RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES
Volume-13, Number-2, May, 2020
(A Multidisciplinary, Peer reviewed / Referred Research Journal
Concerned with Environment and Life Sciences)
(p-ISSN:
0974-4908)
Guest – Editor:
Dr. R.A. Singh, Prof. C.S. Azad University
of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
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Res.
Environ. Life Sci., 13(2) 19-20
(2020) Management
of Mandakini river ravine eco-system on watershad basis for food security
through cultivaation of vegetables R.A.Singh*, P.V.Singh, V.K.Kanaujia,
V.K.Sharma and Jitendra Singh C. S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India *Corresponding
author e-mail:
rasinghcsau@gmail.com Paper received: 16.12.19, Revised received:
25.01.20 Paper
Accepted:
29.01.20, Category: Original paper |
Abstract An
experiment was laidout during 2008-09 to 2010-11 at ravines effected area of
Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The pilot site was situated in catchments area of
river Mandakini at Sitapur village and its adjoining villages of
Chitrakoot block. The study was conducted under Farmer Participatory Action
Research Programme on Water/Rain water Harvesting (Scheme of Ministry of
Water Resources, New Delhi). The soils of experimental area were sandy loam
and loam, locally known as Rakar and Parwa soils, respectively.
The soil, having pH 8.2, organic carbon 0.26% total nitrogen 0.02%, available
phosphorus 10.1 kg/ha and available potash 164kg/ha, therefore, the nutrients
status of pilot area was low. Eight cropping system i.e., khira -
tomato, khira - culiflower, khira - onion, khira -
vegetable pea, bhindi- tomoto, bhindi - califiower, bhindi
- onion and bhindi - vegetable pea were tested on ten farmers fields.
Crop varieties Varsha Bahar, Hisar selection-1, T6, Snowbal, Kalyanpur Red
Round and Azad Pea 3 for bhindi, khira, tomatos,
cauliflower, onion and vegetable pea, respectively, were sown under double
cropping system. Khira gave yield 110q/ha, 112q/ha, 109q/ha and
109q/ha from crop rotation of khira - tomato, khira- cauliflower, khira-
onion and khira- vegetable pea. Similarly, bhindi yielded
85q/ha, 83q/ha, 82q/ha and 85q/ha from bhindi- tomato, bhindi-
cauliflower, bhindi- onion and bhindi- vegetable pea cropping
system. Tomato, cauliflower, onion and vegetable pea yielded as 250q/ha
310q/ha, 310q/ha and 117q/ha, respectively, from khira based cropping
system. The rabi season crop tomato, cauliflower, onion and vegetable pea
grown after bhindi gave yield as 245q/ha, 298q/ha, 290q/ha and
114q/ha, respectively. The minimum splash loss of soil was also noted under
these rotations because broad leaves of both bhindi and khira
restricted to beating action of rain drops .The intensity of runoff reduced
due to planting across the rolling slope. Keywords Food
security, Rainfall intensity, Rolling slope, Runoff, Splash soil loss |
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Res.
Environ. Life Sci., 13(2) 21-22
(2020) Effect of rain water management systems on yield equivalent
and yield advantage in ravines affected area of Bundelkhand Mayank
Kumar*, Kaushal Kumar, N. Lari and R.A. Singh C.S. Azad University of Agricultures and
Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India *Corresponding
author e-mail:
mayankkumar2203@gmail.com Paper received: 29.11.19, Revised received:
12.02.20 Paper
Accepted:
18.02.20, Category: Original paper |
Abstract The
experiment was laid out during two consecutive years of 2015-2016 and
2016-2017 of Hillock and Valley Watershed of Jhararghat, Lalitpur, situated
in catchment area of river Betawa. The experimental soil of pilot area was
sandy loam locally known as Rakar, having pH 8.1, organic carbon 0.26%, total
nitrogen 0.02%, available phosphorus 10.38 kg/ha and available potash 227.00
kg/ha, therefore, fertility status of experimental area was low. The trial
was conducted on farmers fields under black gram Indian mustard cropping
system. There were four treatments comprised of conventional system, runoff
recharge in stony dug wells, runoff harvesting at hill bottom in natural
water impounding structure and runoff collection in constructed water storage
structure. The black gram variety Azad Urd-3 and Indian mustard ev. Varuna
were sown with conservation agronomical practices. The maximum equivalent
yield in term of Indian mustard by 38.96 q/ha was recorded under runoff
collection in constructed water storage structure In this treatment, the
percent yield advantage was also found highest (64.11%). The lowest yield
advantage by 29.27% was recorded in runoff recharge in stony dug wells. Keywords Cropping
system, Equivalent yield, Rain water, Ravines, Yield advantage |
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Res.
Environ. Life Sci., 13(2) 23-25
(2020) Effect of tannery
effluent on growth and productivity of guar plant and its combination with
Zn, K and Fe for resurgence Veer Pratap*1, Kamlesh
Nath2, B.P. Singh3 and Y.K. Sharma2 1Maharishi
University of Information Technology, Lucknow, India 2Department of
Botany, university of Lucknow, Lucknow, India 2Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental
Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Vishawavidydyalaya (A Central University) Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh *Corresponding
author e-mail:
veerpratap0446@gmail.com Paper received: 22.12.19, Revised received:
25.03.20 Paper
Accepted:
29.03.20, Category: Original paper |
Abstract In
the pot culture experiment different dilutions of treated tannery effluent
(T.E.) i.e. 10, 25, 50, 100 % were selected to study the toxic effect
on guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) Plant c.v. Pusa nav bahar . For the
recovery of plant damage, protective value of 10 and 25 ppm of certain macro
(potassium) and micro nutrient (Iron and zinc) were also used in the form of
zinc sulphate (ZnSO4), potassium sulphate (K2SO4)
and iron sulphate (FeSO4) and added in 50% T.E. in separate pots.
Finally the experiment was setup with the various treatments i.e. Control (distilled water), 10% T.E., 25%
T.E., 50% T.E., 100% T.E., 50% T.E.+10 ppm ZnSO4, 50% T.E.+25 ppm
ZnSO4, 50% T.E.+10 ppm K2SO4, 50% T.E.+25
ppm K2SO4, 50% T.E.+10 ppm FeSO4 and 50%
T.E.+25 ppm FeSO4.The morphological parameters of guar after
treatment was decreased as the tannery effluent concentration increased. In
recovery treatments except dry weight and moisture %, all parameter showed
higher values with 25 ppm of potassium sulphate, iron sulphate and zinc
sulphate when combinedly used with 50% tannery effluent. Dry weight was
increased with 25 ppm of iron sulphate, potassium sulphate, and 10 ppm of
zinc sulphate, while moisture % more with 25 ppm of zinc sulphate, iron
sulphate, and 10 ppm potassium sulphate when combinedly used with 50% tannery
effluent. Keywords: Tannery effluent, iron sulphate, potassium sulphate,
zinc sulphate, leaf area |
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Res.
Environ. Life Sci., 13(2) 26-28
(2020) Increase the system productivity and profitability of wheat (Triticum
aestivum) with parallel cropping of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)
in ravines affected area of Uttar Pradesh R.
A. Singh*1, V.K. Kanaujia1, Amar Singh1,
P.V. Singh1, V. K. Sharma and I.P. Singh2 1C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology,
Kanpur (U.P.), India 2K.V.K. Auraiya (U.P.), India *Corresponding
author e-mail:
rasinghcsau@gmail.com Paper received: 11.12.19, Revised received:
09.02.20 Paper
Accepted:
11.02.20, Category: Original paper |
Abstract The
field study was undertaken during two consecutive years under Operational
Research Project for Resource Development on Watershed Basis, Rendher, Jalaun
district of Bundelkhand (U.P.). The main objective was to find out the
suitable varieties of wheat for parallel cropping with Indian mustard in dry
land area. The operational area was situated in the catchments of Pahuj
River. The experimental soil was clay loam locally known as Kawar,
having low fertility status. Four wheat varieties i.e., W.H.-147, H.D.-1553,
H.D.2285, H.D.2385 were tested in sole and parallel cropping of Indian
mustard cv. Varuna. The wheat variety W.H.-147 registered the highest
grain yield of 45.83q/ha, closely followed by H.D. 2385 (45.15q/ha) under
sole cropping of wheat. Variety H.D.1553 also gave recognizable grain yield
by 44.30 q/ha in sole cropping under rainfed condition. In parallel cropping
system, the varietal performance of wheat was WH-147 (42.50q/ha)>H.D.2285
(41.60q/ha)>H.D.2385 (41.45q/ha)>H.D.1553 (40.85q/ha). Not much
variation was found in seed yield of parallel crop of Indian mustard. All
most equal LER and yield advantage was recorded under different tested
parallel cropping systems. Variety WH-147 + Indian mustard registered highest
system productivity by 54.77q/ha followed by H.D. 2385 + Indian mustard
(53.60q/ha), H.D.2285 + Indian mustard (53.28q/ha) and H.D.1553 (52.77q/ha).
Variety W.H. 147 + Indian mustard gave maximum net system profitability (Rs.
64384/ha) followed by H.D. 2385 + Indian mustard (Rs. 60207/ha). The net
system profitability under H.D. 2285 + Indian mustard and H.D.1553 + Indian
mustard were found to Rs. 59591/ha and Rs. 58609/ha, respectively. Keywords: Baijhar, Gojai, Parallel cropping, Tibrra, Wheat
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Res.
Environ. Life Sci., 13(2) 29-34
(2020) A review on bio-diesel and its production prospects from Jatropha
oil Vikas
Kumar*1, Anubhav Singh1 and Avadhesh Mishra2 1Amity University,
Gomtinagar, Lucknow, India 2Biotechnology
Educational & Research Institute, Gomtinagar, Lucknow-226010, India *Corresponding
author e-mail: vikas3881@gmail.com Paper received: 02.01.20, Revised received:
15.03.20 Paper
Accepted:
18.03.20, Category: Review Article |
Abstract Biodiesel
is a cleaner alternative fuel produced
from renewable vegetable oil resources such as soy beans, palm and waste
vegetable oil (cooking oil) or any other source of organic oil (animal fat).
Biodiesel is suitable for modern, high performance diesel engines. Biodiesel
contains no minerals petroleum product but can be blended with petroleum
diesel to create a biodiesel blend. Biodiesel is defined as the mono-alkyl
esters of fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. In more
general terms, biodiesel is the product you get when a vegetable oil or
animal fat is chemically reacted with an alcohol to produce a new compound
that is known as a fatty acid alkyl ester. A catalyst such as sodium or
potassium hydroxide is required. Glycerol (glycerin) is a byproduct. This
process is known as transesterification. Biodiesel can help save the
environment in many ways. One, unlike the ordinary diesel, biodiesel uses
waste products obtained from other farming products such as oil seeds. These
kinds of products are generally viewed as byproducts of the most important
parts of the vegetation. This way, biodiesel helps increase the general
efficiency since fewer natural resources are used to grow the materials. The
other advantage of biodiesel especially to the environment is that it is
produces lower emissions and is more energy efficient compared to other form
of energy. Biodiesel is produced using the latest technology including the
particulate trap and filters. This in the end helps reduce greatly the
climate effects that are caused by the emissions that are currently in the
atmosphere. Keywords: Jatropha curcas L.,
biodiesel, transesterification, methanol, catalyst, and Acid value |