The field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season (Nov - Jan) of 2023-2024 in the experimental farm of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. To study “Effect of soil and foliar applications on growth and productivity of Pearl Millet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2280
A field experiment was conducted to formulate targeted yield equations for bottle gourd under a rice-vegetable cropping system in an Inceptisol of Odisha. The experiment started with the creation of three soil fertility gradient stripes by applying no fertilizer, recommended dose...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2279
Aim: Humic substances plays a vital role in soil fertility and plant nutrition. Application of humic substances within a fairly wide range of concentration are highly beneficial to plant root development. Humic acid is excellent foliar fertilizer carrier and an activator. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2278
Soil moisture distribution pattern plays an important role in finding out the effectiveness of drip irrigation as the irrigation is scheduled based on the crop water requirement (CWR) and restricted to the root zone of the crop. The objective of this study was to characterize the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2276
The agricultural sector is fundamental to human civilization since it provides food and other basic needs to billions of people. Given that 9.7 billion people are expected to live on Earth by 2050, food production needs to increase by 70%. The population is predicted to become mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2277
Black cumin is a miracle herb, an emerging seed spice and a medicinal plant of great demand. Black cumin has been used since thousands of years as a spice and food preservative as well as a protective and curative remedy for several disorders. A field experiment was conducted at...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2274
An investigation was conducted in Rabi season of 2023-24 at the instructional farm of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, to evaluate the performance of physiological indices on chickpeas under soil and foliar application. The experiment was established on a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2275
The fertilization experiment was started at Experimental field of Eklavya University, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh-India at a fixed location in the experimental field study was carried out. Under this study a randomized block design with eight treatments and four replications high used...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2273
Soil health and quality are critical factors in maintaining sustainable agriculture, ecosystem stability, and global food security. Conventional methods for assessing soil properties are often time-consuming, labour-intensive, and lack real-time monitoring capabilities. Nanotechn...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2272
Pigeonpea is most important rainfed pulse crop of Karnataka. Yield of pigeonpea is fluctuating due to variation in climate causing flower drop and poor pod set. The field experiment was conducted to study growth and yield of pigeonpea as influenced by foliar nutrition. The experi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2270
This study contrasts and compares conventional and organic farming. The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness and impact of each practice before deciding on the best crop-growing approach. Despite their agricultural systems can be categorized as conventional or sust...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2271
Assessment of some physical and chemical properties of cocoa pod husk dumpsites in Etung, Nigeria, was carried out to ascertain the particle size distribution, nutrients, and some soil fertility indices. Five cocoa-growing communities were purposely selected for sampling. Soil sa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2269
A field experiment was conducted in kharif season of 2021-22 at Village Nuapur, Tal. Sadar, Dist.Balasore, (Odisha) through Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry College of Agriculture, Badnapur, VNMKV, Parbhani, with an objective to study the Soil and foliar appl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2267
Previous research has been limited regarding the combined impacts of copper and potassium humate under various phosphorus fertilization levels on onion crops. So, a field trials were performed during two successive winter seasons of 2021 - 2022 and 2022 - 2023 aiming to evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2268
Trichoderma viride, biological control with Trichoderma viride is an eco-friendly and has potential approach for managing plant diseases. It also aids in phosphate solubilization. Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms are ubiquitous, whose number varies from soil to soil. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2265