Technology Center fields, College Farm, PJTSAU, Hyderabad, Telangana to study the individual and combined effect of fertigation levels, mulch and drip irrigation levels on performance of watermelon for two consecutive ye...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123113
A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2023 at Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka to evaluate the effect of different vegetable legumes as intercrops on productivity, competitive ability and profitab...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123109
This study evaluates the efficacy of different novel insecticides, including flubendiamide, emamectin benzoate, indoxacarb, chloropyriphos, spinosad, and bifenthrin, against Leucinodes orbonalis in brinjal cultivation. The investigation was conducted at the field experiment farm...
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Aims: This field experiment was conducted to find out the effect of integrated nitrogen management on growth and yield of kharif maize. Study Design: In the experiment, five nitrogen management treatments were taken in Randomized Block Design (RBD). Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123111
Solanaceous fruits are economically important and contribute to food security worldwide. Despite this importance, solanaceous crops are confronted with constraints, including begomoviruses. In Burkina Faso, the pepper yellow vein Mali virus (PepYVMLV) and the tomato leaf curl Mal...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123105
This study assessed the impact of varying concentrations of maleic hydrazide (MH) on seed biochemical parameters in groundnut. Where increasing MH concentrations resulted with least total dehydrogenase activity (0.505 OD value at A480) and electrical conductivity (200 µS cm⁻¹), a...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123106