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K. A. Shanmugasundaram

Publications (8)

Effect of Different Pre-Sowing Treatments on Germination Characteristics of Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleainum Sabine)

Prashita Rao, K. A. Shanmugasundaram, I. Muthuvel, K. Vanitha & K. Gurusamy · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of different pre-sowing treatments on germination characteristics of strawberry guava (Psidium cattleainum Sabine). Study Design: The experiment consisted of eleven treatments and three replications laid out in a Com...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102997

Effect of Inorganic Fertilizer and Spacing on the Plant Growth of Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus costaricencis) under Tamil Nadu Agro-Climatic Conditions

V. A. Samant, C. Indu Rani, K. A. Shanmugasundaram, P. Janaki, M. Djanaguiraman, R. Neelavathi & Patil S. G. · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

The dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricencis) is a new emerging fruit crop, there is very less information available on the spacing and fertilizer dose requirements of this crop so the present study was carried out to find the effect of fertilizer doses, spacings, and interaction e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102794

Role of Exogenous Melatonin in Enhancing Shelf Life of Traditional Banana Varieties

K. Anchana, C. Kavitha, K. A. Shanmugasundaram, M. Djanaguiraman & I. Johnson · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Aims: An experiment was conducted to examine the effect of various concentrations of melatonin on post harvest weight loss and shelf life of three traditional banana varieties viz. Ney Poovan, Nendran and Red Banana. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design. Place and Duration...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102746

Nutri-hormonal Manipulation for Yield and Quality Improvement in Guava (Psidium guajava L.)

R. Ishwariya, V. Sivakumar, K. A. Shanmugasundaram, K. Vanitha, N. Seenivasan & I. Muthuvel · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Aims: To study the effect of nutrients and plant growth regulators through foliar spray on yield and quality characteristics of guava var. Arka Kiran. Study design:  Randomized Block Design (RBD). Place and Duration of Study: The experimental trial was conducted at a Farmer’s fie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92657

Influence of Fruit Bagging on the Physical Qualities and Shelf Life of Mango cv. Alphonso under Ultra-High-Density Planting

S. Aravinda Samy, I. Muthuvel, P. Soman, K. A. Shanmugasundaram, A. Senthil & I. Johnson · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of preharvest fruit bagging on the physical parameters and shelf life of mango cv. Alphonso during 2023. Mango fruits were bagged 35 days after the fruit set with various types of bags viz: T1: Brown paper bag; T2: Double l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102765

Histological Studies in Vegetative and Reproductive Mango Buds

M. Kumar, K. Vanitha, V. Sivakumar & K. A. Shanmugasundaram · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

The present study was conducted on ten mango cultivars namely Alphonso, Bangalora, Kalepad, Himayuddin, Sendura, Mulgoa, Neelum, Rumani, Banganapalli and Swarnarekha and seasons are main and off-season at Kanyakumari and Tenkasi.  The stem along with bud sample was collected duri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242613

Physio-Chemical Changes during Ethrel Treatment of Mango cv. Alphonso under Different Temperature Regimes

R. Ranjhani, P. S. Kavitha, I. Muthuvel, M. K. Kalarani, K. A. Shanmugasundaram & K. Gurusamy · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Aim: Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is the second most consumed fruit which belongs to the family Anacardiaceae. Ripening in mango (climacteric fruit) is hastened by application of ethrel. The experiment was conducted to study the effect of different temperatures during ethrel treat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102618

Evaluation of Easy and Economic Protocols for High Quality Genomic DNA Extraction and Sex Determination in Papaya Using SCAR Markers

K. Soumiya, I. Muthuvel, N. Manikanda Boopathi, C. Kavitha, K. Chandrakumar & K. A. Shanmugasundaram · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Rapid and precise identification of three sex types (male, hermaphrodite and female flowers) is the key in achieving good returns in papaya (Carica papaya L.) cultivation. This study presents a simple, reliable, fast and cost-efficient DNA isolation protocol and a rapid and preci...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102661