Soybean (Glycine max L.) is a significant legume of food and plays a vital role in human livelihood. It is rich in proteins (40%), which contain major essential amino acids, and edible oil (20%). Salinity stress affects soybean yield 30-80%. Salinity stress significantly reduces...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630563
Aim/Objective: To evaluate the economic feasibility of brinjal–palak intercropping system. Study Design: Randomized Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Research Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2016-17. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630561
The study aim at utilization of bulk availability of low cost ripe pumpkin into processed products possessing health benefits. A fruit bar was developed using pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) at 40°Brix, 1.5% citric acid and 2% pectin by varying cooking method (with and without cooki...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630560
Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for rural areas in Bihar. Agriculture being mostly dependent on monsoon is highly affected by scanty rainfall, weather variations, flood, etc. The study was conducted in Bhagalpur district of Bihar to assess role of different techno...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630559
Most of the agricultural activities are limited for the depth of 15 – 20 cm and rest soil remain enact for long periods which inhibits the microbial activities below this depths and create an initial concentration of nutrients exponentially decreasing with depth. An attempt has b...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630557
For better performance and durability of tractor and machinery during field operations, it is necessary to select a proper matching machine/implement. The purpose of the study was to analyse the effect on parameters affecting to power requirement of power take-off (P.T.O) for rot...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630558
Postharvest loss of fruit and vegetables especially mango, is a major challenge of agriculture. A research was therefore conducted to evaluate the quality of fresh mango fruits stored in two evaporative coolers, a non-cladded burnt-clay-brick (NBBEC) and an aluminum-cladded burnt...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630554
Data Mining [DM] has exceptional and prodigious potential for examining and analyzing the vague data of the medical domain. Where these data are used in clinical prognosis and diagnosis. Nevertheless, the unprocessed medical data are widely scattered, diverse in nature, and volum...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630555
Jamun (Syzygium cumini L.) is a wild fruit with major importance due to its antioxidant activity, anthocyanins content and exotic taste besides high medicinal value. This fruit is known for its antidiabetic properties as its seeds contain glucoside “Jamboline”. Due to its perisha...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530553
Aims of the Study: To study the background characteristics of the rural women and to determine their level of competency in various homemaking activities. Study Design: Descriptive research design. Place and Duration of Study: Place- Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts, Assam, India b...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530550
The study investigated the effect of foliar application of gibberellic acid (GA3) and cytokinin on antioxidative enzymes, chlorophyll content and grain yield of maize. Three factor randomized block design (RBD) was used to carry out the investigation in experimental farm of Dr. R...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530551
The study was carried out for vertical characterization of soils at three permanent benchmark sites (Udna, Khamaria and Magarmuha) of Jabalpur district for their physical properties under the Rice-Wheat cropping system. Variability in the proportion of primary soil particles (tex...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530552
A Static flat-bed batch dryer was developed for drying paddy from harvesting moisture content (20 – 22%) to 12% for safe storage. The dryer mainly consisted of Blower, Heating chamber, Plenum chamber and drying chamber. Twenty kg paddy was dried in the developed dryer at two diff...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530546
Aim: The present study was conducted to assess and compare the personal values among male adolescents in the families categorized under three group based on their family income as Low-Level Income Group (LLIG), Medium-Level Income Group (MLIG) and High-Level Income Group (HLIG)....
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530547
The creep behavior a rheological property of tamarind (Tamarandus indica L.) was studied to characterize the effect of compressive stress and time on volumetric reduction in ripe deseeded tamarind and creep curve developed using Kelvin model. Five different compressive stresses 2...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530548