Abstract Pulping of rice straw was studied using mild nitric acid in conditions. Spent chosen as soil nutrient rather than followed by the liquor recovery. The treated with 11.03% at 90 °C for 3 h, yielded 53.09% pulp. Nitric pulp had high residual lignin and minerals. However, further treatment 7% potassium hydroxide reduced produced kappa number 20.36. papermaking properties KOH showed better...

Elevated arsenic content in food crops pose a serious human health risk. Apart from rice wheat being another main food crop is possibly cultivated on contaminated sites. But for wheat uptake mechanisms are not entirely understood especially with regard to nutrient fertilization and different moisture regimes taking into account heavy rainfall events due to climate change. Here we show that espe...

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is an important cash crop to most farmers in Western and Central Zones of Tanzania [1]. However, the yield adversely affected by low soil fertility [2]. The nutritional requirement for provide potential yield-is high requires huge amount nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), potassium (K) proper growth development roots [3–7]. After being transplanted fields, tobacco see...

Continuous decline of earth’s natural resources and increased use hazardous chemical fertilizers pose a great concern for the future agriculture. Biofertilizers are promising alternative to gaining importance attaining sustainable play key role in increasing crop yield maintaining long-term soil fertility, which is essential meeting global food demand. Microbes can interact with plants enhance ...

Rice varieties with ultra-high yields play an important role in grain production and global food security. However, little information is available on the source–sink relationships that underpin quality ultra-high-yield properties. Photosynthesis, carbohydrate accumulation allocation, vascular bundle morphology, nutrient uptake characteristics were, therefore, compared two ‘super rice’ varietie...

An experiment was conducted during late kharif season of 2019-20 at College Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, to find out the influence integrated nutrient management and plant geometry on uptake ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi L. Sprague) in Southern zone Telangana. The laid a factorial randomized block design with 12 treatments, replicated thrice. treatments include four Integrated levels (I...

Cultivation of some top vegetables was made by irrigation with distillery spent wash of different proportions. The spent wash i.e., primary treated spent wash (PTSW), 50% and 33% spent wash were analyzed for its plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other physical and chemical parameters. Experimental soil was tested for its chemical and physical parameters. Top vegetable...