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DRAINMOD – Calibration and Validation for Prediction of Drainage Coefficient and Water Table Depth

A. Selvaperumal, G. Thiyagarajan, S. Vallalkannan, I. Muthuchamy & K. Ramaswamy · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

DRAINMOD model predicts the effects of drainage and associated water management practices on water table depths and drainage coefficients. It simulates the performance of a given system for a long period of weather record. The field evaluation of this model has been carried out b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930607

Principal Component Analysis in Desi Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under Normal Sown Condition of Bihar

Kumari Rajani, Anand Kumar, Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Sadia Perween, Sanjay Kumar, Anil Kumar, Satyendra . & Mankesh Kumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second most important food legume crop after common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). It is one of the most important rabi pulse crop in India and contributes to 20% of the total pulse production in the world. India ranks first in chickpea product...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930608

Forecasting of Rabi Pulse Production in Odisha (India) by Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Technique

Abhiram Dash, A. Mangaraju, Suman . & Pradeep Mishra · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

The present study was carried out to forecast the production of rabi pulse in Odisha by using the forecast values of area and yield of rabi pulses obtained from the selected best fit Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. The data from 1971-72 to 2010-11 are cons...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930602

Agronomic Evaluation of Fodder Sorghum Varieties under Different Dates of Sowing

K. Saimaheswari, T. Prathima, D. Subramanyam & P. Latha · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

A field study conducted during the summer season of 2018 at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to evaluate the sowing time and varieties on growth, yield and quality of fodder sorghum. The results revealed that plant height, dry matter production, leaf area, ste...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930603

Genetic Divergence Analysis of Rice Genotypes under Salt Stress Environment

Anuj Kumar, D. K. Dwivedi, Pradeep K. Bharti, Shivani ., Preeti Kumari, Archana Devi & N. A. Khan · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

The present investigations were conducted in randomized block design with three replications within the net house of the department of PMB&GE, A. N.D.U.A.T, Kumar Ganj, Ayodhya to estimate the genetic divergence under normal and salt stress conditions involving 20 rice genoty...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930604

Development and Evaluation of Low Cost Drip Filter

Balaji Kannan, N. Janani, S. Thangamani & A. Selvaperumal · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Irrigation water is many a time contaminated with physical, chemical and biological impurities. Proper filtration is of paramount importance to prevent clogging in drip irrigation system thereby aiding in reduced maintenance of the micro irrigation system. This study was conducte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830596

Some Challenges in the Reintegration of Ex-offenders for Appointment as Directors in Botswana

John Mukuna · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

The aim of this paper is to interrogate key legal perspectives of reintegration of ex-offenders into society with specific reference to their appointment as directors of private enterprises in Botswana. The paper contends that re-integration of ex-offenders is a continuation of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830597

Selection Criteria for Identification of High Yielding Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes under Aerobic Cultivation

Ramya Rathod, B. Soundharya, Firdoz Shahana, P. Jalender Naik & Y. Swathi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Ten rice genotypes were evaluated to study the genetic variability, correlation and path analysis under aerobic conditions for selection of high yielding genotypes. The experiment is carried out in RCBD with 3 replications and the data is analysed in SPAR 2.0, Past 4.01 and OPSTA...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830598

Incidence and Susceptibility Pattern of Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Selected Teaching Hospitals in Southwest Nigeria

I. A. Azeez & S. L. Owolabi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Despite advances in sanitation facilities and the introduction of various antimicrobial agents with anti-pseudomonal activities, the life-threatening infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa has continue to be hospital infections. This study was aimed to determining the incide...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830599

Natural Response of Rice Seedlings under Cold Conditions

Ramya Rathod, N. Sandyakishore, G. Praveen Kumar & Firdoz Shahana · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Rice (Oryza sativa L., Poaceae) is the primary source of food for billions of people throughout the world and around 90% of the cultivated area under rice is in Asia. Rice is the majorly grown during both seasons and in Rabi season the seedlings are raised in exposure to the cold...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930600

Speed Regulation and Control of Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drives Using Controllers (PI, PID)

Piyush Kumar Ojha, Eeshan Amiy, Apurv Nihal Bhagat & Sumit Kumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

An induction (or asynchronous) motor is an AC electric motor in which runs at the rated condition but there is indeed of variable speed of motor. There are numbers of methods available for speed control, but there is need for selection of proper controller for obtaining the desir...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i930601

Evaluation of Pre-mix Fungicide, Fluopyram and Trifloxystrobin 250SC against Purple Blotch Disease of Onion in Karnataka

M. R. Ravikumar, D. K. Harish, B. H. Kumara & Amarendra Kumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Onion (Allium cepa L.) also known as the bulb onion or is rightly called as Queen of kitchen. It is one of the oldest important vegetable crops grown in India. Among the various fungal diseases, purple blotch caused by Alternaria porri is one of the most serious disease of onion...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830591

Identification of Meteorological Drought Characteristics and Drought Year Based on Rainfall Departure Analysis

Ankit Kumar, Kanhu Charan Panda, Mohammad Nafil & Gaurav Sharma · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Dholpur district is located in the semi-arid regions of Rajasthan. The region is affected due to unreliable rainfall pattern, which resulted in the development of a drought-like situation.  The mean annual rainfall in the district is 596.76 mm. The present study has been conducte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830592

Correlation and Path Analysis of Yield Components in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Irrigated and Reproductive Stage Drought Stress Condition

Sadia Perween, Anand Kumar, Fariha Adan, Jitesh Kumar, Prince Raj & Anil Kumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Aim: The current experiment was conducted to study correlation and path analysis among morphological traits and their contribution towards yield under irrigated and drought stress condition using forty eight diverse rice genotypes. Study Design: The experiment was studied in thre...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830593

SARIMA Modelling and Forecasting of Monthly Rainfall Patterns for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

S. Kokilavani, R. Pangayarselvi, S. P. Ramanathan, Ga. Dheebakaran, N. K. Sathyamoorthy, N. Maragatham & R. Gowtham · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Weather forecasting is an important subject in the field of meteorology all over the world. The pattern and amount of rainfall are the essential factors that affect agricultural systems. The present paper describes an empirical study for modeling and forecasting the time series o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i830594