A field experiment was carried out during kharif season of 2022 on Maize crop at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, (U.P.), to study the “Influence of Zinc and Gibberellic acid on growth and yield of Maize ( Zea mays L.)” The treatments consisted of 3...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i102923
A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, UP, during the Zaid season of 2022 on sandy loam soil. The experiment was laid out in Random...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i61807
An experiment was laid out to study the effect of maize and chickpea intercropping under the different row ratios on air temperature and vapoure pressure profile in crop canopy at Agronomy farm, Bansilal Amritlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujar...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51777
Background: Suboptimal dietary zinc intake is widespread in India due to low levels of plant-available zinc in soils and limited food choices. The aim of this study was to enhance the zinc concentration in soil and plant by using farmyard manure (FYM) enriched with zinc fertilize...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51778
The aim of the current investigation was to determine if maize had the ability to assimilate macronutrients under the effect of humic substance that was enriched with micronutrients. A field experiment was conducted with 10 treatments replicated thrice using RCBD this in the Coll...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i82888
A comparative study on the effects of pre-sowing treatments on the germination and growth of Zea mays was carried out by subjecting the seeds to three treatments at different durations before sowing. The treatments used include; soaking in 30% H2SO4, vernalization and soaking in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3235
Grouping of maize inbred lines into heterotic groups is an initial step in exploitation of heterosis. Hence a field study was conducted to classify 27 inbred lines into two heterotic groups by evaluating the performance of 54 crosses along with lines and testers in a simple latti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i41732
Complementary foods were formulated from blends of maize, cowpea and orange fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP). Five different blends of flour were formulated with the substitution with cowpea flour at 5-30%, and OFSP substitution at 5-20% while 100% maize flour was used as the contro...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i2619
Aim: To study the response of maize to phosphorus levels and phosphorus biofertilizers. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with nine treatments replicated thrice. Place and Duration of Study: Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla during kharif, 2019...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i32769
The research was conducted during the Rabi 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with sixteen treatments and three replications with four levels of Zinc and Boron along with NPK as RDF. The non-significant findings were B.D, P.D, % pore s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i22761
A lot of indigenous knowledge had been lost through the deaths of elderly persons since there is no formal documentation of such knowledge. Old pests and diseases are beginning to resurface due to cropping patterns and adverse climate change impacts. It is in view of this that th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i11837
Aim: Field experiment was conducted to study the suitable weed management methods to check the nutrient depletion by weeds, check the dynamics of microbial population and in relation to improve the biomass stover yield of maize (Zea mays L.). Study Design: This experiment laid ou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i12749
Aim: The present study was undertaken to assess IPM modules against Fall Armyworm in Maize through Frontline Demonstration and its economic impact. Place and Duration of Study: The present study was carried out in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh during the period 2020-20...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i11593
Bibhuti Bhusan Dalei, Bama Sankar Rath, Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, Girija Prasad Patnaik, Amit Phonglosa, Sabyasachi Sahoo, Anupama Baliarsingh, Narayan Panda & Niranjan Senapati·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
A field experiment was carried out at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Semiliguda of Koraput district under Eastern Ghat High Land zone of Odisha in acidic soil during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2016 and 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i13250
High population has led to more demand for food. Subsequently, there is need to expand agricultural land. This has necessitated cutting down of trees. This has led to soil degradation. Nutrient depleted soils and poor cropping systems such as continuous cropping, have contribute...