Efficacy of Newer Fungicides Against Leaf Spots Caused by Alternaria Tenuissima and Cercospora Sojina in Soybean
Introduction Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is the world’s most important seed legume, often called the “miracle crop.” It is the most versatile of the world’s major crops. It can be grown in a wider variety of soil and climatic conditions than any other major world crop. Currently, soybeans account for about 35% of total …
Biofertilizers – A Key to Sustaining Agricultural Productivity: A Review
Introduction Conventional agriculture plays a significant role in meeting the food demands of a growing human population, which has also led to an increasing dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides [1; 44]. Chemical fertilizers are industrially manipulated substances composed of known quantities of Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and their exploitation causes air and groundwater pollution …
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Input Utilization Pattern of Rice Farmers in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh, India
1. Introduction Rice is most important and extensively grown food crop in the world. Andhra Pradesh is popularly known as granary of South India because of its abounding surplus in the production of food crops. It is often called as rice bowl of south India. The study area, Nellore is famous for its paddy fields …
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Characterization of Yield and Phenology of Rainfed Cotton under High Plant Densities and Moisture Regimes
Introduction Cotton (Gossypium barbadense) is primarily cultivated for lint and fiber, is native to Mexico and India. China and India hold first and second ranks in cotton production. The area under cotton cultivation, production and productivity in India were raised from 44.24 lakh Ha, 33.36 lakh bales and 132 kg Ha-1 in 1947 to …
Zero Budget Natural Farming With Reference to Punjab Conditions A Review
Introduction What is zero budget natural farming Zero Budget Natural Farming is a farming method and also a grassroots peasant movement has spread to various states in India. It is widely successful in southern India, especially the state of south India of Karnataka, where it first evolved. ZBNF is a unique method of farming which …
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Phytoremediation and adsorbent of industrial wastewater effluent treatment using Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Introduction Freshwater is a beneficial resource for the nourishment of human and industrial life. Environment as an unlimited source for raw materials an unlimited sinks for waste freshwater supplies, and eventually human existence. Wastewater contains toxic contaminants, which, if continuously discharged to water bodies, will seriously affect the marine ecosystem [1]. Environmental pollution is the …
Study of Genetic Diversity in Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme) Genotypes for Various Quantitative and Qualitative Traits
Introduction Cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme) are viewed as an assortment of developed tomato plants having a place with the Solanaceae family. Wild cherry tomatoes were first found throughout tropical America and afterward appropriated in tropical Asia and Africa [1]. The products of cherry tomatoes have a excellent appearance and delectable taste and …
The Impacts of Plastic Waste on Segments of Environment and The Appropriate Plastic Waste Management Techniques
Introduction Background Environment is the sum total of physical and biological factors that directly influence the survival, growth, development and reproduction of organisms. The environment is branded in to the complex interactions of segments that occur among the terrestrial, atmospheric, aquatic, living, and anthropological segments [1]. In short, environment is all biotic and abiotic things …