An experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of different concentrations of Alar (Diaminozide) and Ethephon (Ethrel) as spray applications on two cultivars of pot grown Alstroemeria to study their effect on different vegetative parameters under shaded conditions during t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42651
The aim of this research was to characterize the effect of a pre-transplant calcium cyanamide fertilization on weed control in the potted bedding ornamental plant Impatiens wallerana and to describe the physiological mechanisms involved. The positive effect of a calcium cyanamide...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42425
The purpose of this two years research (2016-2017) conducted in Karaj is to investigate quantitative and qualitative traits of bulb in Red Rey Iranian improved onion ((Allium cepa L.) population Red Azarshahr as check in terms of increasing yield of bulb and qualitative traits es...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42000
This study was conducted to evaluate the chemical quality and fertilizing value of naturally occurring compost in the City of Daloa landfills. The treatments consist of i) lettuce culture on unfertilized soil or control, ii) lettuce culture on soil supplied with 250 kg/ha of NPK...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42042
Field experiments were conducted in grape orchard (cv Dilkush) of three year old during 2015-16 and 2016-17 to assess the effect of different sources of zinc on quality and nutrients content of grape by using randomised block design with twenty treatments and three replications....
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42326
Efficacy of six plant extracts viz., NSKE (Neem Seed Kernel Extract), Mentha arvensis, Allium sativum, Zingiber officinalis, Neem oil, Allium cepa were tested against the pathogen by dual culture technique in the laboratory of College of agriculture, Latur. The extract of each pl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43130
Mangroves are salt-tolerant evergreen dense forests that grow in intertidal zones in tropical and subtropical estuarine regions and mud-flats. Additionally, mangrove forests provide many economical, ecological and environmental values to the people. The total mangrove forest area...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42151
This study was carried out to assess the suitability of gypsite as a soil amendment in the release of Ca and S. Besides the high potential of gypsite in improving crop yields in some countries, its use in Tanzanian agricultural soils is limited. This is attributed largely due to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42205
A laboratory experiment was conducted to characterize the enriched phosphatic sludge (EPS) and to determine the nutrients release pattern from different levels of enriched phosphatic sludge under flooded condition. Soil sample were collected at the depth of 0-15 cm from “B” block...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38713
Julien Koffi Kpinkoun, Séraphin Ahissou Zanklan, David Montcho, Eliane Kinsou, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Armel C. G. Mensah, Agapit Dossou Wouyou & Christophe Bernard Gandonou·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
Aims: In this study, salt resistance level of six chili (Capsicum spp.) cultivars including five local cultivars (Adologbo, Gbatakin, Pili-pili, Gbatakin d’Agbédranfo, TPS0251) and one imported variety (Démon) grown in Benin was evaluated at the germination stage. Study Design: T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42118