The study employed Mass – Transfer Model (MTM) to estimate evapotranspiration (ET) from 12 selected locations spread across three climatic zones over Nigeria at intervals of 30 years (1988 and 2018) depicted by different solar cycles. Based on this finding the impacts of rainfall...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130647
The present study was conducted in Lakhimpur district of Assam to measure the impact of the interventions of the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project on farm income and farm productivity of the participant farmers. A total of 160 farmers (80 NICRA...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130644
The alarming rate of flooding in urban centres continues to inflict untold suffering and placed the urban poor in precarious living conditions across most Cameroon towns and cities. In the diverse metropolis of the country's urban cities like Yaoundé, Douala, and Limbe, peoples o...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130643
International responsibility is increasing in India to adopt a more pro-active role in greenhouse gas emission. Hence, it is important to develop a clear understanding of our emission inventory towards reducing Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Soils are an important pool of active...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130639
A field experiment was conducted at the farmer’s field at Ratanpur village of Marshaghai block of Kendrapara, Odisha to evaluate effect of green manuring and other nutrient management on yield and economics of rice. The village is an adopted village by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kendr...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130640
Cauliflower is the main crop among the Cole crops. It is grown in all states of India. The Leading Cauliflower producing states are Karnataka, West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh it is grown from June to March according suitability of their varieties. T...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130641
The present study was carried out with 444 crossbred piglets from 60 sows belonging to various genetic groups viz., ½ Landrace (LR) X ½ desi (D), ½ Tamworth (T) X ½ D, ½ LR X ¼T X ¼ D and ½ T X ¼ LRX ¼ D maintained at Pig Breeding Farm of Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1130642
The study was carried out during 2018-2019 to know the socio-economic status of the chilli growers, marketing of chilli and constraints faced by the chilli growers in district Baramulla. A sample size of 50 chilli growers was selected randomly from 5 villages of agricultural zone...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030637
The infected samples were collected from three districts viz; Kathua, Samba and Jammu for the study of the disease. The causal fungus of the disease was isolated and identified as Alternaria alternata on the basis of morphological characteristics. The cultivars PH-1 and local cul...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030638
B. Suneel, P. Gopi, J. Karteek, M. D. Ershad, G. S. Laha, A. P. Padmakumari, R. M. Sundaram, V. Ramesh Sonti, H. K. Patel, P. Sudhakar, A. Krishna Satya & M. S. Madhav·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2020
Aims: The aim of the present work was to generate complete panicle emergence mutants of Samba Mahsuri (BPT-5204), using the chemical mutagen, ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) Place and Duration of Study: The field evaluation was carried out repeatedly in two locations at Indian In...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030635
The study was conducted to develop Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) model for limited irrigation situation. The land was earmarked for developing 1 ha. land for marginal/small farmers with crops, horticulture, fodders and animal components. This system resulted in total productiv...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030636
Aims: To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of the plant extracts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (EU), Eucalyptus torreliana (ET) and Leucaena leucocephala (LL) on seed-germination, seedling-growth, weed flora and yield performance of cowpea. Study Design: The study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030633
In the present experiment the selected progenies of F2 population [MLC-1 x Longai (oblong)] i.e. plant number 2, 12, 10, 3, 11, 19 and progenies of F2 population [MLC-3 x Longai (oblong)] i.e. plant number 22, 26, 28, 105, 107, 109 along with their respective bulk populations eva...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030628
The present study was conducted to evaluate the seed quality of chickpea (cv. PG-186) and lentil (cv. HUL-57) seed samples collected from randomly selected districts of different agroclimatic zones of Bihar. The seed quality was assessed based on their physiological (seed moistur...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030629
In India, the irrigated area comprises about 36% of the net sown area. Currently, the agricultural sector accounts for about 83% of all water uses. Drip irrigation system uniformity can maintain a higher crop yield and reduce the initial investment of cost. The study was conducte...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030630