Vijayakumari Raveendra Channavar, Ashoka K R, P. S. Fathima, V B Sanathkumar, Bhagyalakshmi T, Yogananda S B, Jakir Hussain K N & Jagadeesh B R·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2024
The study investigates the impact of different urea fertilizers on nitrogen mineralization, leaching losses, and growth, yield of fodder maize in Alfisols. Nitrogen is vital for plant growth but deficient in soils. Urea, a widespread nitrogen fertilizer, suffers from significant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2286
The alarming increase of temperature in Northern areas of India makes it difficult to grow seeds due to these temperature fluctuations. Since Punjab is the hub of annual flower seed production it becomes imperative to identify suitable seed primming and growing media for proper g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2283
Saleha Khatun Ripta, Rabaya Akter Tonni, Shapla Parvin, Md. Roconuzzaman Nasim, Khadija Khatun Keya, Moumita Saha, Joy Sarker, S. M. Kamran Ashraf, M. Mazibur Rahman & Md. Rafiqul Islam·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2024
The incorporation of compost and manure with chemical fertilizer has become a key concern to sustain soil fertility. Because the nutrients are continuously depleting from the soil and consequently creating a risk to preserving soil health. Aims: This study assesses the response o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2284
The present investigation was carried out at Experimental Farm of the Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India during summer season, 2018. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications and fourteen trea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2282
The present investigation was carried out in the Purna valley of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to study the effect of total electrolyte concentration and sodium adsorptionratio on swelling percentage of salt affected soils in Purna valley of Maharashtra. The sampling was done in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2281
The field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season (Nov - Jan) of 2023-2024 in the experimental farm of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. To study “Effect of soil and foliar applications on growth and productivity of Pearl Millet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2280
A field experiment was conducted to formulate targeted yield equations for bottle gourd under a rice-vegetable cropping system in an Inceptisol of Odisha. The experiment started with the creation of three soil fertility gradient stripes by applying no fertilizer, recommended dose...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2279
Aim: Humic substances plays a vital role in soil fertility and plant nutrition. Application of humic substances within a fairly wide range of concentration are highly beneficial to plant root development. Humic acid is excellent foliar fertilizer carrier and an activator. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2278
Soil moisture distribution pattern plays an important role in finding out the effectiveness of drip irrigation as the irrigation is scheduled based on the crop water requirement (CWR) and restricted to the root zone of the crop. The objective of this study was to characterize the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2276
The agricultural sector is fundamental to human civilization since it provides food and other basic needs to billions of people. Given that 9.7 billion people are expected to live on Earth by 2050, food production needs to increase by 70%. The population is predicted to become mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2277