Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oil seed crop in the world belonging to the Leguminosae family. It is one of the essential food and cash crops of our country. In India, a large number of diseases attack groundnut [1]. Among soil borne diseases, stem rot or white m...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2023/v23i12785
Native isolates of groundnut stem rot casual organism, Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. Were collected from major groundnut growing areas of Tamil Nadu. Selected isolates were screened, characterized and indentified the virulent isolate (GNSR1). Several native bacterial and fungal antago...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i244340
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is one of the economically valuable agricultural crops grown worldwide in tropical and subtropical areas mainly for their sugar source. Among the 110 sugarcane cultivated countries, India and Brazil contribute half of global production [1]. Du...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2023/v29i121828
Most of the farmers in our country highly depend on chemical pesticides and fungicides to control pests and diseases in agriculture and horticultural crops. Abundant usage of these pesticides in crop fields causes harmful effects to human beings as well as to other living organis...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i122334
In the present study Trichoderma asperellum (ECK), Trichoderma asperellum (TNAU), Streptomyces sp (native) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (TNAU) were tested in vitro by dual culture technique. Among the six treatments Trichoderma asperellum (ECK) and Streptomyces sp (native) was fou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123819
The efficacy of neem leaf extract against finger millet blast pathogen Magnaporthe grisea was assessed invitro. The neem leaf extract significantly inhibits the pathogen mycelial growth and melanin biosynthesis. Neem leaf extract shows 84.33 % inhibition of the pathogen over cont...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i244325
The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and adoption level of banana growers in recommended banana cultivation practices in Tiruchirappalli district. Lalgudi, Anthanallur, Thottiyam, Manikandam blocks were purposively selected on the basis of maximum area under Banana cul...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i42919
The use of mobile phones has become an integral part of smallholder farmers’ lives in both developed and developing countries. The traditional transfer of technology mechanism had lot of constraints including limited staff, wider coverage and required more cost. The study was con...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i122331
Sugarcane produces about 10 to 12 tonnes of dry leaves per hectare per crop. The detrashing is done during its growth period. This trash contains organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. The sugarcane trash incorporation in the soil influences physical, chemical and biolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234277