The production and productivity are directly related use in unit operation of agricultural production. The variation in yield of crop occurs in Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh due to in wide variation in energy inputs, agro-climatic conditions and resources used. Keeping t...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42316
Aims: The study was aimed to investigate the effects of micronutrients fertilization on the growth, yield and quality as well as economics of guava fruits (cv. Allahabad Safeda) in new alluvial zone of West Bengal, India. Methodology: A field experiment was conducted at Horticult...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42131
This study developed a multiple regression model for predicting the dissolved oxygen deficit for Ntawaogba River in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria. The instrument used for field sampling includes 1L sample container, Garmin GPS, EXTEC water equipment/Horiba, BOD bottle, Floa...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39762
Efficient drying from any mobile paddy dryer would result in the superior quality of the product within a desirable time. Dryer was evaluated using 5332.5 kg of freshly harvested paddy at 21.01% moisture content (w.b). The air velocity at top layer was found to vary from 0.50 to...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42005
Ohmic heating is an alternative and fast technology for processing of food products, which takes its name from Ohm’s law. The basic principle of this technique is the conversion of electrical energy into heat, resulting in internal heat generation within the food products e.g. -...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42367
Aim: To analyze and compare the effect of two products of spent phone batteries on Pseudomonas sp. in Marine, brackish and freshwater using standard toxicological bioassay. Study Design: The study employs experimental design, statistical analysis of the data and interpretation....
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42169
A set-up was developed for testing of creep test of viscoelastic materials like vegetables, fruits etc. creep test was provided under in uniaxial compressive loading. If a constant load is applied to biological materials and if stresses are relatively large, the material will co...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42055
Aims: To determine the concentration of the metals present in a lubricating oil of mineral base, before, during and after its use in the engine of a truck, to know its variation for predictive purposes. Study Design: In the study, a truck was used in which the lubricating oil of...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41472
This study presents results of Activity Concentrations, Absorbed dose rate and the Annual Effective dose rates of naturally occurring radionuclides (40K, 232Th and 226Ra) in 7 soil samples collected from different areas of Erena mining sites at (indicate the name of the town here...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41562
The study on the combined influence of bud load and micronutrients on physicochemical traits of grape cv. Sahebi was carried out in model grapevine orchard of the Department of Horticulture at Kralbagh, Tehsil Lar Distt. Ganderbal (J&K) for two consecutive years to standardi...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42300
Field experiment was carried out at the Horticulture Research Farm of the Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India during the year 2016-1017. A single standard variety (Kashi Pragati) released from IIVR Varanasi, is sown wit...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41911
Millets are group of highly variable small seeded grasses widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. The present investigation was carried out to find out the effect of different wholesale packaging material on the shelf-life of dehusked fo...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41648
The study was conducted with the prime objective to generate a stochastic time series model, capable of predicting runoff in Dachigam catchment area of Dal lake. It covers an area of 141 sq. km. The runoff data of the catchment from the year 1993-2013 was collected and used for t...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/38694
The impact of Power system reliability on the economy of a nation cannot be underestimated or overemphasized. The quality of power supply to customers is measured of how reliable the available power supply is used with respect to time. Hence, an analysis of the economy based on t...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/37918
The productivity of guava is presently much below the productive potential, due to traditional practices and prevalence of old and unproductive orchards with declining yield efficiency. Moreover, large trees take several years before they come into bearing and overall cost of pro...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41580