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View article: Transformative Approaches to Empower Tribal Farmwomen of Ladakh Cold Arid Himalayan Deserts: Challenges and Solutions
Transformative Approaches to Empower Tribal Farmwomen of Ladakh Cold Arid Himalayan Deserts: Challenges and Solutions Open
Agriculture on the mountains is going through unprecedented difficulties like resource exhaustion, adverse environmental degradation, and shifting of youth to cities in search of jobs. Collectively, all these challenges pose thoughtful thr…
View article: Physiology of Fruit Set and Development in Apple under Temperate conditions: A Review
Physiology of Fruit Set and Development in Apple under Temperate conditions: A Review Open
Plant species that bear fruits often utilize expansion of ovary (carpel) or accessory tissue as a vehicle for seed dispersal.Once the seed (s) mature, the tissue (s) of the fruit follow habitual progression of cell division and cell expans…
View article: Distribution of different forms of potassium in soils of district Ganderbal of Kashmir region
Distribution of different forms of potassium in soils of district Ganderbal of Kashmir region Open
The study on distribution of different forms of potassium (K) in district Ganderbal of Kashmir region was undertaken on fifteen surface samples (0-25 cm), five each from maize, apple and rice growing fields. The soils were loamy to clay lo…
View article: Soil organic carbon pools and stocks in different land uses of a temperate Himalayan region
Soil organic carbon pools and stocks in different land uses of a temperate Himalayan region Open
Land use is a main driver of carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly under the resource constrained and temperate mountains of the Himalayas. Impact of different land uses on soil organic carbon (SOC) and its functional pool…
View article: Effect of nitrogen fixing cover crops on fertility of apple (Malus domestica Borkh) orchard soils assessed in a chronosequence in North-West Himalaya of Kashmir valley, india
Effect of nitrogen fixing cover crops on fertility of apple (Malus domestica Borkh) orchard soils assessed in a chronosequence in North-West Himalaya of Kashmir valley, india Open
The aim of this work was to study the effect of nitrogen fixing cover crops on soil organic carbon fractions and nutrient status in apple orchard soils in a chronosequence in north-west Himalaya of Kashmir, India. The experiment include si…
View article: Effect of Integrated Application of Inorganic and Organic Sources on Soil Properties, Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>L.) in Intermediate Zone of Jammu and Kashmir
Effect of Integrated Application of Inorganic and Organic Sources on Soil Properties, Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>L.) in Intermediate Zone of Jammu and Kashmir Open
Field experiment was conducted for three consecutive kharif seasons (2009 to 2011) at the Crop Research Farm, RARS, SKUAST-Jammu, Rajouri to study the effect of integrated application of inorganic and organic sources on soil properties, yi…