Agricultural Chemistry - Science topic

Fluorine, the most electronegative element, is currently used extensively in medicine, agrochemistry, and material science. Fluorinated compounds are expected to account for 30–50% of all active components now under development. It is difficult for medicinal chemists to discover new active compounds with higher efficacy, decreased mammalian toxicit...

Abiotic stress disrupts vital physiological and biochemical processes in plants, leading to inhibited growth and reduced seed germination. To counter these effects, chitosan and chitosan-derived nanoparticles have emerged as essential priming agents. These biopolymers are non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable, making them ideal for agricultur...

New ruthenium‐catalyzed transformations of secondary propargyl alcohols with hydrazine‐derived enamines are presented, affording fused pyridines or substituted indoles depending on the hydrazine derivative used. The cascade reactions are catalyzed by an air‐ and moisture‐stable bifunctional ruthenium complex and proceed via redox‐isomerization of t...

The management of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), also called urban biowaste, and urban wastewater sludge (UWWS) represents a challenge for cities and regions, which want to adopt innovative urban bioeconomy approaches for their treatment and production of high-added-value products beyond the traditional anaerobic digestion (...

Heterocyclic chemistry as the subject of half of organic chemistry research is an important branch in chemistry. In particular, heterocycles containing nitrogen atom have attracted a lot of attention due to their use in many biological processes. Among them, 2,3-dihydroquinazoline-4 (H1) derivatives, as key skeletons in agricultural chemistry, medi...

A field study entitled "Effect of organic sources on soil properties and assessment of yield and nutrient uptake by late sown wheat (Triticum aestivum L) Cv. PBW 502" was conducted during rabi 2022-23 at research farm of soil science and agricultural chemistry, NAI, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The soil of the experimental site was Inceptisol...

Considering the importance of nickel and iron nutrition for the soybean crop, their deficiency inhibits the yield drastically specially in the area where soybean crop is dominant. To encounter this problem, a pot experiment was conducted in glass house on low nickel and iron soil in Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute o...

An experiment was conducted to study the impact of NPK, Rhizobium and FYM on Soil properties, and Yield of Cluster Bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) Cv. Radha SPL at Research farm of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, during kharif season of 2023-24. The experiment with 18 treatments, was laid out i...

A soil incubation study was carried out in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, to assess dynamics of micronutrient release. Soil pots were filled with 5 kg air-dried, 2 mm sieved soil. The study was laid in Completely Randomized Design with 5 treatments and 4 replications. Treatments were, T1: Pellet formulation 1; T2: Pellet...

Increasing temperature and frequency of drought associated with climate variability and change and low soil fertility are factors that handicap sustained rice (Oryza sativa L) production in the tropics. In this study, the growth and yield of rice (Legon 1 rice variety) were investigated under three temperature regimes T1 = 33 °C, T2 = 34 °C, and T3...

The present study was conducted at PGI Research farm, Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Post Graduate Institute, MPKV., Rahuri during Rabi-2021 and Summer-2022. The experiment consist of eight treatments in wheat crop viz., T1: RDN (50% N) + 50% N through FYM, T2: RDN (50% N) + 50% N through vermicompost, T3: RDN (50% N) + 50% N...

A field experiment was conducted during the of 2023-24 at the Research Farm, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, to investigate the Response of different levels of Nitrogen and Foliar application of nano zinc on Soil Health and Yield...

A field investigation was conducted at department of soil science and agricultural chemistry under SHUATS, NAI, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, India during Zaid season of 2023. The experimental field is located at 250 24’ 30” N latitude and 810 51’ 10” E longitude and 98 m above MSL (Mean -sea level). The aim of the study was to assess “Effe...

Aims: Research study was undertaken to examine the dynamic changes and transformations of applied phosphorus (P) in soil, spanning a comprehensive period of 75 days, to understand its interactions and potential impact on nutrient availability. Study Design: Factorial CRD. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chem...

An experiment was conducted on "Influence of N, P, K, Rhizobium and Vermicompost on Soil Health Parameters and Yield of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.) var. Samrat". during zaid season 2023-2024 at the central research farm, department research farm of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, The design applied was 3x3 RBD having three levels each of...

Improper mechanical threshing can lead to fissuring and breakage of rice grains, resulting in lower milling quality and increased quantity losses, especially in locally produced rice in Africa due to poor post-harvest practices. This study examined the effects of moisture content (MC), drum peripheral speed (DS) and spike spacing (SS) on grain dama...

An experiment was conducted on “Influence of N, P, K, Rhizobium and Vermicompost on Soil Health Parameters and Yield of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.) var. Samrat”. during zaid season 2023-2024 at the central research farm, department research farm of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, The design applied was 3x3 RBD having three levels each of...

A field investigation was conducted at Central Research Farm of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India during Zaid season of 2023. The experimental plot was laid down into a randomized block design with 9 treatments replicated thri...

Despite the great importance attached to physics as a core science course that aids the learning of other subjects like mathematics, chemistry, agriculture, biology, computer, geography, and other vocational subjects in high schools to upgrade their knowledge on the physical world, some pre-service teachers still see physics as a very difficult sub...

Diseases caused by mycotoxin-producing fungi, especially Aspergillus ochraceus and Fusarium moniliforme, are on the rise, leading to contamination of agricultural products and seeds during processing and storage, resulting in significant economic losses and posing serious health risks to humans and animals. Controlling these diseases primarily reli...

Watershed-scale management practices (WMPs) aimed at mitigating land degradation from soil erosion have been implemented across Ethiopia, including in the study area, yet their effect remains under-evaluated. A useful method to assess the effect of WMPs involves comparing soil characteristics between micro-watersheds subjected to different treatmen...

Background: Pomegranate arils juice is renowned for its nutritional qualities, which are influenced by various storage conditions and varietal characteristics. This study explores the physico-chemical properties and mineral content of three distinct pomegranate varieties—Ghandhri, Bedana, and Tarnab Gulabi—under different storage conditions. Object...

Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security, with rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns impacting crop yields and sustainable agriculture. This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry of climate change in the context of agricultural production, discussing the effects of global warming...

The Optimal Multivariate Mixture Problem (OMMP) consists of finding an optimal mixture which, starting from a set of elements (items) described by a set of variables (features), is as close as possible to an ideal solution. This problem has numerous applications spanning various fields, including food science, agriculture, chemistry, materials scie...

Difluoromethyl pyridines have gained significant attention in medicinal and agricultural chemistry. The direct C−H-difluoromethylation of pyridines represents a highly efficient economic way to access these azines. However, the direct meta-difluoromethylation of pyridines has remained elusive and methods for site-switchable regioselective meta- and...

Chemical management of crop failures caused by plant viruses poses serious challenges in agricultural chemistry. Recently, phase separation has emerged as a key role in the viral lifecycle, with the discovery of corresponding small molecule inhibitors in the medical field sparking significant interest. However, the applicability of this promising a...

Response of macro nutrient and nano zinc on soil health parameters yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L). var white pearly Abstract An experiment was carried out at research farm of soil science and agricultural chemistry, shuats prayagraj during the summer seasons of 20223-24. Effect of different level of N:P: K (19:19:19) and nano zinc on the ph...

Schiff bases represent a valuable class of organic compounds, synthesized via condensation of primary amines with ketones or aldehydes. They are renowned for possessing innumerable applications in agricultural chemistry, organic synthesis, chemical and biological sensing, coating, polymer and resin industries, catalysis, coordination chemistry, and...

The present research topic entitled "Assessment of Physical Properties of Soil from Different Blocks of Katihar District, Bihar" was carried out at the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry formerly called Naini Agricultural Institute, (U.P.). During the...

The control of potato virus Y (PVY) induced crop failure is a challengeable issue in agricultural chemistry. Although many anti‐PVY agents are designed to focus on the functionally important coat protein (CP) of virus, how these drugs act on CP to inactivate viral pathogenicity, remains largely unknown. Herein, a PVY CP inhibitor ‐3j (S) is disclos...

The study was to develop multi-nutrient formulations for organic farming containing all the essential macro and micronutrients. The experimental design selected was completely randomized design with 8 treatments and 3 replications. The experiment was conducted in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vel...

Pepper is an important source of income for Ethiopian smallholder farmers. However, Fusarium wilt has been hindering pepper production and productivity. This study characterized the morphological variability of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. capsici isolates collected from potential pepper production areas of West Gojjam, Ethiopia. A total of 196 sympto...

Citation: Nikolova, R.; Kostov-Kytin, V.; Petrova, N.; Kosev, K.; Titorenkova, R.; Velyanova, G. New Data on Crystal Phases in the System Abstract: Urea complexes of magnesium sulfate have been intensively studied due to their application in many areas of life, including agricultural chemistry, pharmacy, medicine, etc. The aim of this study is to a...

The study conducted in the year 2023-24 at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, The Neotia University, 24 Parganas (South), situated in coastal region of West Bengal, aimed to assess the nutrient status of the soils in the instructional farm. Soil samples (105 No) were collected at 0-15 cm depth and analyzed for pH, electrical...

of researches was determination of the influence of weather conditions and fertilizers on the duration of interphase periods of vegetation, water consumption coefficient and corn yield formation. Methods. Researches were conducted in the protracted stationary trials of Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science of the Uman National Unive...

Ethiopia is rich in durum wheat diversity; however, national average productivity of durum wheat is low due to lack of strong national research program, and these calls for development of improved new varieties. Knowledge on extent of genetic variability and identification of important characters are a prerequisite for the development yielder and q...

Strawberry is the most economic important soft fruit in the world, and its production is susceptible to orchard and postharvest losses due to its high susceptibility to fungal diseases. In the last two decades, new agricultural techniques, which include application of plant growth promoting microorganisms, have been developed. Their activity is ref...

This study aimed to analyze the appropriateness of land in Tungi Farm based in Morogoro District, Tanzania for sunflower production using a Geographic Information System (GIS). To determine appropriate areas for sunflower production, three criteria: soil properties (pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen, cation exchange capacity, available phosphorus,...

This chapter highlights the effects of NPK fertilizers, FYM and Vermicompost on growth and yield attributed of okra. A field experiment was conducted in the year 2022 during the Kharif season at research farm of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Prayagraj (Alla...

Organophosphorus compounds are important motifs in living organisms, medicinal chemistry, agricultural chemistry, materials science, catalysts, ligands and etc. However, catalytic carbonylative transformation of α-phosphorus or α-sulfur or α-boron substituted alkyl...

An experiment was conducted at Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Navsari Agricultural University during the year 2018-19. The methods of micronutrients determination were (i) extracted through diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA) (ii) extracted through ammonium bicarbonate-diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (AB-DTPA)...

Long-term fertilizer treatments may affects the available phosphorus status of soil. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted during 2021-22 under All India Coordinated Research Project on Long-Term Fertilizer Experiment (AICRP on LTFE) at Research Farm, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyal...

An experiment was conducted on "Influence of different level of Sulphur and Zinc on Physico-chemical Properties of Soil yield attributes and Nutrient content of Maize var. Shakti-8484 was executed at the department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry NAI, SHUATS (Allahabad) Prayagraj. The trial was conducted in RBD designed having three leve...

Bangladesh is a riverine country. There is plenty of surface water, but people cannot use it for all purposes. Most people use groundwater every day for various purposes. A research work was conducted to observe the quality of groundwater of Gournadi upazila of Barishal District for irrigation, drinking, and livestock consumption. Twenty groundwate...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) corresponds to any device, tool or material designed to be worn, placed or carried by person for protection against one or more health and safety hazards. Nowadays, when personal protective insulation coveralls are considered, they are widely used in medicine, painting, maintenance, food processing, agriculture,...

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is one of the major global nutrition concerns, particularly in regions where diets are cereal dominant. About 50% of soils poor in zinc have resulted in zinc deficiency in cereal grains. Farmyard manure (FYM) with Zn application is the way to meet the Zn needs of crops and to raise the Zn content of grain that is ultimately con...

Aims: To thoroughly evaluate the spatial variability of soil physicochemical properties and groundwater quality of the study area by systematic collection and analysis of geo-referenced soil and groundwater samples to quantify the physical, chemical and biological attributes of the soil. The objective is to gain a comprehensive understanding of soi...

During the Rabi season of 2021-22, a field trial was carried out in micro plots within the 'pot culture house' at the Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology in Kanpur. The study involved nine treatment combinations arranged in a randomized block design with three replicatio...

Micronutrient deficiencies in soils limit crop yields and nutritional quality, which in turn negatively affect human health especially in most of the salt affected soils of coastal regions of Tamilnadu. Poor crop yields in combination with diets are mainly based on staple crops, causes widespread micronutrient deficiencies among the population w...

George Caldwell served as president of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1892. Prior to this time, the ACS had been a rather parochial New York City based organization. In 1890, the constituency of the ACS expressed its desire to become a truly national body. Toward this end, it forged closer ties with the Chemical Section of the American Asso...

The exploration of using biochar in saline soils has garnered increasing interest in research. In the Kharif season of 2018, an experiment was conducted in the net house of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science at Anand Agricultural University, Anand. The aim was to study the impact of biochar and farmyard manure (FYM) on crop y...

Floral scent (FS) plays a pivotal role in maintaining ecological equilibrium within plant populations and ecosystems while also bearing significance for human well-being. Despite the growing interest in FS research, there exists a dearth of comprehensive analyses on research trends, contemporary topics, and their broader implications. In this study...

Food insecurity is a major concern in The Bahamas due to our inadequate food and agricultural infrastructure and heavy reliance on imports. To mitigate this threat, the Bahamian government has been encouraging homeowners to engage in backyard farming. However, the success of backyard farming relies on the presence of healthy soils. In this study, w...

Background: Iodine is found in soils in both inorganic and organic forms [Iodate-(IO3-) and Iodide-(I-)]. Iodine is highly prone to leaching and volatilization which results in iodine depletion in soils. Crops cultivated in these soils will be lacking in iodine and humans and animals eating food grown in these soils will be deficient in iodine. Num...

The soil moisture is an indication of the amount of water present in the soil. The health of the soil as a plant habitat is determined by its moisture regime, which has storage and percolation properties. The soil water retention characteristics provide information on the ability of soils to store water and the availability of stored water for crop...

We studied various projects going throughout the world and summarized into precise way possible. We carried out our review work in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, NAI, SHUATS, Prayagraj, (U.P.). The study includes a report on the N, P, and C cycling under alternate wet-dry irrigation rice and relationships with the reduct...

In the form of nanoparticles, silica is a significant inorganic component of rice husk. Consequently, it is feasible to extract high purity amorphous silica nanoparticles by straightforward thermo-chemical processes. So, in this study, an eco-friendly chemical treatment method (Green Synthesis) was used to try and manufacture amorphous silica nanop...

En la investigación se determinó el análisis comparativo de suelos de cinco distritos pertenecientes a la cuenca Chinchipe, ubicada en la Provincia de San Ignacio, que producen café (Coffea arábica) de especialidad. Las muestras de suelos, fueron colectadas teniendo en cuenta, textura, color, topografía y otras características, donde cada una de el...

ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Yield reduction and production of less quality grains due to soil constraints especially micronutrients are more common in coastal saline soils. To evaluate the efficacy of fortified organic manure with micronutrients and bio active compounds on the availability of soil nutrients, one laboratory incubation experiment was carri...

Soil fertility evaluation of barren land is the most basic decision-making tool for an effective sustainable plan for a particular area. Thus, the present study was carried out to evaluate the soil fertility status in session variation of the two blocks of Kanpur Dehat (Akabrpur and Maitha). The Original Research Article Gautam et al.; Int. 484 soi...

The study was carried out at Biochemistry, Agricultural Chemistry and Environmental Science laboratory of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from March, 2020 to September, 2021 to estimate oil content and fatty acids composition of some Brassica rapa L. genotypes. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design...

An Incubation study was conducted from January 2020 – May 2020 under "Laboratory conditions" at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad Kanpur University of Agriculture and Technology, (U.P.) to study the “Effect of added phosphorous and organic matter on the availability of phosphorous fractions in normal so...

A field experiment was conducted at research farm of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, SHUATS, Prayagraj, (U.P.) on sandy loam soil to Assess the “Effects of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Properties, Growth and Yield of Black gram (Vigna mungo L.) var. Shekhar-2” during Zaid season of 2022. The experiment consists of n...

Aims: To prepare an anthocyanin rich food product from Indigenous plant species. Study Design: Lab experiments based on CRD statistical analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Department biochemistry and agricultural chemistry, Assam Agricultural university, Jorhat, Assam, India between June 2018 and January 2020. Methodology: We collected anthocyan...