The present research was carried out in district Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir to study the entrepreneurial behavior of grape growers. . By using proportionate allocation method, a sample of 120 grape growers was taken for collecting the primary data with the aid of an interview...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430702
Chickpea is an important pulse crop grown during rabi season in black soil areas of Dharmapuri District. Among the various biotic and abiotic factors, the drought stress and fusarium wilt disease incidence are the major problems that reduces the chickpea yield to a greater extent...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430703
The seaweeds are macroscopic living resources having significant amount of growth regulators, macronutrients as well as micronutrients which are essential for the growth of crop plants. The fertilizers that are derived from seaweeds are known as new generation fertilizers or mode...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430690
This paper attempts to provide a highlight of fertiliser industry of India by focusing on growth rate of industry and demand and supply side of fertiliser in India. Discussion is also made on consumption pattern of fertilisers in Indian states. And at last to know more about the...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430692
The incidence of the chickpea wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri ranged between 8.11 - 21.67 and 10.98 - 23.99 per cent with an overall mean disease incidence of 15.64 and 16.86 per cent respectively during Rabi seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18 in surveys condu...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430693
This exploratory review synthesizes current knowledge on the use, exposures and environmental fates of PBDEs, dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals, and current-use pesticides, as well as purports the potential for forests and climate change to affect their fates at the catchment sca...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430699
Burning of paddy residue is major problem which leads to adverse affect on our environment. Management of crop residues in conservation agriculture is vital for long-term sustainability of Indian agriculture. The straw chopper cum incorporator machine consists of chopping unit, i...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1430694
Maize (Zea mays L) is the third most imperative food cash crop after wheat and rice in India. Inclined plate seed metering mechanism was developed and evaluated in the laboratory for singulation and uniform placement of maize seeds with three varieties (PMH-1, PIONEER-3396, PMH-1...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1330689
The total angiospermic floral biodiversity of Lucknow district including indigenous, naturalised and cultigens comprises over 1263 plant species covering 705 genera and 140 families of which 989 species are dicotyledons and 274 species are monocotyledons. The monocotyledons are p...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1330686
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) is one of the most discussed animals after cow in agrarian society of India. However, conflict between farmers and Nilgai due to its habitat loss and the increased damage to the crops by this wild species in the agricultural lands. Present paper d...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1330687