{"title":"Nitrogen calculator: A decision support tool for compost production of white button mushroom","authors":"K. Manikandan, Rajeev Sharma, O. Ahlawat","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2J.11888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2J.11888","url":null,"abstract":"White button mushroom is most favoured mushroom both in India and world. It is revered for one of the option to meet the growing vegetable demands of India as mushroom cultivation do not require additional land. The productivity of white button mushroom mainly depends on the quality of compost. Button mushroom compost is prepared from wide variety of substances and accordingly the nutrient content and quality varies widely. Mushroom growers facing difficulty in choosing ingredients for producing quality compost besides lacking understanding on proportion of different ingredients for making compost. This paper illustrates about the decision support tool for making ideal compost for button mushroom compost.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"300 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78529643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Yadav, P. K. Shukla, A. Srivastava, R. Singh, D. Yadav, Navaneet Kumar, N. Singh., Devi Prasad Shukla, Vir Bahadur
{"title":"Effect of different biofertlizers on Yield and Economics in chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.)","authors":"S. Yadav, P. K. Shukla, A. Srivastava, R. Singh, D. Yadav, Navaneet Kumar, N. Singh., Devi Prasad Shukla, Vir Bahadur","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2J.11895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2J.11895","url":null,"abstract":"A field study was carried out at Instructional Farm Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during Rabi season 2017-2018 to evaluate effect of different bio-fertilizers on yield and economics of chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.). The experiment was comprised with eight treatments (T1) Control + RDF 100%, (T2) Azotobacter, (T3) Rhizobium, (T4) Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB), (T5) Rhizobium + PSB, (T6) Rhizobium + Azotobacter, (T7) Azotobacter + PSB, (T8) Rhizobium + PSB + Azotobacter. The result revealed that among all the treatments, Rhizobium + PSB + Azotobacter (T8) treatment recorded maximum Seed yield (22.06 q/ha) straw yield (38.60 q/ha) and gave maximum values of gross return, net returns and benefit cost ratio which is closely followed by T5 (Rhizobium + PSB)","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76033465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vijayakumar, B. Manjunath, S. Hiregoudar, B. Dinesha, M. Vidya, G. Pramod
{"title":"Characterization and antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles extracted from neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extract","authors":"Vijayakumar, B. Manjunath, S. Hiregoudar, B. Dinesha, M. Vidya, G. Pramod","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2O.11956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2O.11956","url":null,"abstract":"Use of silver and silver salts is as old as human civilization but the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) has only recently been recognized. AgNPs were synthesized using aqueous extract of neem leaves and silver salt. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using particle size analyser, UV-visible spectroscopy, XRD, SEM and AFM. The size of AgNPs was found to be within the range of 20-60 nm. The absorbance peak was in the range of 420-450 nm. SEM and AFM analysis showed that, the synthesized AgNPs are spherical in shape and surface roughness is 20.40 nm. Further the XRD analysis confirms the nano crystalline phase of silver with cubic crystal structure nature. The EDS analysis confirmed the presence of silver nanoparticles. AgNPs were specifically used in agriculture and medicine as antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidants. Antibacterial activity of synthesized AgNPs was carried out for both gram positive and gram negative bacteria and compared with standard silver nanoparticles. Hence, AgNPs could be use in the food and agricultural filed for commercial usage.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79064014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of different mulches and liquid organic: Inorganic formulations on flowering and growth of papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. GJP-1","authors":"Vrutti Patel, M. Ramdevputra","doi":"10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i2k.11912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i2k.11912","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"113 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79326243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compatibility of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) varieties grafted on Solanum torvum Sw. at different dates","authors":"B. Pawar, M. Bhalekar, D. Kshirsagar","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2O.11954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2O.11954","url":null,"abstract":"The present investigation conducted on grafting in brinjal during monsoon season of 2018 with the major objectives of this investigation to study the compatibility of brinjal varieties and suitable time for grafting when grafted on Solanum torvum at four different dates. The observation of scion rootstock was recorded before and after grafting. The variety Phule Arjun were reported minimum days to germination, days taken to reach grafting stage and highest germination percentage when sowed for 1st September grafting dates. It also reported the minimum days taken to graft healing, days to sprouting and transplanting when grafted at 1st August. Significantly highest grafting success was noted in Phule Arjun and Krishna grafted at 1st August and 1st September. Whereas, it was lowest recorded in Phule Harit grafted at 15th July. From the results obtained can be concluded that Phule Arjun and Krishna more compatible with Solanum torvum when grafted at 1st August and 1st September took minimum days for graft healing, sprouting, transplanting and highest grafting success.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84535037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Poojarani Malagitti, N. Umashankar, Raveendra Hr, Benherlal Ps, S. Tulja
{"title":"Synergistic effect of biocontrol agents and chitosan on control of foot rot disease in finger millet","authors":"Poojarani Malagitti, N. Umashankar, Raveendra Hr, Benherlal Ps, S. Tulja","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2N.11949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2N.11949","url":null,"abstract":"Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) is a widely grown millet crop in Southern Karnataka, it is attacked by various fungal, bacterial and virus pathogens, among them foot rot disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii is a leading constraint for the farmers under both irrigated and rainfed conditions. For the management of this problem an eco-friendly approach was taken up in laboratory condition using chitosan and biocontrol agents, as they are known to have spin-off benefit of active innate defence mechanisms and promoting higher yields. In the research, chitosan of nine different concentrations were selected among them 0.15%, 0.20% and 0.25% showed the maximum inhibition of the pathogen. Along with chitosan, bio-agents viz., Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorescens were evaluated against Sclerotium rolfsii for their synergistic effect by well diffusion technique and it exhibited a positive effect on the inhibition of the pathogen showing the effectiveness in reducing the disease and chitosan not showing deleterious effect on bio-agents.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"263 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85862572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Boomiraj, R. Poornima, R. Umar, K. Senthilraja, R. Sudhagar, R. Jagadeeswaran
{"title":"Assessing the climate change mitigation potential of coconut plantation in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu","authors":"K. Boomiraj, R. Poornima, R. Umar, K. Senthilraja, R. Sudhagar, R. Jagadeeswaran","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2E.11823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2E.11823","url":null,"abstract":"Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are ceaselessly increasing in the atmosphere leading to climate change. Capturing and storing carbon by adopting a suitable agricultural practice is of the effective method of carbon sequestration. Dindigul, is one of the leading coconut producing districts of Tamil Nadu covering an area of 31,507 ha. Samples were collected from the Tall (Aliyar Nagar 1) and Dwarf (Chowghat Orange Dwarf (COD)) and Chowghat Green Dwarf (CGD) varieties during different ages (five, fifteen, twenty, and twenty-fifth year). The carbon sequestered by five, ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty five year old coconut tall variety trees were 1.91, 2.55, 2.91, 3.40 and 3.83 tons acre-1 year-1. Similarly five, ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty five year old coconut dwarf variety could able to sequester 0.92, 0.78, 1.27, 1.98 and 2.48 tons acre-1 year-1 in Dindigul district. The carbon sequestration potential of ten year old coconut tree (Tall or Dwarf) were 18 to 28 kg acre-1 year-1 approximately. The fifteen years (2003 to 2018) coconut plantation of both tall and dwarf varieties in Dindigul district had sequestered was 1463652 tonnes of carbon di-oxide from the atmosphere.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87762614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vishwas R Acharya, Manju Singh, Robin Patel, Lakshay Goyal, Zeal R Acharya
{"title":"Diversity analysis in different accessions of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)","authors":"Vishwas R Acharya, Manju Singh, Robin Patel, Lakshay Goyal, Zeal R Acharya","doi":"10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2M.11936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/CHEMI.2021.V9.I2M.11936","url":null,"abstract":"In order to assess the genetic diversity of coriander and determine the traits effective on seed yield, twenty-eight coriander ecotypes which different provinces of India were evaluated based on morphological traits. Mahalanobis D2 statistics of multivariate analysis is recognized as a powerful tool in quantifying the degree of genetic divergence among the populations and to identify suitable donors for a successful breeding programme, as it measures forces of differentiation at intra and inter cluster levels. The D2 analysis indicated presence of ample genetic diversity among the genotypes studied, which were grouped into five clusters through Mahalanobis D2 statistics. The maximum inter cluster distance was observed between cluster IV and V (D2 = 471.83). The maximum intra cluster distance was observed within cluster IV (D2 = 36.48) which included five genotypes followed by cluster III (D2 = 11.37) which included eight genotypes. Therefore, the genotypes belonging to these different clusters may be undertaken in a hybridization programme for getting better segregants.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90949612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Studies of drying curves for different vegetables in cabinet dryer","authors":"B. Sharma, K. Sharma","doi":"10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i2h.11873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i2h.11873","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89212880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diversity of seed borne Mycota associated with finger millet and their effects on seed germination and seedling vigour","authors":"V. Ahir, H. Sharma","doi":"10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i2i.11883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i2i.11883","url":null,"abstract":"The finger millet ( Eleusine coracana L.) seeds are found to be heavily infested with variety of fungi. These associated fungi are known to deteriorate the seeds and seed contents. Experiments were conducted to assess the effect of some dominant seed borne fungi of finger millet on seed germination and seedling vigour. Seven dominant fungi were found associated with finger millet seeds. Analysis of seed borne fungi by standard blotter paper method and agar plate method showed that species of Alternaria, Fusarium, Curvularia and Aspergillus are the dominant genera. Maximum reduction in seed germination and seedling vigour was caused by species of Aspergillus in seed inoculation and culture filtrate method. Thus, the associated fungal pathogens with finger millet seeds demonstrates that the seeds are a major source of transmissions of pathogens, which might have adverse effect at seedling and adult stage of plants.","PeriodicalId":13738,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Studies","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89410716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}