The greatest terrestrial sink of carbon (C) is soil. In addition to improving soil quality, carbon absorption in soil helps reduce atmospheric CO2 loading. Not only the surface soil, but also the deep sub-soil act as a storehouse of C. Besides, the study of C dynamics in tropical...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i44142
In Tripura, India the soil productivity is less due to its light texture, acidic in nature, low fertility status, low microbial activity. Thus, a field experiment on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) was carried out on acidic soil of Khowai district of Tripura during 2017 and 2018...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i44459
The vertical distribution of water soluble boron and its relationship to certain soil properties was investigated from soil samples collected at various locations of lateritic soils of West Bengal during 2020-2021. In the lateritic zone of West Bengal, India, a total of 150 soil...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i173246
Soil acts as the niche of Carbon (C). Soil carbon sequestration is of paramount importance for sustaining soil health as well as mitigating global warming. Studies on soil organic C content of both surface as well as deep subsoil are very important. Besides, studies on C in rice...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242628
A field experiment was carried out on acidic soil of Khowai district of Tripura during 2017 and 2018 to study the effect of application of various combinations of lime, farmyard manure (FYM), poultry manure (PM), and rhizobium with the recommended doses of NPK on groundnut (Arach...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i230830
The goal of the current investigation was to evaluate the state of DTPA-extractable cationic micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu) concerning some properties of soils of Bankura district, West Bengal. Ninety-nine soil samples in all (0-15 cm) were collected from 9 blocks (viz., Ban...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i24005
Sulphur (S) deficiency is widespread in Indian soils, and it has been emerging as a major problem in rice-growing lateritic soils of West Bengal. The vertical distribution of S forms and their relationships with soil physicochemical properties were examined in 50 rice-growing loc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183286