RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES

 

(A Multidisciplinary, Peer reviewed / Referred Research Journal Concerned with Environment and Life Sciences)

(p-ISSN: 0974-4908)

 

Volume-15, Number-1, February, 2022

 

 

 

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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 15 (1) 1 - 3 (2022)

 

Development of perennial brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) variety harit bundela for higher productivity

 

S.P. Sachan, R.A. Singh*, I.P. Singh and Dharmendra Yadav

C.S.Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India

 

*Corresponding author e-mail: rasinghcsau@gmail.com

 

Paper received: 11.11.21, Revised received: 05.01.22

Paper Accepted: 08.01.22, Category: Original Article

 

 

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Abstract

The first line adaptive trial was undertaken during 1998-99 to 2017-2018 at Vikram Nagar, Kalyanpur, Kanpur in area jurisdiction  of C.S.Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. The main objective was to develop high yielding hybrid cultivar of brinjal under natural farming. The secondary objective was to provide the good quality of brinjal fruits to the consumers for maintenance of their good health. The experimental soil was sandy loam, having low fertility status but more responsible to uptake the plant nutrients from well rotted applied FYM. The hybrid genotype Harit Bundela developed from Pusa purple long (male parent) and local cultivar of Bundelkhand (female parents). The newly develop genotype Harit Bundela is perennial brinjal variety. The growth parameter measured in  term of height of plant was recorded higher in cv. Harit Bundela. The length of fruit, girth of fruit, fruits/plant and fruit weight/plant was found maximum in cultivar Harit Bundela over the Pusa purple long and Budelkhand local. The pooled yield of Harit Bundela displayed the highest fruits yield by 700.00 q/ha which was higher in comparison to male parents Pusa purple long (300.00 q/ha) and female parent local cv. Bundelkhand (410.00 q/ha). The better source-sink relationship was found in newly developed cv. Harit Bundela under natural farming.

Keywords: Bundelkhand local, Harit Bundela, Kitchen gardening, Natural farming, Pusa purple long

 

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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 15 (1) 4 - 6 (2022)

 

Evaluation of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on productivity and economics of mustard

 

Shweta Sharma, Ritu Sharma, Satyakumari Sharma* and Rajpal Singh

College of Agriculture, R.V.S.K.V.V., Gwalior (M.P.), India,

 

*Corresponding author e-mail: satya.sharma77@yahoo.com

 

Paper received: 17.11.21, Revised received: 07.01.22

Paper Accepted: 12.01.22, Category: Original Article

 

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Abstract

A field experiment was carried out in Rabi season during the year 2020-21 at the research farm of Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, (M.P.) to study the economically feasibility ofintegrated weed management in mustard. Mustard variety RH-749 was sown at 6 november 2020 at the spacing of 30 × 10 cm with nine treatments were evaluated in Randomized Block Design with three replications with plot net sizes of 3.0 m × 2.60 m. Significantly lower values of weed parameters such as viz., monocot and dicot population, weed dry weight at 30, 60 and 90 DAS, and weed biomass at harvest were observed in the treatments T8 (weed free), which remain statistically at par with pendimethalin (PE) 1000 g/ha+ One hand weeding at 40 DAS (T3), HW & IC at 20 & 40 DAS (T4) and pendimethalin (PE) 1000 g/ha (T1), However, significantly higher values of monocot and dicot population at 30, 60 and 90 DAS under weedy check (T9). The economics point of view, maximum net return with pendimethalin (PE) 1000 g/ha (T1), followed by weed free, pendimethalin (PE) 1000 g/ha+ One hand weeding at 40 DAS, Quizalofopethyl (PoE) 50 g/ha at 30 DAS and Two hand weeding at 20 & 40 DAS, respectively. However, the minimum gross and net return was achieved with weedy check and the highest B:C of 3.21 was obtained with Quizalofopethyl (PoE) 50 g/ha at 30 DAS followed by oxyfluorfen (PE) 150 g/ha (3.14), clodinafop propargyl (PoE) 60 g/ha at 30 DAS (3.14), pendimethalin (PE) 1000 g/ha (3.13) and propaquizafop (PoE) 100 g/ha at 30 DAS (3.05), respectively. Whereas, the lowest B:C of 2.01 was obtained under weedy check.

Keywords: Fertilizer, yield, Oil, Weed and Mustard

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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 15 (1) 7 - 8 (2022)

 

Profitable cultivation of fenugreek and Indian dill in mid monsoon season under changing climate

 

R.A. Singh*1, I.P. Singh2, M.K. Singh1, P.V. Singh1, Amar Singh1, Rajesh Rai1 and R.K. Singh3

1C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India, 2K.V.K. Auraiya (U.P.), India, 3K.V.K. Jalaun (U.P.), India

 

*Corresponding author e-mail: rasinghcsau@gmail.com

 

Paper received: 21.11.21, Revised received: 10.01.22

Paper Accepted: 14.01.22, Category: Original Article

 

 

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Abstract

The present study was undertaken during mid monsoon season and start of winter season of 2005 and 2006 in the partnership of farmers in selected vegetable village Pal of Mainpuri district U.P. for generating new technology. The main objective of this study was to increase the farm families net income upto two fold and BCR about nine times. The secondary objective was to reape the green leaves with tender stems of fenugreek and Indian dill in early period for higher yield and obtaining better market price under changing climate. The pilot area was light loam with low fertility status. The green leaves and tender stems of menthi was recorded by 76.00 q/ha under early sowing, which was higher over conventional/ farmers practice (71.00 q/ha). Likewise, early planting of Indian dill gave higher yield of green leaves and tender stems by 41.00 q/ha as compared to conventional practice (34.00 q/a). The early planting of menthi gave higher net return (Rs. 6,83,350/ha) and BCR (1:9.92) in comparison to farmers practice, where net return and BCR were found Rs. 3,49,350/ha and 1:5.55, respectively.  The notable higher net return Rs. 3,63,670/ha and BCR 1:8.85 were recorded under early planting period of Indian dill, while lowest was noted under conventional practice. The early planting of menthi and Indian dill gave higher income to the farmers by two fold and more than two fold, respectively.

Keywords: Better market rate, Conventional planting, Early planting, Indian dill, Menthi

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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 15 (1) 9 - 11 (2022)

 

Ushering in life style of farm families through cultivation of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) on denuded soils with integrated nutrients management

 

R.A. Singh*1, M.K. Singh1, R.K. Singh2, I.P. Singh3, and  Rajesh Rai1

1C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India, 2K.V.K. Auraiya (U.P.), India, 3K.V.K. Jalaun (U.P.), India.

 

*Corresponding author e-mail: rasinghcsau@gmail.com

 

Paper received: 21.11.21, Revised received: 10.01.22

Paper Accepted: 14.01.22, Category: Original Article

 

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Abstract

The introductive field experiment was laidout during summer season of 2001-02 and 2002-03 at village Rajpura, Mainpuri under National Agricultural Technology Project, Zonal Agriculture Research Station, Mainpuri, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur for making KVK model. The main objective was to utilize loamy sand soil in cultivation of valuable crop of muskmelon. The secondary objective was to replace the low value melons with high value crop of muskmelon and uplift the farm families from poverty line. The experimental soil was sandy loam, contains poor plant nutrients but suitable for cultivation of muskmelon. The four treatments i.e., 60 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 25 q FYM/ha, 90 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 50 q FYM/ha, 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 100 q FYM/ha and 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 150 q FYM/ha were tested. The muskmelon cv. Local, farming maturity called by name of Mathur was used in experiment. Results displayed that application of 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 150 q FYM/ha registered higher fruits yield of muskmelon by 235.00 q/ha, which was higher in comparison to other tested treatments. The lowest yield was harvested under 60 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 25 q FYM/ha (198.00 q/ha). Application of 90 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 50 q FYM/ha and 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 100 q FYM/ha produced fruits of muskmelon by 211.20 q/ha and 223.00 q/ha, respectively. The highest gross return Rs. 470000/ha, net return Rs. 420650/ha and BCR 1:9.52 were found under application of 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 150 q FYM/ha over 60 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O + 25 q FYM/ha. The other two treatments i.e. T2 & T3 gave gross return and net return between these two limits except BCR.

Keywords: Fold income, Fruits yield, Loamy sand soil, Muskmelon, Soil texture, Weed infestation

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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 15 (1) 12 - 16 (2022)

 

The effects of climate change on aquaculture and fisheries: implications, adaptation and mitigation

 

Simran Kaur1, Kamlesh Kumar Yadav2 and Chitra Singh1*

1Department of Zoology, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow -226007 (U.P.), India

2Department of Zoology, Rajkeey Mahavidyalaya Unnao,-209801,(U.P.), India

 

*Corresponding author e-mail: csingh19a@gmail.com

 

Paper received: 11.11.21, Revised received: 15.01.22

Paper Accepted: 18.01.22, Category: Review Article

 

 

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Abstract

There is a rapid increase in global population and seafood demand but at the same time decline in fisheries is also witnessed. Fisheries production crossed a 160 million tons mark as a consequence of aquaculture production.  Aquaculture will play a crucial role to fulfil the growing demand of sea food and other equities associated with it that shall ensure food security and can feed the booming population of the world. But mere dependence on Aquaculture for food demands can stress the immediate environment of aquaculture and will show effects on the ecosystem services sooner or later. The stressed system will make it highly vulnerable to climatic changes.This shall make us uncertain about global aquatic net primary production and the transfer of this production via food chain to human consumption.Adaptation strategies can be of immense help.For reducing the exposure to stressors or rather mitigation of stressors, engineering and management solutions and techniques can be put to practice via environmental control. Research advancements consisting of combination of approaches, empirical studies and observations at farm level will help us understand the challenges that climatic changes shall pose on aquaculture and fisheries as a whole. Long term mitigation methods combined with short term adaptation strategies can be the only method with which the aquaculture sector can sustain its production.

Keywords: Fisheries; Aquaculture; Climate Change; Adaptation; Mitigation; Food Security