Seven treatments viz. BAU-biofungicide (Trichoderma spp.), basak (Adhatoda vasica), mustard (Brassica campestris) oil-cake, mango (Mangifera indica) inflorescences, shaknote (Amaranthus viridis) and dholkalmi (Ipomoea fistulosa) leaf extracts (S) along with a control were tested...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27518
Cowpea is one of the major food crops contributing to food security and poverty alleviation especially among women and resource-poor farmers in marginal areas in Kenya. The effect of different concentrations of cattle manure and inorganic nitrogen (Calcium ammonium nitrate, CAN)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27699
Effective disease management is essential for high quality and maximum production. We conducted this experiment to know the effects of different chemical and botanical fungicides to assess the prevalence of Cercospora spp. on mungbean seeds in vitro condition. The laboratory expe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27864
This field study was conducted to investigate whether appropriate lime placement methods, lime rates and intercropped sugarcane with soybeans leads to amelioration of soil Ph, hence, increased yields and quality of sugarcane for plant and ratoon one crop cycles. Cambisols of the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28112
Aims: To evaluate the suitability of Mucuna cochinchinensis and Tithonia diversifolia residue mulches for improving tropical soil fertility and tomato productivity, by determining the residue quality and their effect on specific soil properties and crop yield. Methodology: Experi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28093
Soil is one of the most precious national resources and the knowledge of soil resources of an area is vital for optimizing land use and any developmental activities. Remote sensing and GIS have emerged as extremely valuable tools to study the soil resources, their potential for v...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27147
In pot plant production, balancing the air and water content in the medium is one of the largest problems. The ‘root restriction’ effects of the plug cells on seedling growth during nursery could increase after transplant and thus limits pot plant productivity. Two plug cell size...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27825
Water deficit is one of the most important environmental factors affecting agricultural production especially in rainfed cropping systems. To understand how morphological and physiological factors interact, a study was conducted to assess the responses of leaf stomatal parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25101
Aim: To find out knowledge of traditional practitioners to cure various diseases in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu, India. Study Design: Ethnobotanical information obtained from 100 inhabitants in 2 groups of people using questionnaires, and collection of plant material b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25516
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of GA3 plus Yogen foliar fertilization application on fruit yield and quality of TL4 red dragon fruit from March to Agust 2015 at Lap Thach district, northern Vietnam. The experiment was conducted on complete block design with three...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25129