Kulvir Singh

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What is minimum number of treatments required for analysis of complete randomised block design having 4 replications? ?

We presume that for a RBD analysis any number of treatments can be analyzed. However, there is limit on minimum as well as maximum number of treatments beyond which its precision is lost. My...

30 August 2022 3,209 4 View

I wish to study 7 tillage treatments alongwith 3 Nitrogen levels. Can we study it in complete randomized block (factorial) design ?

Can we study an interaction in above stated question through RBD factorial experiment? I know that we can do it in a convenient way by adopting Split plot design or Strip plot design but...

14 October 2021 4,877 2 View

Residue incorporation or burning insitu ? Which is scientific and why?

Most of research studies endorse that incorporation of crop residues is a healthy practice to enrich soils and improve soil fertility.In case of Rice/PADDY being grown in India,there is severe...

08 October 2018 5,283 4 View

Can these kind of incidences bring back the aquatic life to normal again?

Recently due to incidental leakage from a sugar factory, thousands of tons of molasses flowed into a nearby river in Indian Punjab.As a result of that thousands of tons of fishes and other...

25 May 2018 6,792 0 View

How to apply osmo protectants i.e either of Glycine Betaine or Thio urea or salicyclic acid as foliar application?

I am to use three chemicals (Glycine Betaine or Thio urea or salicyclic acid ) as foliar application in American cotton. The application is aimed to minimize the high temperature or drought...

23 May 2018 4,468 4 View

What is permissible limit of duplicate content in a manuscript that falls below plagiarism levels?

Most of good impact journals have strict policies for plagiarism.However going through review of literature or introduction chapters,some times certain lines appear in a repeated manner which can...

15 February 2018 9,114 10 View

Do you think providing unemployment allowance to educated youth is a good thing to do?

Employment is needed to everyone as per his/her qualifications.However still many qualified and deserving people are unemployed especially in developing countries. To compensate them a nominal...

14 January 2018 8,590 17 View

Is it always necessary to eliminate or eradicate weed plants?

Weeds do incur crop losses but sometimes they are eradicated even if they are growing on wastelands. Don't we think they are also adding oxygen for human beings besides adding biological matter...

14 January 2018 8,304 33 View

Can Rice-Wheat cultivation using underground water over a century lead to barren lands in absence of other resources of water?

There is a lot of hue and cry that Rice-Wheat cultivation in North India over last 60 years has alrrady depleted rechargeable ground water.Since canal water is not ample and decreasing due to...

08 January 2018 1,464 1 View

Can abiotic stress lead to biotic stress and vice a versa? How can we draw conclusions on this aspect?

Cotton crop was a total failure in Indian Punjab during 2015.The main issue was higher whitefly incidence.However it was delayed sowing and poor rainfall as a result of which cotton growth was...

08 January 2018 8,916 44 View

Why cotton and wheat are very sensitive to stagnant water as yield of both crops is drastically reduced in soils having water drainage problems ?

Sub-soil management technologies have not so far received due attention in Indian Punjab where hard crust formation in root zone is leading to compaction. Cotton-Wheat is the most popular cropping...

11 December 2017 8,580 4 View

How to tailor excessive vegetative growth in cotton despite application of pix/stance even when excessive N fertilizers have not been applied ?

Despite application of growth retardants and restrictive use of N fertilizers, cotton crop grown in North-Western India keeps on growing vegetatively. Since here flowering/fruiting generally...

13 October 2017 7,318 8 View

Management of pink boll worm through cultural practices.

North western Indian cotton belt is sole irrigated tract in pan India but it is under threat of pink boll worm which devastated the cotton during 2021. Now new season would be starting in 60-90...

01 January 1970 6,872 3 View