Prevalence of keratinophilic fungi was observed in paddy field soil during different stages of cultivation viz., transplanting, tillering, milking and maturation. Out of total 76 soil samples, 65 soil samples were found to be positive for the keratinophilic fungi. Fourteen species belonging to a single genus Chrysosporium were isolated through out the cropping season. C. keratinophilum (17.1%) ...

The objectives of this study were to determine the pattern of dry matter (DM) accumulation and the evolution of phenolic compounds in the rhizosphere soil from tillering to the ripe seed stages of wild oat (Avena fatua L.), a widespread annual grassy weed. Plants were grown under controlled conditions and harvested 13 times during the growing season. At each harvest, shoot and root DM and pheno...

Field experiments were undertaken to ascertain the residual effect of organic manures on black gram crop in a rice-blackgram cropping sequence during summer seasons 2017 and 2018 at Thoppur, Thirupparankundram, Madurai. Twelve treatments comprising various sources nutrients (green manure, neem cake, enriched FYM, Panchagavya, tamarind seed powder) randomized block design with three replications...

Sugarcane smut disease is caused by the biotrophic fungus Sporisorium scitamineum. The disease is characterized by the development of a whip-like structure from the primary meristems, where billions of teliospores are produced. Sugarcane smut also causes tillering and low sucrose and high fiber contents, reducing cane productivity. We investigated the biological events contributing to disease s...

Creeping bentgrass ( Agrostis stolonifera L.) is a turfgrass species that widely used on golf courses throughout the United States. In field settings, plants are often subjected to more than one stress at time, and studying stresses independently likely insufficient. Stresses, such as heat salt stress, can affect plant hormone levels and, in turn, how well tolerates stress. The objectives of ex...

Rice yield can be increased in many ways such as developing new high yielding varieties or adopting proper agronomic management to the existing varieties. Proper fertilization is an important management practice to increase rice yield. Proper fertilization can markedly increase the yield and improve the quality of rice [1]. Nitrogenous fertilizer has immense effect on rice yield throughout the ...

Global climatic change induced by emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities is an issue of increasing international environmental concerns, and agricultural practices and managements are the important contributors for such emissions. This study investigated dynamic emission of methane (CH4) from a paddy field in a rice-duck farming ecosystem. Three different cultivation treatments, na...