Spring-planted sugarcane is vulnerable to early weed competition because of its slow initial growth and wide row spacing, while short-duration intercrops may improve system productivity and returns. A three-year field experiment was conducted at the Main Sugarcane Research Statio...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104438
A three-year field experiment was conducted at the Main Sugarcane Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Kodinar, Gujarat, India, from 2019–20 to 2021–22 to identify a productive and remunerative seed-spice intercropping system for autumn-planted sugarcane. The exper...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i94476
Sugarcane productivity is adversely affected by weed infestation, particularly by persistent perennial weeds such as Cynodon dactylon. Its extensive rhizomatous and stoloniferous growth makes effective control difficult, highlighting the need to evaluate integrated tillage and we...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i94474
Broad based blanket recommendations of fertilizer nitrogen (N) in field may end up with lower N use efficiency because of large field-to field variability of soil N. At the identical time, crop should not suffer from the deficiency of N. Nitrogen fertilizer must be applied only w...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92810
A lack of synchronization between nitrogen (N) demand and supply results in the loss of applied nitrogen from the soil-plant system. Leaf colour chart (LCC) based nano urea application according to crop specific need has the potential to enhance the crop productivity by reducing...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82315