Heterosis for grain yield and its component traits were studied in bajra through line x tester mating design using five lines and eight testers along with two checks, PHB-3 and GHB-558. Heterosis was observed in both directions for most of the characters. Maximum range of standar...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36433
The term heavy metal, when related to its impact on the life of the plant, almost always implies negative connotations. However, some heavy metals like copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are essential to maintain the metabolism of plant, and without them the plant would not be able to suc...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36454
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2014 on loamy sand soil to study the effect of phosphorus levels and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of urdbean. Experiment consisted of four treatments of phosphorus levels (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg/ha) and four treatments...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/35952
The size and distribution of root system of Sugarcane genotypes in response to moisture stress during formative stage at Agricultural Research Station, Basanthpur, Medak, Telanagana was found significant. Deeper root system as seen in the form of rope roots was observed only with...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/34838
The present study was conducted to determine the effect of soil nutrient status on fruit yield and quality of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh, India. To carry out this investigation fifty sweet orange orchards aged between 12 to 13 yea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36064
Development of the methods decreasing boron (B) toxicity to agricultural crops is a high priority. The use of alternative organic material sources such as leonardite based humic substances (H.A.) could be used to control B balance in soils. For this aim, a pot experiment, based...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36430
Aims: The objective of this study was to characterize cowpea genotypes based on grain yields and nitrogen fixing potentials. Study Design: The experimental design was a two-factor factorial experiment in a randomized complete block with two replications. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/35813
The substitution of costly inorganic fertilizers with readily available organic inputs will be of great relief to subsistent farmers. The study evaluated the response of maize (Zea mays L.) Hybrid (F1) to varied fertilizer materials notably Tithonia diversifolia fresh residues, p...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/35573
Orientation of Caryedon serratus (Oliver) towards various colour lights and scents was evaluated at Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh in which it was found that the chronological order of orientation of C. serratus adults...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/35406
The study on the effect of rates of poultry dropping on the growth and yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. The school is located at latitude 5°2’N and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/34553