Soil acidity is one of the major constraints of crop production in tropical soils. A study was conducted to examine different forms of soil acidity, contribution of each fraction to total acidity and distribution of exchangeable Al+3, exchangeable H+ detrital laterite rice wetla...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121554
Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a diverse group of microorganisms that are commonly isolated from anoxygenic environments (lake depths, soil, or swamps) and are also found in the intestines of humans and animals. They are well known for outcompeting methanogens for common sub...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121555
The incubation experiment was carried out to evaluate the best organic sources Such as farm yard manure (FYM), municipal solid waste compost and industrial by – products such as bagasse ash, rice husk and inorganic fertilizers on nutrient release pattern in sandy loam soils of Cu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121556
This investigation was conducted under a naturally ventilated polyhouse, in the Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In December 2020 with records taken from the month of February to month of March 2021. There were nine treatments comprising two growth re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121557
Temperature is changing worldwide and a warming trend is expected in most parts. This study investigates the long-term (1983-2020) trend analysis of the maximum temperature in Kerala and the future trend in maximum temperature. The future temperature has been downloaded from GFDL...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121558
With the aim to disseminate the farmer’s potential brinjal variety in a new region, the brinjal variety HZKB-1 in comparison with three check varieties Pant Rituraj, Hisar Shyamal and BR-112 was evaluated for its performance and suitability through farmers’ participation using re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121559
The present experiment was conducted at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India during the Rabi season 2019-2020. The research work was formulated to investigate the effect of different plant spacing S1 (45x45 ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121560
The present experimental study was conducted under laboratory conditions in the department of Entomology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus during 2017 to 2018. For bioassay on the toxicity of plant extract on Aphids (Ap...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121561
The aims of this study is to identify the behavior of the sealing grout in the Izegouandane and Tarât aquifers, which are the main water supply sources in the northern region of Niger, in order to prevent contamination and reduce the impact of uranium mining activities on the gro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121562
Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements with large atomic weights and densities that are at least five times greater than those of water. Their widespread dispersion in the environment as a result of their numerous agricultural, industrial, residential, medicinal, and techn...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121563
Meenachil river basin, located in southern part of Kerala, is frequently liable to flood. It is an area predominant with agricultural land and falls under tropical humid zone. Hence, water resources planning and management and understanding of rainfall-runoff relationship along w...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121564
Castor is an important oilseed crop. The castor bean contains about 50-55% oil. Among vegetable oils, castor oil is distinguished by its high content (over 85%) of ricinoleic acid. No other vegetable oil contains so high proportion of fatty hydroxyl acids. Castor oil’s unsaturate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121565
Growing cuttings of Kusum (Schleichera oleosa), is a major hurdle for the Lac growers in India. This species is primarily known as the lac host tree for lac production besides other multiple uses. Due to high population pressure and market demand, the natural population and genet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121566
Land use-land cover (LULC) change analysis is essential for understanding the spatial and temporal change of landscape during a known long period for sustainable management of natural resources. The main objective of this study was to assess land use-land cover change using an ob...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121567
A field experiment was carried out at College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad to study the influence of land configurations and vegetative mulch on the yield, yield attributes, nutrient uptake and economics of yellow sorghum genotypes during kharif 2018-19. The experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121568