This study was carried out to investigate the effects of soaking temperature and variety on the rehydration parameters and solute loss (essential minerals and vitamin C) of two maize varieties. Sun-dried kernels of the maize varieties (Omakwa and Abrohemaa) were soaked at four di...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i330417
Rainfall is an essential climate variable for plant development. Its variability has an impact on the plant phenology. The present study aimed to analyze the variation in rainfall in order to determine the rainfall hazard responsible to the occurrence of pest and diseases in toma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1030929
Maize plays a significant role in food security strategies in the world. It is the world’s most important food crop to majority of communities since it provides cheap source of essential calories as compared to other sources of protein foods. It has the potential of being grown i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2022/v22i730578
Background: Cultivation of Maize, a highly productive and profitable crop, requires standardization of macronutrients, micronutrients and organic nutrition. Objective: Research was planned with the objective to enhance the yield and profit of kharif maize by agronomic fortificati...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i630683
Maize, being highly nutritious and multi-purpose C4 crop can be grown throughout the year. Judicious nutrient management and selection of optimum sowing dates play major roles in enhancing productivity and profitability of kharif maize to meet the food demand of nation under chan...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i430663
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2016 and 2017 at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Sub-Station, Umerkote of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology comes under Eastern Ghat High Zone of Odisha, India to assess the response of integrated nu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i630881
A pot culture experiment was undertaken during January 2021, in the greenhouse of Institute of Agriculture Science (IAS), SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha to study the interactive effects of salinity and potassium levels on biomass yield, accumulation and uptake o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i530865
Use of synthetic insecticides for the management of fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) for a longer period will led to development of insecticide resistance. Identification of an eco-friendly synergistic agent to enhance the toxicity potential and reduced pes...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i330845
Aim: The study was aimed at determining the mycoflora and aflatoxin producing fungi in some storage cereals sold at Darki market, Wudil Local Government Area, Kano State. Nigeria. Study Design: A total of thirty samples (ten samples containing 250g each of maize, millet and wheat...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i130401
Pseudomonas (P) fluorescens promote plant growth by lowering the endogenous ethylene synthesis in the roots through their 1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylate-deaminase (ACCD) activity. However, in the environs of the roots may decrease the efficiency of these P. fluorescens by stimu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130823
An experiment was conducted on “Effect of land configuration and moisture regimes on productivity of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) in summer season.” during 2018-19 at Agronomy Research Farm, ANDUA and T, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). The experiment accomplished of 12 treatment combina...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i130825
A field and lab experiment entitled “Kinetics of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic -deaminase (ACCD) activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens, its population growth under different fermentation conditions and performance of the selected isolates on maize” was conducted at Laboratory of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i130620
Z mays L. is among the most essential staple crops globally. It has multifunctional uses both as food; feed as well as for other industrial purposes. Pollution of soil by heavy metals is however a huge factor limiting the optimal growth of this crop. The purpose of this study was...
Aims: The objectives of the research work were to evaluate the effects of mulching on soil water content, maize performance and weed growth in dry land area of Bangladesh Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replication...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2022/v37i130477
A two years study was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Tandur, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Telangana, India during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2018 and 2019 to investigate the effect of tillage and weed management...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i130610