The nutrient and biomass supply capacity of green manure (GM) its complimentary synergistic relationship with chemical nutrients is needed for a sustainable rice–baby corn cropping system in the eastern part North India. A two-year field study was performed to assess effect GM nitrogen management (NM) on yield attributes (YA), rice, their residual (R) half-recommended dose fertilizers succeedin...

A long-term field experiment was conducted to study the effects of different combinations integrated nutrient management (INM) on carbon sequestration and wheat yield in a rice-wheat cropping system. The consisted 11 treatments that were replicated three times. organic manures used included farmyard manure (FYM), straw (WS), green (GM) with Sesbania aculeata . results revealed application 50% r...

Three different techniques were applied to analyze the patterns of longitudinal chromosome differentiation in five Sesbania species (S. exasperata, S. punicea, S. sesban, S. tetraptera, and two different geographical populations of S. virgata). For all the species investigated, the prophase chromosome condensation was always proximal. After staining with the fluorochromes chromomycin A, and DAP...

Curing tobacco causes deforestation in developing countries around the world. In Bangaldesh, curing tobacco is responsible for 30% of deforestation. Many approaches have been taken to curb tobacco related deforestation, including afforestation, solar power, and energy efficiency. The Rocket Barn, an energy efficient curing barn, has shown promise. However, the Rocket Barn still uses firewood. T...

Livestock is an important sector of agriculture, but good quality forage is one of the major limiting factors for the growth of this industry. Studies were conducted to compare the forage quality of maize and legumes sown in pure stand and in mixture in randomized complete blocks during 2005 and 2006 at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Maize (Zea mays L.) and three legumes [c...

Field and greenhouse studies were conducted to investigate the compatibility of MSMA in a tank mixture with glyphosate or glufosinate for broadleaf and grass weed control. Glyphosate, glufosinate, and MSMA were evaluated at 0.53, 13, and 23 rates, with 13 rates of 0.84 kg ae/ha, 0.5 kg ai/ha, and 2.2 kg ai/ha, respectively. Glyphosate and glufosinate provided similar levels of control for most ...

Forty five accessions of dhaincha germplasms were collected from different parts of Bangladesh and characterized on the basis of morphological descriptors and biomass production ability. Thirty eight accessions were identified as Sesbania bispinosa, four as S. cannabina and two as unidentified Sesbania spp. One accession as S. rostrata was included for comparison. Both at seedling and maturity ...

Remediation of lead-contaminated soil is significant due to the inherent toxicity of lead (Pb), and the quantity of Pb discharged into the soil. One of the most cost-effective and environmentally sound technologies for the cleanup of metal-contaminated soils is through the use of plants. While much is known about the ecological evolution of metal tolerance in plants, the physiological, biochemi...

Abstract: Heavy metals are constantly released into the environment as a result of human, agricultural and industrial activities. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop a low-cost, effective, and sustainable method for their detoxification. Phytoremediation is the use of plants to remediate metal contaminated sites. Sesbania plants are being grown in the presence of different concentrations o...