RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENT AND
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume-7, Number-4, November-2014
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 213-118 (2014) Biodiversity and strategies
for conservation of rare, endangered and
threatened medicinal plants Sudharani N. 1, Akshay K.R.2,
Anjali K.B.3, Deepak T.M.4
and Divyajyothi U.5 1,5KVK, Chitradurga, University of Agicultural Sciences,Bangalore
, Karnataka, India 2,3,4Department
of Horticulture, Chikkamagalur District, India *e-mail:
sudharani028@gmail.com (Received: April 14, 2014; Revised
received: July 12, 2014;Accepted: July 15,2014) |
Abstract: Biodiversity refers to the numbers, variety and
variability of living organisms and ecosystem. India is one of the world’s
top 12 mega diversity countries with 10 bio geographic regions. India alone
includes two among the world’s eight biodiversity hotspots. The climatic and
altitudinal variations, coupled with varied ecological habitats of this
country, have contributed to the development of immensely rich vegetation
with a unique diversity in medicinal plants which provides an important
source of medicinal raw materials for traditional medicine systems, as well
as for pharmaceutical industries in the country and abroad.World
Health Organization has listed over 21000 plant species used around the world
for medicinal purpose. In India, about 2500 plant species are being used in
indigenous system of medicine. The red data book lists 427 Indian Medicinal
plant entries on endangered species, of which 28 are considered extinct, 124
endangered, 81 rare and 34 insufficiently known(Gupta, 2004)..The dedicated
medicinal plants are used by various tribal’s and local people to cure
different ailments ranging from simple injuries, wounds, cuts, fever, diarrhoea, ulcers, swelling, bone fractures, potency,
antidote, skin care, night blindness, toothache, asthma, cough & cold.
Medicinal plants occupy a vital sector of health care system in India and
represent a major national resource. Hence, there is an immense need for
conservation of diversity of medicinal plant wealth for the present and fore
coming generations, by adapting the suitable strategy with most appropriate
method of conservation. Key words: Biodiversity,
Endangered species, Medicinal propeties and Ex-situ
conservation |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 219-222 (2014) Microbial fuel cell: need of
clean environment Roli
Verma*, Ashima
Srivastava, Pratibha
Singh, N.N.Janhavi, Kirti
Srivastava Department
of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida-
210301, India *e-mail:
roliverma@jssaten.ac.in (Received:May
04, 2014; Revised received: July 28, 2014;Accepted: July 30,2014) |
Abstract: Green and clean forms of energy are one of
society’s greatest needs. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a completely
new method of renewable energy recovery and are a new aspect of environmental
engineering: the direct conversion of organic matter to electricity using
bacteria and also treating wastewater. Fuel cells operate in principle
similar to battery: They convert fuel to electricity by electrochemical
means. However, unlike a battery, a fuel cell needn’t be recharged. In the
long term more dilute substrates, such as domestic sewage, could be treated
with MFCs, decreasing society’s need to invest substantial amounts of energy
in their treatment. The present article reviews the methods for the
generation of green electrical energy as well as the current status of
research in this area. Key words: Microbial
fuel cells, Wastewater treatment, Electricity generation. |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 223-232 (2014) Molecular markers exploited in crop improvement
practices Ram
Baran Singh1, Seweta
Srivastava1*, Jyoti
Rastogi1, Gorakh
Nath Gupta1, Niraj Nath Tiwari1,
Balwant Singh2 and R. K. Singh1 1Sugarcane Research Institute, U.P. Council of Sugarcane
Research, Shahjahanpur-242001 (U.P.), India. 2Swami Satyanand College of
Management and Technology, Amritsar-143001, (Punjab), India. *e-mail:
shalu.bhu2008@gmail.com (Received:March 28, 2014; Revised
received: July 31, 2014;Accepted: August 02,2014) |
Abstract: Molecular
markers are routinely used in various crop improvement programmes,
ecological, physiological, genetic studies of plants and to improve the
efficiency and precision of conventional plant breeding through marker
assisted selection. In more than last ten years molecular markers have been
developed based on the vast knowledge of genome structure. Considerable
emphasis has been laid on the use of molecular markers in practical breeding
and genotype identification. Development and constantly modification of
molecular markers are being used to enhance their utility and bring about
automation in the process of genome analysis. The invention of PCR
(Polymerase chain reaction) was a landmark in this direction and proved to be
a unique process that brought about a new class of DNA profiling
markers. In this article detail review of fundamental principles, mechanism,
applications with their considerable merits and demerits are given for 12
different molecular marker techniques:restriction
fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), random amplified polymorphic DNAs
(RAPDs), amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs), microsatellites or
simple sequence repeats (SSRs), inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSRs), sequence
characterized regions (SCARs),cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences
(CAPS),single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), targeted Region amplification
polymorphism (TRAP), single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), sequence
related amplified polymorphisms (SRAPs) and conserved intron
scanning primer (CISP). Key words: Crop
improvement, Genetic diversity, Genome mapping, MAS, QTL analysis |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 233-236 (2014) To study the economics of
irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influencedby
crop geometry, row spacing and weed management practices Raj
Kumar Yadav1* Shishir Kumar2Ram Prawesh Prasad3 Ram Ashish Yadav4 and Joy
Dawson2
1Department of Agronomy, Chandra Bhanu
Gupta Agriculture Post Graduate College, Bakshi
KaTalab,Lucknow,226201 (U.P.), India 2Department of Agronomy, Allahabad Agricultural
Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad - 211 007 (U .P.), India 3S.M.S. Plant Pathology, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Siwan-841408, R.A.U. Pusa
Bihar 4Department of Agronomy, Chandra ShekharAzad
University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur, 208002 (U.P.), India *e-mail: rjyadav108 @gmail.com (Received: March 11, 2014; Revised received: July 14,
2014;Accepted: July 16,2014) |
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during the
winter season of 2003-04 and 2004-05, to studies the economics of irrigated
wheat as influenced by crop geometry, row spacing and weed management
practices. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three
replication by keeping combinations of two row direction (North-South,
East-West) and two row spacing (15 cm and 20 cm) plus broadcast sowing in
main plot and four weed control treatment (unweeded
check, metsulfuron4 g/ha + isoproturon 1000 g/ha, sulfosulfuron 25 g/ha and weed free in sub plots.
Direction North-South at 15cm spacing results in signiûcantly
higher yield attributes, grain yield and then broadcasting. Direction
North-South at 15cmspacing signiûcantly reduced
weed count and weed dry biomass than broadcasting, test weight were
unaffected by seeding methods. Among the weed-control treatments, weed free
although recorded higher yield attributes grain and straw yields but was
found at par with those recorded under sulfosulfuron
25 g/ha and signiûcantly higher than those recorded
under metsulfuron and isoproturon.
Net return recorded among the weed control treatment did not differ signiûcantly. It was
higher in sulfosulfuron, followed by metsulfuron + isoproturon and
weed free resulted in significantly higher grain yield and benefit cast
ratio. Key words: Wheat,
Crop geometry, Row spacing, Weed control method, Herbicides, Yield, Economics |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 237-342 (2014) Response of turmeric (Curcuma
longa L.) varieties to irrigation methods and
graded levels of fertilizer Sunil A. Satyareddi
and S. S. Angadi Department of Agronomy,University
of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005 *e-mail:
sunil.satyareddi@gmail.com (Received: May 02, 2014; Revised received: July 12,
2014;Accepted: July 15,2014) |
Abstract: An
experiment on performance of turmeric genotypes under different irrigation
methods and graded levels of fertilizer was conducted for two consecutive
years. Significantly higher plant height, number of tiller per plant, number
of leaves per plant, leaf area, LAI and LAD were observed in drip irrigation
method as compared to other methods.Cudappah
variety was superior over Pratibha in the observed
growth attributes. Among the fertilizer levels, application of 270:135:180 kg
N:P2O5:K2O per ha
recorded higher growth attributes over other levels. Influence of irrigation
methods, varieties andfertilizer levels on turmeric
yield attributes (weight of mother, primary, secondary and tertairy rhizome per plant) and yield was also
significant and followed simlar trends of growth
attributes. Among the interactions, treatment combination of drip irrigation
with Cudappah variety and application of
270:135:180 kg N:P2O5:K2O per ha recorded
significantly higher growth, yield attributes and yield (26.13 t ha-1)
which was comparable to combination of drip irrigation with cv. Cudappah with application of 225:112.5:135 kg N: P2O5:
K2O per ha. Key words: Fertilizer
levels, Irrigation methods, Varieties, Yield |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 243-346 (2014) Impact of weather changes on
sugarcane production S. C. Mali1, P. K.
Shrivastava2* and H. S. Thakare2 1Main Sugarcane Research Station, Navsari
Agricultural University, Navsari 2Department of Natural Resource
Management, ACHF, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari – 396 450, Gujarat *e-mail: pkshrivastavanvs@yahoo.co.in (Received: May 17, 2014; Revised received: July 8,
2014;Accepted: July 10,2014) |
Abstract: Sugarcane is a major C4 crop grown in
canal irrigated areas of the country. It was observed that due to climatic
aberrations especially rainfall and maximum temperature affect productivity,
sugar recovery and burning in sugarcane crop. Study was taken up to evaluate
the weather parameters that have an impact on cultivation of sugarcane crop.
The study reveals that climatic deviations like uneven distribution of
rainfall during monsoon followed by variations in relative humidity results
in flowering in certain varieties of sugarcane. It was also found that
rainfall is negatively correlated with sugar recovery, which indicates
nutrients are leached during rains. Burning in sugarcane is found to be
inversely correlated with rainfall. Bright sunshine hours and evaporation are
positively correlated with burning. Key words: Rainfall, Sugar recovery %,
Sugarcane yield, Temperature and Whether parameters |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 247-250 (2014) Response of Bt cotton to nutrients applied based on target yield Manjunatha S. B., Biradar D. P. and Aladakatti Y. R.
Department of Agronomy, University of
Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka- 580005 *e-mail: sbmanjusb@gmail.com (Received:
May 04, 2014; Revised received: July 10, 2014;Accepted: July 12,2014) |
Abstract: A field
experiment was conducted at University of Agricultural Sciences, MARS Dharwad for two years (2012-13 and 2013-14) under assured
rainfed condition to study the response of Bt
cotton hybrids to nutrient applied based on target yield. The pooled data of
two years indicated that, among the different Bt cotton hybrids Mallika Bt recorded significantly higher seed cotton
yield (3392 kg ha-1) and seed cotton yieldper
plant (214 g plant-1) as compared to other hybrids, however, it
was on par with Brahma Bt (3338 kg ha-1, 210 g plant-1,
respectively). Application of nutrients as per the target yield of 4.0 t ha-1
(195:100:200 NPK kg ha-1) recorded significantly
higher seed cotton yield (3940 kg ha-1 ) andseed
cotton yield per plant (234.7g) over other nutrient levelsbased
on target yielded. Key words:
Bt
cotton, Target yield, Economics |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 251-252 (2014) Epidemiologial aspects responsible for the conidial germination
of Erysiphe polygoni
DC on green gram Divyajyothi, U.1, Hundekar, A. R.1,
Lingaraju, S.1 Shamarao
Jahagirdar1, Matiwade
P. S.2 and Veena1 Department of Plant Pathology,
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad,
Karnataka- 580005, 2 ARS, Nipani *e-mail: jyothi4291@gmail.com (Received: April 19, 2014; Revised
received: June 18, 2014;Accepted: June 19,2014) |
Abstract: Powdery mildew of green gram caused by Erysiphe polygoni
DC has become major constraint in green gram growing areas. The germination
of conidia was maximum at 200C (70.31%) followed by at 150C
and 250C. The temperature range of 15 to 250C was the
most congenial for conidial germination. The optimum temperature required for
conidial germination was 200C. The relative humidity of 80 per
cent was found to be optimum for conidial germination (70.50%). Maximum
germination of conidia was observed at 2.0 per cent dextrose solution
(75.50%) at 24h after incubation. Very poor germination was recorded in
sterile water compared to tap water. Key words: Powdery
mildew, Erysiphe polygoni
DC, green gram, Epidemiology, Invitro |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 253-258 (2014) Screening vegetables under shadenet for yield and quality during summer and winter
seasons M. Rajasekar1,
T. Arumugam2, S. Ramesh Kumar3*, S.Balakrishnan4
and S. Krishnasamy5 1 Department of Horticulture,5Department of
Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai-625
104,India 2 Imayam Institute of Agriculture and Technology, Kannanur-621 206,
TNAU, India 3 Department of Horticulture, Vanavarayar
Institute of Agriculture, Manakkadavu, Pollachi-642
103, TNAU, India 4 Horticulture College and Research Institute, Periyakulam- 625604, TNAU, India *e-mail: rameshamar06@gmail.com (Received: March 24, 2014; Revised
received: July 03, 2014;Accepted: July 06,2014) |
Abstract: In the past very little efforts has been done on
the performance of vegetbales under protected
structures. Investigations were carried out to determine the influence
of shadenet house and open field cultivation of
tomato, eggplant, chilli, bhendi,
cucumber, cluster bean, radish, coriander, amaranthus
and chilli during summer and winter seasons in
2010-2011 at Madurai, India. There were differences for all yield and quality
characters studied. Vegetables grown under shadenet
house had higher yield per plant compared to open field culture, except for
cluster bean and bhendi which had higher yield
under field culture. The percent increase in yield was highest in the shadenet house in both seasons. The ascorbic acid content
was highest in chilli under field culture in both
seasons. The highest crude fiber content was in fruit of bhendi
grown in the shadenet house during both seasons.
Tomato, eggplant, chilli, cucumber, coriander and
radish performed well in the shadenet house and bhendi, cluster bean performed well under field culture
during both seasons. Hence, these vegetables can be exploited under shade net
house to get higher productivity as well as meet out the growing demand. Key words: Protected
cultivation, Traits, Season, Selection |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 259-262 (2014) Performance of vegetable crops as intercrops with guava
plantation S.K. Singh1*, M. Raghuvanshi2, P.K. Singh1, and J.
Prasad1 1Department of Horticulture, N.D. University of Agriculture
and Technology, Kumarganj- 224 229, India 2Department of Horticulture U.P. Autonomous College,
Varanasi-221002. , India *e-mail: shail_vns1981@rediffmail.com (Received: March 18, 2014; Revised
received: June 15, 2014;Accepted: June 19,2014) |
Abstract: The investigation on suitability of vegetable
crops as intercrops was conducted at the Main Experiment Station, Department
of Horticulture, N.D.U.A. & T., Kumargaj, Faizabad (U.P.). The maximum
plant height (93.71 cm), plant spread (71.13 cm) and stem diameter (3.62 cm)
were observed in suran followed by turmeric and bunda. The maximum fresh and dry weight of corms/ cormels per plant was recorded in suran
(923.13 and 853.50 g/plant) followed by bunda
(366.50 and 332.25 g/plant) and arvi (226.50 and
206.00 g/plant); whereas, fresh and dry weight of rhizomes of turmeric was
298.00 and 270.15 g/plant, respectively. The maximum marketable yield was
obtained in Turmeric (130.70 and 118.70 q/ha.) followed by suran (128.40 and 118.70 q/ha) and bunda
(103.80 and 94.10 q/ha) and lowest was in arvi
63.52 q/ha and 57.77 q/ha. The maximum fruit yield (46.84
kg/tree) was obtained in sole crop during the rainy season, followed
by intercropping of bunda (46.45 kg/tree). While
during the winter season crop, the maximum fruit yield (24.74 kg/tree) was
recorded by intercropping of arvi followed by suran (23.12 kg/tree) as compared to other cropping
systems. Key words: Guava,
Arvi, Bunda, Suran, Turmeric, Intercropping, Productivity, Intercrops,
Orchard, Compost |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 263-266 (2014) Nutrient uptake of major,
minor and microbial population studies with different cotton genotypes
through participatory approach T. Sudha, Ramesh Babu, D. P. Biradar and V. C. Patil Department of Agronomy, College of
Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad,
Karnataka - 580 005 *e-mail: sudhagron@gmail.com (Received: May 07, 2014; Revised
received: August 02, 2014;Accepted: August 03,2014) |
Abstract: The nutrient uptake study pattern of major,
minor nutrients and population of microorganisms was studied in cotton field
under participatory mode of research in black soil under rainfed
condition. The field experiment was conducted in farmers
field during 2008-09 and 2009-10 using different cotton genotypes. The uptake
of major nutrients, secondary and micronutrients increased with increased
growth of the crop. The higher uptake of the nutrients was observed in
MRC-6918 Bt at different stages of crop growth as compared to other
genotypes. The significantly higher gross returns of Rs. 90,415/ha and net
returns of Rs. 67,924/ha was obtained in MRC-6918 Bt as compared to all other
cotton genotypes. Higher population of methylotrophs
was recorded in MRC-6918 Bt (30 x 102/ g soil) at flowering and
harvest of the crop. At flowering stage, significantly higher population of
P-solubilizers was recorded in RCH-2 Bt and at
harvest with RCH-708 as compared to all other genotypes. Mallika
Bt recorded significantly higher population of (0.49 x 106/ g
soil) Azospirillum as compared to all other
genotypes at harvest. Key words: Nutrient
uptake, Microbial population, Cotton genotypes, Participatory approach |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 267-270 (2014) Evaluation of cotton (Gossyipium hirsutum
L.) genotypes for their reaction to Thrips
tabaci Lindemann Yogesh
Patel*1 and Preeti Patel2 1Jawahalal Nehru Krishi Vishwa
Vidhyalaya, College of Agriculture,Ganjbasoda Distt. Vidisha -464221 India, 2S.S. Girls Degree College, Ganjbasoda
Distt. Vidisha- 464221
India *e-mail: yogeshpatelt2@rediffmail.com (Received: April 03, 2014; Revised
received: July 30, 2014;Accepted: August 03, 2014) |
Abstract: Cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum L.) genotypes were evaluated for
resistance against Thrips, Thrips
tabaci Lindemann. The
experiment was laid out in RBD with three replication,
in plot size 6X3.6 square meter. The genotypes were categorized on the basis
of observed, population of Thrips, as resistant,
tolerant and susceptible. Perusal of the data revealed that among the fifteen
hirsutum cotton genotypes, ten genotypes
K-3, K-2, KH-120, KH-121, KH-122, KH-113, JKHy-1, JK-4, KH-111 and KH-119
were categorized as tolerant while five genotypes KH-117, KH-134, KH-143,
KH-138 and KH-132 as susceptible. No genotype was found resistant to Thrips infestation. Hirsutum
cotton genotype K-3 recorded minimum Thrips
population and gave maximum seed cotton yield, followed by KH-121 and K-2. Key words: Cotton,
Genotypes, Thrips, Resistance |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 271-274 (2014) Recovery of fertilizer nitrogen by carnation grown with nutripellet pack and soil nitrogen retention using 15N tracer R.
Muthukrishnan1*, K. Arulmozhiselvan2,
M. Jawaharlal2, T. Padmavathi2,
V.P.
Duraisami2, S. Krishnakumar1
and S Rameshkumar1 1Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Pollachi,
India, 2Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India *e-mail: rajdhana004@yahoo.co.in (Received: April 07, 2014; Revised
received: July 28, 2014;Accepted: August 03, 2014) |
Abstract: In a cropped land plant and soil utilizes
nitrogen (N) mainly from fertilizer. Deep placement of fertilizer N enhances
added N use efficiency. Nutripellet Pack technique
is a way of deep placing fertilizer in the root zone simultaneously when
sowing the seed. A Green house experiment with 15N tracer
technique was conducted during 2013 at M/s.
Elkhill Agro Tech Pvt
Ltd, Ooty to evaluate the effect of
application of fertilizers in carnation by Drip fertigation
and Nutripellet Pack. In tracer studies with 15N
conducted in polyhouse in carnation crop N use
efficiency and retention in soil were found out for the Nutripellet
pack placement. Concentration of 15N (%Ndff)
in plant parts of carnation was relatively low in stem (31.4%), leaf (15.2%),
flower (8.5%) and root (2.8%) with NP(DAP)K and high in stem (32.0%), leaf
(17.0%), flower (9.0%) and root (2.8%) with NP(SSP)K. Recovery of 15N
was high in stem (48.9%), leaf (5.5%), flower (1.1%) and root (0.6%) with
NP(DAP)K. accounting for the highest N use efficiency of 56.2 percent. Nutripellet pack with NP(SSP)K
recorded N use efficiency of 44.4 per cent. At harvest, fertilizer N retained
in soil was 11.4 per cent in Nutripellet Pack with NP(DAP)K and 9.41 per cent in NP(SSP)K. Key words: Nutriseed pack
technique, Deep placing fertilizer, 15N tracer, Carnation, Nitrogen use
efficiency |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 275-278 (2014) Seasonal effect on variability and trait relationship in radish S.
Sivathanu1, G. Mohammed Yassin1 and S. Ramesh
Kumar2* 1Department of Horticulture, Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal-609
603, Puducherry, India 2Department of Horticulture, Vanavarayar
Institute of Agriculture, Manakkadavu, Pollachi-642
103, India *e-mail: rameshamar06@gmail.com (Received: May 27, 2014; Revised
received: August 19, 2014;Accepted: August 20, 2014) |
Abstract: Variability needs to be studied to develop new
cultivars for commercial cultivation of radish (Raphanus
sativus L.). Ten genotypes were evaluated for
14 characters during the rabi, summer and kharif seasons to determine mean performance, variability
parameters and characters association. The study was conducted during
2012-2013. Season altered estimates of genetic variability, heritability and
genetic advance as percent of mean. Number of leaves, root diameter, fresh
weight of the plant, dry weight of the plant and fresh weight of root per
plant had high genetic variability in combination with high heritability and
genetic advance in all seasons, indicating the possibility of improvement of
these traits through simple selection. Correlation and direct effect of
component traits on root yield were, in general, influenced by season in
direction and magnitude. Root length, root diameter, root/leaves ratio and
dry weight of root per plant exhibited direct and positive correlation with
root yield in all seasons which and would be appropriate selection parameters
for improvement of root yield in radish. Key words: Heritability,
Genetic gain, Association of characters, Selection |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 279-282 (2014) Evaluate the different levels of zinc and methods of boron application
on growth, yield and protein content of wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) Lal
Babu Singh1, Raj Kumar Yadav*2 and Thomas Abraham1 1Department of agronomy, allahabad
agriculture institute – deemed university, allahabad-211007 2Department of agronomy, chandra bhanu gupta agriculture
college, bakshi ka talab,
lucknow-227201 *e-mail: rjyadav108@gmail.com (Received: May 12, 2014; Revised
received: August 20, 2014;Accepted: August 22, 2014) |
Abstract: A field experiment was carried out to evaluate
the effect of zinc levels and methods of application of boron on the growth,
yield and protein content of wheat (Triticum
aestivum L. emend.Fiori
& Paol.) during the winter (Rabi) season
in two consecutive years, i.e. 2003-04 and 2004-05 at the Allahabad
agricultural Institute – Deemed University, Allahabad. Texture of the soil
was sandy loam, slightly alkaline in nature, nitrogen (61.70, 68.62 kg/ha),
phosphorus (10.48, 15.45kg/ha) and potash (188.23, 220.03 kg/ha). The
treatments comprised of three levels of zinc (0,3.5
and 7 kg ha-1) through zinc sulphate and
four methods of application of boron (0, soil application @ 0.5 kg ha-1,
foliar spray @ 0.5kg ha-1 at 45 and 60 days after sowing, and soil
application @ 0.25 kg ha-1 + foliar spray @ 0.25 kg ha-1
at 45, 60 DAS) as borax, making 12 treatment combinations, each replicated
three times. On the basis of the findings of the experiment, zinc @ 7 kg ha-1,
soil application of boron @ 0.25 kg ha-1 + foliar application of
boron @ 0.25 kg ha-1 and their combination (i.e., 7 kg ha-1
zinc + soil application of boron @ 0.25 kg ha-1 + foliar
application of boron @ 0.25 kg ha-1) was found superior over all
other treatments in relation to plant height, dry weight, effective tillers
yield and yield attributes and protein content in grains, of wheat crop. Key words: Wheat,
Zinc, Boron, Zinc sulphate, Borax, Foliar spray |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 283-284 (2014) Selection of high yielding varieties of tomato for light soils environment during spring season Amar
Singh1, R.A. Singh1* and Adesh
Kumar2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Anogi,
Jalalabad, Kannauj-C.S.
Azad university of Agriculture
& Technology, Kanpur- 208002, India 2Department of Vegetable Science, N D University of
Agriculture and Technology,Kumarganj, Faizabad- 224 229, India *e-mail: rasinghcsau@gmail.com (Received: May 02, 2014; Revised
received: September 09, 2014;Accepted: September 10, 2014) |
Abstract: The
on farm trial was conducted during spring/summer season of 2010-11at farmers fields of Kannauj
district. The pilot area situated in the catchments area of river Kali. For
assessment of tomato varieties, the adoption technology was refined with
inclusion of selected varieties. Rupali variety of
tomato was found superior and it gave highest yield by 277.00 g/ha closely
followed by Naveen-2000 (266.00 q/ha). The lest yield
was harvested by 181.40 q/ha from the use of conventional variety (Kuber Geeta). The highest net
return of Rs. 292409/ha and BCR (1:8.15) were recorded by sowing of variety Rupali followed by cv. Naveen
2000 (Rs. 279089/ha and 1:7.80). The lowest net return
of Rs. 145232/ha computed under local check cv. Kuber
Geeta. Key words: Assessment
and refinement, BCR, Kuber geeta
variety, Kali river catchments, Pilot area |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 285-286 (2014) Effect of pre-harvest and
post-harvest treatments on storage life of guava fruits (Psidium guajava
L.) Vijay
Agrawal*1. R.K. Jaiswal2
and S.S. Dhakad3 1Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture,JNKVV,
Jabalpur (MP), 2College of Agriculture (RVSKVV), Indore (MP) 3Agril Engg., Krishi
Vigyan Kendra (RVSKVV) Shajapur,
(MP), India *e-mail: agrawal.kvk@gmail.com (Received: May 08, 2014; Revised
received: August 05, 2014;Accepted: Auguist 8,
2014) |
Abstract: The
purpose of this research was to estimate the storage life of guava fruits by
the use of different chemicals in normal conditions. The effect of pre and
post harvest applications of 2.0 % calcium
nitrate on storage life of guava after harvest upto
9.30 days was determined. The results also showed that the fruit weight loss
and rotting percentage were significantly decreased in calcium treatment in
comparison to control. Hence it could be concluded that post harvest
chemical treatment with Calcium nitrate has the potential to control rotting
incidence, prolong the storage life and preserve valuable attributes of post
harvest guava, presumably because of its effect on inhibition of ripening and
senescence process. Key words: Guava,
Post-harvest treatments, Physiological weight loss, Rotting percentage,
Storage life |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 287-288 (2014) Response of phosphorus and
bio-fertilizers on yield attributes and yield of chickpea under late sown
chickpea Vinod
Kumar Yadav* And Ravi Shanker Singh 1Department of Agronom, Narendra Deva University of
Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj,
Faizabad-224229 *e-mail:
vknduat@gmail.com (Received: May 19, 2014; Revised
received: August 25, 2014;Accepted: Auguist 26,
2014) |
Abstract: Field
experiment was carried out during two consecutive years 2010-11 and 2011-12
to assess the effect of phosphorus levels and bio-fertilizers on yield attributes
and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under late sown condition. The
experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 4 level of P2O5
(0, 30, 60 and 90 kg ha-1) and 4 seed inoculants (Uninoculation, Rhizobium,
Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and Rhizobium + PSB) and were replicated thrice. In this
paper, information pertaining to effect of phosphorus levels and seed
inoculation with bio-fertilizers increased the yield attributes as well as
yield and economic return by chickpea. Most of the yield attributes viz.
number of pods plant-1, number of grain pod-1, grain
weight g. m-1 row length and 100-seed weight and yield was
significantly increased with increasing levels of phosphorus up to 60 kg P2O5.
However, non-significant variation was observed with 90 kg P2O5
during both the years of experimentation. Bio-fertilizer, Rhizobium
+ PSB significantly increased yield contributing characteristics of chickpea
as compared to other seed inoculants. The economics as an also affected by
phosphorus levels and seed inoculations. Highest B:C
ratio was worked out with the 60 kg P2O5 conjunction
with Rhizobium + PSB , Thus, treatments combination
60kg P2O5 along with Rhizobium
+ PSB better to farmers for cultivation of late sown chickpea. Key words: Chickpea,
Phosphorus, Rhizobium and PSB |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 289-292 (2014) Response to foliar
application of nutrients on yield and quality traits of wheat Pavithra A. H.,Priya H.R., Madhu B.M., Madhusudanand Nandini
R. Department of Agronomy, University of
Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga,
Karnataka, India *e-mail:
ahpavithra88@gmail.com (Received: May 19, 2014; Revised
received: August 25, 2014;Accepted: August26, 2014) |
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad on
medium black soil during rabi season of
2011-12 to study response of wheat to foliar application of nutrients on
yield and quality traits. Among different treatments, foliar application of
starter @ 2% at 15 and 45 DAS + Booster @ 2% at 55 and 70 DAS recorded
significantly higher yield components like effective tillers per square
meter, number of grains per ear head,1000-grain weight (43.10 g), grain yield
(39.97 q ha-1) and quality parameters i.e. grain appearance score
(8.13),protein (13.48%), gluten (51.37 %), starch (62.40 %), zeleny (58.78 %), zinc content (37.60 ppm)
in wheat grains. Among the interaction effects, foliar application of Starter
@ 2% at 15 and 45 DAS +Booster @ 2% at 55 and 70 DAS in timely sowing
recorded significantly higher yield and yield components like effective
tillers per square meter, number of grains per ear head, thousand grain weight
(44.21g), grain yield (40.97 q ha-1) and its quality parameters
i.e. grain appearance score (8.73), protein (14.60 %), gluten(54.50 %),
starch(64.20 %), zeleny (62.15 %)and zinc content
(37.85 ppm)in wheat grain. Key words: Wheat
yield, Grain quality, Foliar application, Starter, Booster |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 293-294 (2014) Effect of foliar feeding of nutrients and plant
growth regulators on vegetative growth and yield of phalsa
(Grewia subinaequalis
D.C.) Saurabh Kumar, A.L. Yadav, Govind Vishwakarma and D.K. Yadav Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and
Technology, Kumarganj- Faizabad-
224 229, India *e-mail:
govind0139@gmail.com (Received: April 26, 2014; Revised
received: August 20, 2014;Accepted: August 22, 2014) |
Abstract: The present investigation entitled
“Effect of foliar feeding of nutrients and plant growth regulators on
vegetative growth and yield of Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis
D.C.)” was carried out at the Main Experiment Station, Department of
Horticulture, Narendra Deva
University of Agriculture & Technology, Narendra
Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad (U.P.) during the year 2011-2012. The
experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments and
replicated in four times, considering two plants as a unit. The shoot length,
number of shoots, leaves , internodal length,
number of fruits, fruiting node and yield were recorded maximum significantly
with foliar application of GA3 @ 20ppm + NAA @ 50ppm + ZnSO4 @ 0.4% + Urea @ 2% followed by GA3
@ 20 ppm + Urea @ 2 % whereas minimum with control.
Key words: Foliar
application of nutrients, Plant growth regulators, Growth, Yield and Phalsa |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 295-298 (2014) A study on the natural food
of mahseer (Tor tor) cultured in pond at powerkheda, Hoshangabad, Madhya
Pradesh Jyoti Sharma, Alka Parashar
and Pratibha Bagare Department of Zoology, Sarojini Naidu Government Girls P.G. (Autonomous)
College, Bhopal, 462016, India *e-mail:
palki87@yahoo.co.in (Received: April 25, 2014; Revised
received: August 28, 2014;Accepted: August 29, 2014) |
Abstract: Planktons are an incredibly diverse
group of organisms that forms the foundation for natural food for fish
species. Plankton abundance in culture pond depend
on the factors such as ambient nutrient concentration, the physical state of
the water. Mahseer (T.tor) known as the
state fish of Madhya Pradesh is one of the most important game and food fish
that have an endangered status so its conservation is very important for its
feeder protection. It is an omnivorous feeder. By liming and fertilizing with
manures and fertilizers the production of plankton is undertaken which are
the fish food organisms. On monthly sampling 15 species of phytoplankton, of
which chlorophyceae are recorded as the highest.
They are followed by zooplankton in which Rotifers are recorded as the
dominant group. The gut analysis revealed the existence of highest range of
zooplankton followed by phytoplankton. The importance of natural food is
reflected properly in its relative contribution to the gut content. Key words: Plankton,
Qualitative, Quantitative analysis |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 299-304 (2014) Decolorization and degradation of textile dyes by bacterial Isolates Kamran
Ali Khan1 and Seweta Srivastava2* 1Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, S.B.S.P.G. Institute
of Bio-Medical Sciences and Research, Dehradun- 248
161, India. 2Sugarcane Research Institute, U.P. Council of Sugarcane
Research, Shahjahanpur-242 001, India *e-mail:
shalu.bhu2008@gmail.com (Received: April 29, 2014; Revised
received: August 14, 2014;Accepted: August 16, 2014) |
Abstract: Harmful effects of textile industry
effluents are a huge problem for now a day. The capabilities of several bacterial
isolates were explored for the degradation of textile azo
dyes. Out of 6 bacterial isolates, 5 isolates were screened for their sulfanilic acid and dye decolorization
capability. Through morphological studies it was inferred that all the 5
strains were gram negative, and out of these 4 were small rod shaped and 1
was cocci. Growth of these isolates was studied on
different medium i.e. nutrient media, minimal media and mineral media. For
the sulfanilic acid degradative
capability of the isolates was studied and best result was observed by the KN
6 strain. Dye decolorization was best observed by
KN 3, KN 5 and KN 6 strains. It could be conclude from the present study that
the isolated bacterial strains showed the degradation capability of dye
Methyl orange and sulfanilic acid. Key words: Azo dyes,
Bacteria, Degradation, Isolation, Strains |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 305-306 (2014) Economic comparison of potato with vegetable pea
in central alluvial tract of U.P. Amar Singh1, R.A. Singh1* and Adesh Kumar2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Anogi,
Jalalabad, Kannauj-C.S.
Azad university of Agriculture
and Technology, Kanpur-208002, India 2Department of Vegetable Science, N.D. University of
Agriculture and Technology,Kumarganj, Faizabad-224
229, India *e-mail:
rasinghcsau@gmail.com (Received: May, 01, 2014; Revised received: September 18,
2014;Accepted: September 19, 2014) |
Abstract: The on farm trial was laid out
during autumn season of 2010-11 at farmers fields of
Kannauj district. The pilot area situated in the
catchments area of river Kali. For assessment of return obtain from
potato and vegetable pea, the cropping system was refined with the inclusion
of vegetable pea in the traditional cropping system. In water receding area,
the tubers yield of potato was reaped by 276.00 q/ha.
the green pods yield of
vegetable pea was recorded as 116.00 q/ha under
similar condition. The yield contributing traits of both crops were
concordance to their yields. The higher gross return of Rs. 116000/ha, net
return of Rs. 91191/ha and BCR of 1:4.67 were recorded with reaping of
marketable size pods of vegetable pea than the gross return of rs. 110400/ha, net return of Rs. 66397/ha
and BCR of 1:2.50 computed under test crop of potato. Therefore, potato can
be replaced by cultivation of vegetable pea in water receding area for
obtaining equal or more net return. Key words: Assessment
and refinement, catchments
area, grey and dark grey area, relay cropping, water receding area |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 307-310 (2014) Comparative study of various
lactic cultures used for cottage cheese production Samar
Jeet Singh, Anoop Singh Chauhan, M.P.S. Yadav, T. N. Tripathi and R.B. Singh Department
of A.H. and Dairying, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology,
Kanpur-208 002India *e-mail:
sengar2055@gmail.com (Received: May, 14, 2014; Revised received: September 12,
2014;Accepted: September 14, 2014) |
Abstract: Five lactic acid cultures – L. lactisvar. Lactis (S1),
L. lactis var. Cremoris
(S2), S. thermophilus (S3),
L. bulgaricus (S4) and S. thermophilus + L. bulgaricus (S5)
were screened to assess their effects on manufacturing procedure, yield,
sensory and chemical to assess their of cottage cheese. Excellent quality
cottage cheese could be produced from culture S1 followed by S2.
There was no significant variation in quality cottage these could also be
made with yoghurt culture (S5). Using independent culture S3
and S4 very good quality cottage cheese could be produced but the
body and texture of cottage cheese made with culture made with culture S3
was compact having no particle shape and size. Key words: Lactic
cultures, Cottage cheese, Cow skim milk, Heat treatment, Lactic acid
cultures. |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 311-314 (2014) Exotic flora of Lucknow
University main campus, India Ram Kumar*, Rohit
Kumar, Rajeew Singh and Y. K. Sharma Department
of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow- 226007 *e-mail:
ramkumar320031@gmail.com (Received: April, 11, 2014; Revised received: September 21,
2014;Accepted: September 22, 2014) |
Abstract: This study was conducted to analyze
the exotic flora of the main campus of University of Lucknow, India. A total
of 164 exotic plant species are reported from the university campus,
represented by 55 families. This study reveals that families Asteraceae, Poaceae, Amaranthaceae, Euphorbiaceae
and Fabaceae are dominant to the University of
Lucknow campus. The flora of American and rest of Asian origin dominates the
exotic floristic composition of Lucknow University campus. Herbaceous exotics
dominate over woody exotics. Key words: Exotics,
Flora, Herbaceous, Species and Fabaceae |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 315-316 (2014) Comparative efficacy of Rose bengal
plate test, standard tube agglutination test, microagglutination
test and Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis Paviter Kaur, N. S. Sharma, A.
K. Arora, Deepti and Mudit Chandra Department of Veterinary Microbiology, COVSc, GADVASU, Ludhiana-141004 *e-mail: paviterkaur@rediffmail.com (Received: June, 01, 2014; Revised received: September 28,
2014;Accepted: September 29, 2014) |
Abstract: The present study was carried out to
evaluate the comparative efficacy of four different serological techniques
(Rose bengal plate test- RBPT, Standard Tube
Agglutination Test- STAT, Microagglutination Test-
MAT and Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay-
I-ELISA) for diagnosis of bovine brucellosis. A total of92 serum samples (75
samples from cattle and 17 from buffaloes) were tested for the presence of Brucella antibodies. Out of a total of 92 serum
samples tested, 35 (38.04%) samples were positive by RBPT, 45 (48.9%) by
STAT, 42 (45.6%) by MAT and 53 (57.6%) samples were positive by I-ELISA.
I-ELISA was found to have 97.25% sensitivity and 67.85% specificity when
compared to RBPT, 93.7% sensitivity and 81.8% specificity in comparison to
STAT and 95.45% sensitivity and 77% specificity in comparison to MAT. Key words: Brucella, Cattle,
Buffaloes, RBPT, STAT, MAT, I-ELISA |
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Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 317-318 (2014) Effect of foliar feeding of
nutrients and plant growth regulators on physico-chemical
attributes of phalsa (Grewia
subinaequalis D.C.) Saurabh
Kumar, A.L. Yadav, Govind
Vishwakarma and D.K. Yadav Narendra
Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj- Faizabad- 224 229
(U.P.) *e-mail: govind0139@gmail.com (Received: April, 26, 2014; Revised received: October 15,
2014;Accepted: October 16, 2014) |
Abstract: The present investigation entitled
“Effect of foliar feeding of nutrients and plant growth regulators on physico-chemical attributes of Phalsa
(Grewia subinaequalis
D.C.)” was carried out at the Main Experiment Station, Department of
Horticulture, Narendra Deva
University of Agriculture & Technology, Narendra
Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad (U.P.) during the year 2011-2012. The
experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments and
replicated in four times, considering two plants as a unit. The treatments
significantly increased the quality of fruit. The maximum fruit size (length
and breadth), fruit weight, juice per cent, T.S.S., total sugars, ascorbic
acid and minimum acidity were recorded with the combined spray of GA3
@ 20 ppm + NAA @ 50 ppm +
ZnSO4 @ 0.4 % + Urea @ 2 % followed by
GA3 @ 20 ppm + Urea @ 2 %. Key words: Foliar
application of nutrients, Plant growth regulators, Fruit quality, Physico-chemical attributes and phalsa |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 319-322 (2014) Organic management of
rhizome rot of ginger in foothills of North Western Himalayas Shahid
Ahamad* and Banarsi Lal Krisihi Vigyan Kendra, Reasi,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology of Jammu,J & K- 180 009, India *e-mail: shahid_2056@yahoo.co.in (Received: October, 25, 2014; Revised received: November 16,
2014;Accepted: November 22, 2014) |
Abstract: Rhizome
rot of ginger, caused by Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson)
Fitz, is a major constraint for the production of healthy rhizome, sometimes
causing total failure of crop. Chemical control of this pathogen is not
economical because of high cost of chemicals; break down of resistance,
environmental pollution, deleterious effect to non target beneficial soil
micro-organism and ultimately the choice of the consumer for a organic product. The per cent mean disease incidence was
found highest in the case of check i.e. 77.0 % while it was the highest in Kharif 2013 i.e. 82.5% and 72.5% during kharif 2014. The lowest per cent mean disease incidence
was recorded in case of foliar spray of B. diffusa root extract 10% i.e. 23.5% followed by
foliar sprayof foliar spray ofGarlic 5% i.e. 36.5 % and neem
oil 0.3% i.e.37.5% .While per cent diseases incidence was recordedfoliar spray of B.
diffusa root extract 10% was found to be the
best i.e.25.5%and 21.5%during Kharif 2013 and 2014
respectively, followed by foliar spray ofGarlic
5%. i.e. 35.5% and 38.5 % respectively in both the
years andin case offoliar spray of Neem oil 0.3%. i.e. 42.5 and 32.5% respectively in both
the years.The mean yield of ginger was recorded in
case of Foliar spray of B. diffusa
root extract 10% i.e. 127.5 q/ha followed by 114.0 q/ha in case of
Foliar spray ofGarlic 5% and 111.5 q/ha
in case of Foliar spray of Neem oil
0.3% respectively. The yield during Kharif 2013 was
found highest in case of B. diffusa root
extract 10% i.e. 125.0 q/ha followed byFoliar spray ofGarlic 5% i.e. 112.5 q/ha and
Foliar spray of Neem oil 0.3%
i.e.105 q/ha. While in Kharif 2014 it was found
130.0, 118 and 115.5 q/ha in case of B. diffusa root extract, Neem oil 0.3% and
spray of Garlic 5% respectively. Key words: Ginger, Pythium
aphanidermatum, rhizome rot of ginger, Organic
management |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 323-326(2014) Status of rice blast disease
caused by Magnaporthe grisea
in Rajouri and Poonch
districts of Jammu region Shahid Ahamad*1,
Rani Mughal2
and Satish K.Sharma3 1*Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rajouri, 2Govt. Degree College, Poonch, 3Directorate of Research Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu,(J.&K.),
India *e-mail: shahid_2056@yahoo.co.in (Received: October, 22, 2014; Revised received: November 15,
2014;Accepted: November 18, 2014) |
Abstract: Rice blast is an economically
important disease and has received attention in all major rice growing
countries because of its severe destruction. Several epiphytotics
of the disease have been recorded in different parts of the world resulting
in serious losses in yield. Four commercial rice growing districts of Jammu
region viz., Rajouri and Poonch were surveyed for incidence of leaf and neck blast
of rice. The surveyrevealed that disease occurred
in all the surveyed areas of Rajouri and Poonch in varying proportions during all the cropping
seasons with maximum leaf and neck blast incidence recorded in district
Poonch78.00%and29.25% in Rajouri,
respectively .Whereas highest leaf blast incidence was recorded 75.00 and
78.00% in Rajourisub division followed by in Buddal 75.00 and 78.00% and mean was 76.50 % . Neck blast disease incidence was 28.5 and 30.00% in Rajouri sub division during 2008 & 2009 and mean was
29.25%.While in Poonch sub division recorded leaf
blast incidence i.e. 78.00 and 72.00% in both years and mean was 75.00%
followed by in Mendhar sub division, it was 74.00
and 67.00% and mean was70.50 % and neck blast was 22.5 and 20.50% in both the
years and mean was 21.50% followed by 20.00 and 22.00% and mean was 21.00% in
Mendhar sub division of Poonch
district. Keywords:Magnaportheoryzae, Rice blast, Neck blast; Leaf blast,Incidence. |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 327-328(2014) Fungicidalmanagement of yellow rust diseases of wheat in Jammu Shahid Ahamad Krishi
Vigyan Kendra, Jammu, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu,(J.&K.),
India *e-mail: shahid_2056@yahoo.co.in (Received: October, 26, 2014; Revised received: November 18,
2014;Accepted: November 20, 2014) |
Abstract: Rice blast is an economically
important disease and has received attention in all major rice growing
countries because of its severe destruction. Several epiphytotics
of the disease have been recorded in different parts of the world resulting
in serious losses in yield. Four commercial rice growing districts of Jammu
region viz., Rajouri and Poonch were surveyed for incidence of leaf and neck blast
of rice. The surveyrevealed that disease occurred
in all the surveyed areas of Rajouri and Poonch in varying proportions during all the cropping
seasons with maximum leaf and neck blast incidence recorded in district
Poonch78.00% and 29.25% in Rajouri,
respectively .Whereas highest leaf blast incidence was recorded 75.00 and
78.00% in Rajouri sub division followed by in Buddal 75.00 and 78.00% and mean was 76.50 %. Neck blast
disease incidence was 28.5 and 30.00% in Rajouri
sub division during 2008 & 2009 and mean was 29.25%.While in Poonch sub division recorded leaf blast incidence i.e.
78.00 and 72.00% in both years and mean was 75.00% followed by in Mendhar sub division, it was 74.00 and 67.00% and mean
was70.50 % and neck blast was 22.5 and 20.50% in both the years and mean was
21.50% followed by 20.00 and 22.00% and mean was 21.00% in Mendhar sub division of Poonch
district. Keywords:wheat varieties, management, wheat, Puccinia striiformis |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 329-331(2014) Vegetative growth,
flowering, fruiting and yield affected by drip irrigation regimes and
mulching methods on Aonla, cv. N. A – 10 under sodic soil condition Mohd. Suhail1 and Shahid Ahamad2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur-Kheri, CSAUAT, Kanpur (U.P.), India 2Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reasi, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, (J.&K.),
India *e-mail: drsuhail.lmp@gmail.com (Received:
May, 01, 2014; Revised received: June 22, 2014; Accepted: June 28, 2014) |
Abstract: Vegetative growth of plant (height, girth and spread)
significantly increased, initiation of flower and duration of flowering
significantly delayed in irrigation at higher regime I1 (IW/CPE =
1.0). Number of fruit retained per shoot & yield (20.74) & (43.96)
significantly maximum in I3 (IW/CPE = 0.6) irrigation regime.
Higher level (I1) of water significantly delay flowering and
decreased duration of flowering. Among the mulches black polythene most
effect in respect increasing of vegetative growth of plant, delayed
initiation of flower & increased duration of flowering, significantly
more fruit per shoot (19.84) and yield (44.53) per plant. The maximum
vegetative growth I1M1, fruit per shoot (26.78) in I3M1
and yield (56.20) in I4M1 treatment combination. Keywords: drip irrigation, mulches, vegetative growth, fruiting, yield |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 332-334 (2014) Effect of irrigation regimes
and mulches on moisture depletion, consumptive use of water and water use
efficiency on aonla (Emblica
officinalis Greaen) Mohd. Suhail1, Anand Singh1 and Shahid
Ahamad2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur-Kheri, CSAUAT, Kanpur (U.P.), India 2Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reasi, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, (J.&K.),
India *e-mail: drsuhail.lmp@gmail.com (Received:
May, 09, 2014; Revised received: June 29, 2014; Accepted: July 03, 2014) |
Abstract: The moisture depletion and consumptive use of water were
higher in I1 (IW/CPE = 1.0) irrigation regime from both soil layer
and water use efficiency was maximum in I3 (IW/CPE = 0.6). Among
the mulching treatments the moisture depletion and water use efficiency was
higher in control (M3) from both layer of soil and black polythene
mulch, respectively. Consumptive of water was found increased with black
polythene mulching. Irrigation at I1 (IW/CPE = 1.0) level with no
mulching record maximum depletion form both layer of soil. Water efficiency
was higher under irrigation at I3 (IW/CPE = 0.6) along with
mulching with polythene (I3M1) & minimum I4M3
combination. Keywords: drip, mulches, moisture depletion, consumptive use of water,
water use efficiency |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 335-337 (2014) Effect of drip irrigation
and mulching on Physico-Chemical parameters of aonla (Emblica officinalis) fruit under sodic
soil condition Mohd. Suhail1 and Shahid Ahamad2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur-Kheri, CSAUAT, Kanpur (U.P.), India 2Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reasi, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, (J.&K.),
India *e-mail: drsuhail.lmp@gmail.com (Received:
May, 22, 2014; Revised received: July 08, 2014; Accepted: July 12, 2014) |
Abstract: The physical parameters (Length, diameter weight and volume)
of the fruit was significantly improved by irrigation at full evaporation
replacement I1 (IW/CPE = 1.0). T.S.S. content (10.84), ascorbic
acid and acidity (721.338 & 4.05) was significantly increased by decrease
level of irrigation I4 (IW/CPE = 0.4) regime. Mulching methods and
interaction of both treatments non-significantly affected on physical quality
of fruits except fruit diameter (4.58 cm). Among the mulches black polythene
mulch significantly affect the T.S.S, while ascorbic acid and acidity was
found superior in paddy straw (M2) mulch. However, these
parameters were maximum in black polythene mulch in combination of I1
(IW/CPE = 1.0) irrigation regime. Irrigation at I4 (IW/CPE = 0.4)
in conjunction with paddy straw mulch proved best treatment combination in
respect of ascorbic acid and acidity of fruit pulp. Keywords: drip, mulches, physical quality, TSS, ascorbic acidity |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 338-342 (2014) SDS-PAGE analysis profiling
of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
varieties Kshitij Kumar, Shashi Devi and K.N. Singh Department of Plant Molecular Biology
and Genetic Engineering, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad, U.P., India *e-mail: kshitijkumar2010@gmail.com (Received:
May, 29, 2014; Revised received: July 17, 2014; Accepted: July 22, 2014) |
Abstract: The 8 genotypes of bottle gourd varieties viz., Narendra BG 132, Narendra Jyoti, Narendra Madhuri, Narendra Rasmi, Narendra Shivani, Pusa Naveen, Pusa Samridhi and Narendra Dharidar. The protein content was maximum recorded in Narendra Dharidar followed by Pusa Samridhi, Narendra Shivani and Narendra Rasmi, Narendra Jyoti, Pusa Naveen Narendra
BG 132 and minimum recorded in Narendra Madhuri. The banding patterns were divided into six zone A to F. All the banding patterns were similar in all
zones in all varieties except in zone D, having different banding bands in Narendra Madhuri, Narendra Dharidar and Narendra Shiwani. The 8
genotypes were grouped into two major clusters I and II. Cluster I divided
into two subclusters IA and IB. Subclusters
IA comprised of two genotypes. Subclusters IB
comprised of three genotypes. Cluster II comprised of three genotypes. Keywords: genotype,Protein, Bottle Guard |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 343-344 (2014) Effect of probiotics on the growth performance of back yard poultry
in Lakhimpur Kheri
district Nagendra Kumar Tripathi1, Sanjay
Singh1&2, Renu Singh3, Jiya Lal Gupta4
, Mohd. Suhail1
and Pradeep Kumar Bisen1
Chandra Shekhar
Azad University of Agriculture & Technology-Kanpur, 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra Lakhimpur-Kheri, 2 Krishi
Utpadan Mandi Samit, Sitapur, UP., 3KVK,
Haidergarh, Barabanki, 4KVK,
Bharari, Jhansi, U.P.,
India *e-mail:
tripathi004@gmail.com (Received:
September, 21, 2014; Revised received: October 29, 2014; Accepted: November 04, 2014) |
Abstract: A trial was conducted on day old Gram Priya
chicks, randomly divided into two groups on the basis of growth performance
for a period of 90 days. Chicks were fed standaad
starter and finisher ration in the form of crumble and fed Lactolac@ 6x107 CFU in drinking water. The
average body weight and feed consumption was significantly higher in
treatment group. Feed Conversion ratio was also higher in treatment group. It
was thus concluded that feeding of Lactobacilli would be useful without any
adverse effect. Keywords: Probiotics, Lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacilli |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 345-346 (2014) Impact of training programme to enhance the knowledge of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri District of
U.P. Sanjay Singh1&2, Nagendra Kumar Tripathi1,
Renu Singh3, Jiya
Lal Gupta4 , Pradeep Kumar Bisen1 and Mohd. Suhail1 Chandra Shekhar
Azad University of Agriculture & Technology - Kanpur, 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra Lakhimpur-Kheri, 2 Krishi
Utpadan Mandi Samit, Sitapur, UP., 3KVK,
Haidergarh, Barabanki, 4KVK,
Bharari, Jhansi, U.P.,
India *e-mail: dr.sanjaysingh1969@gmail.com (Received:
September, 24, 2014; Revised received: October 27, 2014; Accepted: November 04, 2014) |
Abstract: The study was conducted with objective to review the level
of knowledge and adaptation of improved practices. The data were collected
from 300 framers about the knowledge concerning improved animal husbandry, goatry, pest management, farm mechanization, mushroom
cultivation and flower cultivation with the help of pre designed
questionnaire schedules. The impact was measured in the term of enhance
knowledge of farmer. The Z-value (3.13) was found significant (P<0.05)
which indicate that highly significant enhance in knowledge was recorded in
all six fields on which training was imparted. Keywords: Enhance in Knowledge, Trainings goatry,
Animal Husbandry, pest control, Mushroom cultivation |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 347-351 (2014) Molecular profiling of (Lagenaria siceraria) varieties bottle gourd Kshitij Kumar*, Shashi Devi and K.N.Singh Department of Plant Molecular Biology
and Genetic Engineering, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad, U.P., India *e-mail: kshitijkumar2010@gmail.com (Received: June, 02, 2014; Revised
received: October 11, 2014; Accepted:
October 15, 2014) |
Abstract: Lagenaria siceraria, a diploid crop (2n=2x = 22), is known to
be one of the most important crops of the Cucurbitaceae
family with a genome size of 334Mb. The 8 genotypes of bottle gourd varieties
viz., Narendra BG 132, NarendraJyoti,
Narendra Madhuri, Narendra Rasmi, NarendraShivani, Pusa Naveen, Pusa Samridhi and Narendra Dharidar. The 10 primers (BAT-7, BAT-32B, WM24, BAT 32A,
BAT 3, CMMS30-3, CMMS1-3, WM 4, BAT 36 and BAT 4) and polymorphic bands with
primer BAT-7, BAT-32B, WM24, BAT 32A, BAT 3 and BAT 4 and monomorphic
band with primer CMMS 30-3, CMMS 1-3, WM 4 and BAT 36.The dendrogram
for 8 bottle gourd germplasm revealed three main
clusters I, II and III. Cluster I and Cluster II
comprising only one germplasm each.Cluster
III divided into two sub-clusters IIIA and IIIB. Sub-clusters IIIA comprised only one germplasm Sub-clusters IIIB was further divided into two
groups IIIB 1 and IIIB 2. Group IIIB 1 comprised one germplasms.
Group IIIB 2 was divided into two sub groups IIIB 2a and IIIB 2b. Sub groups
IIIB 2a was comprised two germplasms and sub groups
IIIB 2b was comprised two germplasms. The protein
content was maximum recorded in Narendra Dharidar followed by Pusa Samridhi, NarendraShivani and NarendraRasmi, Narendra Jyoti, Pusa Naveen
Narendra BG 132 and minimum recorded in NarendraMadhuri. Keywords: Lagenaria siceraria,
genotype,Protein, Bottle Guard |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 352-359 (2014) A comparative study of existing information systems and
development of an online human health risk assessment system (OHHRAS) Umesh Prasad1*, Kamlesh K Yadav1 and Gurmit
Singh2 1Isabella Thoburn PG College,
Lucknow-226007, UP, India, 2Department of Computer Science &
Technology, Sam Hingginbottom Institute of
Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad-211007, UP, India. *e-mail: uprasad.itcollege@yahoo.com (Received: June, 11, 2014; Revised
received: October 15, 2014; Accepted:
October 25, 2014) |
Abstract: Today, in this digital world, there is a need of online
information systems for assessing the health risk of, not only of
professionals but of the general population. There are number of health
information systems for monitoring the risk to health has been designed and
developed and are being used. In the
present study the features of existing systems were checked and evaluated,
and found that all existing systems developed are according to their
concerned population or scenario and are not suitable for Indian population. Therefore, an information system for
assessing risk to human health has been designed and developed according to
Indian population, almost covering the all parameters related to the human
health. The two unique features or utilities were added to this developed
system i.e. ‘health status’ and ‘health survey’. A utility ‘health status’ requires data to
input, process it and generate a “Health Risk Assessment Report” of a
particular disease. In the same
manner, another utility ‘health survey’ receives the data to input,
accordingly (on the basis of input) searches the information in the database
available with this system, and filters the desired information and produce
the result. To evaluate the differential points, utility, reliability and
suitability of the developed system, an attempt was also made to compare it
with the globally present systems for identifying the uniqueness, utility and
population suitability of developed system which is according to the Indian
scenario. The present study reveals
that the designed and developed Online Human Health Risk Assessment System
(OHHRAS) is a unique system and such type of online system is not available
anywhere in the world. This is a Model
System and the work is still in progress to upgrade the system for completing
all the predictions and hypothesis. Keywords: Information, Health, Risk, HHRA, HIS, OHHRAS |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 360-364 (2014) Flow bounded by four wavy
plates with opposite walls in same phase and separated by constant mean
distance: non-orthogonal coordinates Akhilesh Tripathi Department of Mathemetics,
Isabella Thoburn P.G. College, Lucknow-226007, UP,
India. *e-mail: nivelesh@rediffmail.com (Received: June, 11, 2014; Revised
received: October 15, 2014; Accepted:
October 25, 2014) |
Abstract: The rectilinear pipe bounded by four wavy plates has
possible applications in oil recovery, biological transport processes,
environment and life science, polymeric composite manufacturing and for
enhancement of heat transfer in heat exchangers. In this paper, we consider
the steady flow of a viscous fluid through a pipe bounded by four sinusoidally varying plates with opposite walls in same
phase and separated by a constant mean distance. The governing equations and
there analytical solution have been obtained. That may be beneficial for
various disciplines of science and humanities. Keywords: rectilinear pipe, four wavy plates, heat transfer, viscous
fluid |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 365-367 (2014) Flow bounded by four walls
in which two opposite walls are wavy but in opposite phase: non orthogonal
coordinates Akhilesh Tripathi Department of Mathemetics,
Isabella Thoburn P.G. College, Lucknow-226007, UP,
India. *e-mail: nivelesh@rediffmail.com (Received: June, 11, 2014; Revised
received: October 15, 2014; Accepted:
October 25, 2014) |
Abstract:
In this paper we model steady viscous flow of Newtonian fluid through a long
square sectioned pipe bounded by four walls separated by a constant mean
distance 2h in which two opposite planes are sinusoidally
varying but having phase difference of; the other two opposite walls are
planar ones. The contents of this paper are different from other such studies
as here generalized non-orthogonal coordinate system is used rendering the
wavy walls to plane ones. The method may be extended from sinusoidally
varying walls to walls with arbitrary fluctuations. The flow characteristics
such as central line velocity and pressure gradients have been derived and
discussed in this paper. Such flows have possible applications in
environment, life sciences and other branches of science and technologies. Keywords:
four walls, two opposite planes, steady viscous flow, Newtonian fluid |
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Exclusively Online Res. Environ. Life Sci., 7(4) 368-376 (2014) In-vitro acclimatization of
tissue cultured plants Kshitij Kumar*, Shashi Devi and I.U.Rao Department of Botany. University of Delhi, Delhi -110007, India *e-mail: kshitijkumar2010@gmail.com (Received: June, 09, 2014; Revised
received: October 17, 2014; Accepted:
October 22, 2014) |
Abstract:
Acclimatization process can be started, while plantlets are still under in
vitro conditions. This stage is known as preplanting
acclimatization/prehardening stage/ acclimatization
in vitro. The main purpose is to prepare plantlets for transplanting
from artificial heterotrophic environment to a free living existence in soil
(greenhouse) and ultimately to field. In vitro hardening is achieved
by removing closures of culture vessels and leaving plantlets on nutrient
medium for an additional week or two. The critical factor for success in such
case is the prevalent sanitary conditions of culture room and control of
contamination. In Dianthus, the cuticular
wax deposited rose to over 12 times when relative humidity was reduced to 50%
by loosening culture vessels. In vitro
root development usually enhances transplanting success because functioning
root can create a favorable plant water balance. The growth and survival of
apple or rose microcuttings rooted ex vitro
is lower than the in vitro rooted microcuttings.
Root development in vitro is believed to compensate for water loss
caused by malfunctioning stomata. Improved performance and increase in dry
weight of these in vitro rooted plants may be due to extra nutrient
uptake through the roots. Keywords: Tissu culture, Acclimatization, In-vitro, prehardening stage, Dianthus |