In the present study, the effect of different treatments on the growth parameters of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal was evaluated. Soil samples were collected from the oil spill site by stratified random sampling method, i.e. near the well (NW), 20 metre distance, 40 metre distanc...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43564
Integrated use of synthetic and organic fertilizers is crucial to sustainable crop production and stabilization of depleting soil fertility. Keeping in view these certainties, a three-year field study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of anaerobic digestate alone or in int...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43255
Aims: In recent years the wine industry in Mexico has increased its production as a result of exports and recognition for its wine quality abroad. An actual problem related to lack of berry pigmentation at harvest time was found in the cultivar Cabernet Franc. Its consequences i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43001
A pot experiment was conducted at the experimental net house of the Department of Soil Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh to observe the effect of variety and fertilizer on yield and yield contributing character of local aromatic rice varieties during the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42071
Diversity at molecular level among 10 genotypes was evaluated using Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers. The primer RM510 is for the trait salt tolerant, RM351 for drought tolerant and RM215 for short duration. The 10 rice genotypes showed clear diversification for the primers R...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43342
Field experiments were done to determine the effect of oil palm bunch ash on vegetative growth and control of leaf blight disease of cocoyam [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.] caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in a degraded ultisol of humid forest/derived Savanna zone of Southeas...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/35662
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 370 m3 ha-1 application of swine wastewater on the vegetative growth of the physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) and the leaching of salts from an oxisol in southern Brazil. Study Design: The experiment had a randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43098
Aims: To investigate the presence of various phytochemicals and to evaluate DPPH scavenging activity, total flavonoid content, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of the different extracts of Enhydra fluctuans lour. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out betwee...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42796
An investigation was carried out to assess nutrient content and uptake of sweet potato under application of nitrogen and potassium. Sweet potato is an important tuber crop which requires an efficient cropping management to ensure adequate nutrient content and uptake for growth an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42408
Rainfall season changes in Nigeria affect soil chemical properties in tropical rain forest, the effect of rainfall variation on soil chemical properties depend on its intensity, duration and time. However, the report on the seasonal variation/changes in rainfall remained sketchy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/17122