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
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy farm, Khalsa College, Amritsar (Punjab) during Kharif season of 2021, to study effect of different Sowing methods FD (Flat dry sowing), BD (Beds dry sowing), Fw (flat wattar sowing), BW (beds wattar sowing) and priming methods (No prim...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2266
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is a new emerging crop as functional food. Its seeds are richest source of omega-3, antioxidant, calcium and are known to prevent heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Owing to its nutraceutical and therapeutical values, the studies on its organic product...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2264
The present research work conducted to find out the effect of plant growth regulators and micronutrients on growth, yield, and quality of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) under open field condition. The experiment was designed in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2262
T Senthilkumar, E. Ejilane, M. Ramasamy, Karthik Chittibomma, Chingkheinganba Naorem, Rishav Kumar, S V Bhavani Prasad, K. Dhanalakshmi & K. Chitra·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2024
Genetic divergence in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) presents a compelling area of study with profound implications for breeding programs, crop improvement strategies, and agricultural sustainability. This abstract encapsulates a comprehensive review of the genetic divergence...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2263