International Journal of Economic Plants
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<p>International Journal of Economic Plants, a peer-reviewed international quarterly publication, focuses widely on original knowledge and research on the native plants for human use, social life and customs. This peer-reviewed journal has 2024 NAAS rating of 5.07. It aims on recovery of ethnic knowledge related to biota, native wild and unutilized crop species; grossly not only to recover economic plants for various human and animal uses, but also suggest research lines. The area of the journal broadly covers on forestry and allied sciences and their utilities; wood anatomy, paper pulp, fibre and allied fibres, textile technology, medicinal plant chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, economic fungus, mushroom, vegetable and horticultural crops etc. It depicts the rich relationship between plants and people encompassing the potential utilities of plants in relevance to environmental and public health policies, inter-disciplinary research strategy globally.</p>Puspa Publishing Houseen-USInternational Journal of Economic Plants2349-4727Impact of Abiotic Factors on Occurrence of Capsule Borer and Sucking Pests in Sesamum
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<p>A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural college, Naira, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India during early summer (January–April) of 2021 to know about the incidence of leaf webber and sucking pests viz., leafhopper (<em>Hishimonus phycitis</em> Distant) and whitefly (<em>Bemisia tabaci</em> Gennadius) its relation with main weather factors. Results revealed that a peak incidence of mean capsule borer population per plant were recorded in 9<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup> standard weeks, respectively. The correlation study revealed that the <em>Antigastra </em>larvae had significantly positive correlation with maximum temperature (r=0.48) and significantly negative correlation with relative humidity (r=- 0.71). The regression analysis revealed that these factors accounted for approximately 59.8% of the variation in the capsule borer population (R<sup>2</sup>=0.598). The incidence of leafhopper (<em>Hishimonus phycitis</em> Distant) and whitefly (<em>Bemisia tabaci</em> Gennadius) were started during 5<sup>th</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> SMW attained their peaks during 11<sup>th</sup> an 12<sup>th</sup> SMW respectively. The correlation study revealed that the leafhopper showed significant positive correlation with maximum temperature (r=0.623) and minimum temperature (r=0.283) and significantly negatively correlated with morning and evening relative humidity (r=-0.165, r=-0.122) respectively. While the correlation study between whitefly population and weather parameters revealed that the it showed positive correlation with maximum (r=0.821) and minimum (r=0.120) temperature and negatively correlated with morning and evening relative humidity (r=-0.097, r=-0.182) respectively whereas, rainfall showed non-significant correlation (r=0.00) with the both sucking pests.</p>P. DivyaS. DhuruaM. S. V. ChalamS. Govinda RaoGummadidala Chaitanya
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2024-02-202024-02-2011Feb, 100100610.23910/2/2024.5076bEffect of Antagonists and Botanicals Against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae In Vitro
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<p>The present study was conducted during <em>kharif</em> (July-November, 2020) at the Department of plant pathology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat (396 450), India to examine the efficacy of four recognized antagonists and a control against <em>Xanthomonas oryzae</em> pv. <em>oryzae</em>. By employing paper disc method the results indicated that <em>Bacillus subtilis</em> exhibited the highest radius of inhibition. Following this, <em>Pseudomonas fluorescens</em>, <em>Trichoderma harzianum</em> and <em>Trichoderma viride </em>were identified as the next most effective antagonists. In addition, ten different botanical extracts, including a control, were examined for their inhibitory impact on the bacterial growth of bacterial blight at a 5% concentration using the poisoned food technique. Among these extracts, garlic clove extract demonstrated the maximum inhibition radius against the pathogen, followed by tulsi leaf extract and neem leaf extract, attributed to potent toxic principles. Conversely, extracts from karanj, nilgiri, dhatura, jetropha and rhizomes of ginger, turmeric and onion bulb were found to be less effective against <em>Xanthomonas oryzae</em> pv. <em>oryzae</em>. The goal of this study provided valuable insights to determine the potential antagonists and botanicals against bacterial blight of rice in vitro with experimental design of Completely Randomized Design which offer a cost effective solution for the disease, in increasing crop yield to the rice growing farmers of Gujarat without disturbing ecosystem and without creating the problems of pollution.</p>Bhukya SrinivasV. A. PatilC. U. ShindePriya JohnY. A. GardeR. R. Waghunde
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2024-02-212024-02-2111Feb, 100701110.23910/2/2024.5088cEffect of Microbial Consortia on Soil Health, Nutrient Uptake and Yield of Soybean Grown in a Vertisol of Central India
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<p>A field experiment was carried out in the research farm of the Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India during <em>Kharif </em>season of 2021-22. The experiment was performed with nine treatments comprised by <em>Rhizobium, Pseudomonas, </em>EM and their consortia with FUI and UFUI (absolute control) in randomized block design. The soybean crop was grown in the field along with recommended package of practices. The result showed that the yield of soybean was 43% higher (2351 kg ha <sup>-1</sup>) than control FUI and better uptake of N (145 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> by seed and 125.6 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> by straw), P (7.9 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> by seed and 14.9 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> by straw) and K (42.3 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> by seed and 65.0 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> by straw) by soybean were found due to inoculation of microbial consortia of <em>Rhizobium, Pseudomonas</em> and EM culture. The Physico-chemical properties (pH, EC and OC), availability of nutrients (NPK with vales of 288, 29 and 335 kg ha<sup>-1 </sup>respectively), enzymatic activities (Acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and dehydrogenase activities with values of 42.2, 69. 8 µg PNG h<sup>-1 </sup>g<sup>-1 </sup>of<sup> </sup>soil and 12.9 μg TPF hr<sup>-1</sup> g<sup>-1 </sup>of soil, respectively) and microbial population (<em>Rhizobium </em>by 35.1×10<sup>6</sup>, total bacteria by 39.3×10<sup>7</sup>, fungi by 41.9×10<sup>4</sup> and actinomycetes by 38.7×10<sup>3</sup> cfu g<sup>-1</sup> soil) in soil also improved with the same treatment as compared to FUI. It is strongly recommended that the inoculation of microbial consortia improved the soil health and soybean production too instead of single inoculation by modulating microbial population which improves the soil health by nutrient fixation, solubilization and mobilization and plant growth promotion.</p>R. K. SahuIram Zehra NaqviG. S. TagoreVikashR. K. ThakurShailu YadavN. G. Mitra
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2024-02-242024-02-2411Feb, 101201710.23910/2/2024.5088aAssessing Genetic Variability in Taramira (Eruca sativa Mill.) Germplasm for Enhanced Breeding Strategies
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<p>The present research was carried out to estimate the genetic variability for 13 characters among 30 different germplasm of Taramira (<em>Eruca sativa </em>Mill.) in a randomized block design with three replications over four artificially created environments through different dates of sowing (timely sown 17 Oct. and late sown 5 Nov.) with (<em>Orobanche</em> free and <em>Orobanche</em> infested field) <em>i.e.</em> timely sown, <em>Orobanche</em> free (E<sub>1</sub> ), timely sown, <em>Orobanche</em> infested (E<sub>2</sub> ), late sown, <em>Orobanche</em> free (E<sub>3</sub> ), late sown, <em>Orobanche</em> infested (E<sub>4</sub> ) at Research farm of SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner (SKNAU, Jobner) during the <em>rabi </em>2022–23. Pooled Anova revealed significant differences among germplasm, environments and G×E interaction significant for all the traits except days to maturity, primary branches per plant, siliqua length (cm). Therefore, analysis of variance is carried out separately for each environment, indicated significant differences among all traits. In all four environments, the PCV>GCV value for all characters. After comparing the mean and range for yield and different yield attributing traits in all four environments, it was found that both were highest in E<sub>1</sub> for most of the traits. The high heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percentage of mean for all four environments revealed that characteristics such as height of first branch emergence (cm), seeds per siliqua, 1000-seed weight (g) and seed yield per plant (g) had high value. As a result, they might be under the control of additive gene action. Therefore, selection for these characters will be highly responsive.</p>Sukhjot SinghManohar RamDeepak GuptaManoj Kumar MeenaPravat Kumar NayakKomal ChoudharyRahulRajneesh KumarShambhu Chouhan
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