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{"title":"Suitability of Eucalyptus Clones in Eastern Gangetic Plains of Uttar Pradesh, India- A Case Study in the Raebareily District, India","authors":"A. Srivastav, A. Tomar","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3224","url":null,"abstract":"In India, Eucalyptus is one of the prime species in Agroforestry and farmers are mostly diverting towards clonal planting material of this species for more returns in a shorter rotation period. Eucalyptus is among the most widely cultivated forest trees in the world over 22 million hectares. Eucalyptus hybrid and E. tereticornis are the two most widely planted Eucalyptus trees in India. The area under agroforestry in India is estimated as 25.32 million ha (Mha), or 8.2 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. A total of 53.32 Mha, representing about 17.57 per cent of the total reported geographical area (TRGA) of India, could potentially be under agroforestry in the near future, thus making agroforestry a major land-use activity, after agriculture and forestry. In the recent past, clonal forestry had played a significant role in producing better production yield in a shorter time. It is also well established that the performance of Eucalyptus clones is superior over normal seed-borne plants. Therefore, there is an urgent need for improvement in the production of forest resources to meet the needs of fuel-wood, timber and wood production on a sustainable basis and increase biomass yield from farm forestry plantations. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the growth performance of Eucalyptus clones in the Gangetic plains of Eastern Uttar Pradesh in the Raebareily district for the identification of suitable planting material. The trial was conducted under the statistical design of Complete Randomized Blocks with 3 replicates and 3 x 2 m spacing for all 19 clones of Pragati Biotech, Punjab (413,07,526, 04, K-25, 288, 2013, 2023, 2070, 2136, 3018, 2031, P-13, P-14, P-23, P-32, P-45, P-50, P-66) of 03 eucalyptus species (E. hybrid, E. tereticornis and E. camaldulensis) along with control for all 20 treatments in respective districts. Based on growth performance parameters such as height, girth, diameter, basal area and tree volume, overall clones- P-13, P-50, P-23, 526, P-32, 3018 and P-45 performed superior over other treatments in the Raebareily district. Here, all well-performing clones of the Punjab series belonged to E. camaldulensis only whereas 3018 is E. hybrid. This study has clearly shown that the selection of clones for a particular site is very important to get maximum productivity of clonal eucalypt plantations in and around Eastern Uttar Pradesh.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78157343","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":"Influence of hot water and UV radiation on host infectivity of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema glaseri (Glaser, 1932)","authors":"M. R, S. N., S. A","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3219","url":null,"abstract":"Entomopathogenic nematodes act as good bio-control agents to manage lepidopteron and coleopteran pests. Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditae are considered important families in entomopathogenic nematodes. An in-vitro experiment was conducted to enhance the efficacy of Steinernema glaseri using hot water and UV radiation on final instar larvae of Corcyra Cephalonia. The results showed that the highest number of larvae were infected at 35 °C and 45 °C of hot water immersion. Among the UV-exposed larvae, the highest number of larvae infected was obtained by UV exposure for 10 minutes.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75208823","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 and distribution of spiders from Tenkasi district, India","authors":"Selvaraj Selvamurugan, U. Balasubramanian, K. Vasanthi","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3223","url":null,"abstract":"Biodiversity can be simply defined as the variety of all types of living organism. Spiders are among the most diverge groups on earth, which received the seventh ranking in global diversity after the sixth largest insect orders. Spiders are major playing a vital role in the forest ecosystem is the spiders. The spotted spider specimens were taken photographed identified without disturbing it. A total of 17 species of spiders under 15 genera and 9 families were recorded during the Four months survey in five falls in Coutrallam, Tenkasi district, Tamilnadu state, India.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77350233","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":"Production performance of Holstein crossbred cows under the existing farming system in a certain area of Bangladesh","authors":"R. R. Mipa, K. Islam, R. Chaudhary, M. A. Rahman","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.324","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to assess the effect of existing feeding system on milk yield and nutritional status and profitability of 75.0% and 87.5% Holstein crossbreed cows under existing farming system in an area of Bangladesh. In a milk pocket area (Keraniganj, Dhaka), three dairy farms termed F1, F2 and F3 were randomly selected having 34, 55 and 19 lactating cows, which 75% and 87.5% Holstein blood were 48 and 60, respectively. Using pretest questionnaire information like body weight, daily milk production, parity number, days in milking, blood percentage and feeding system of each animal were noted throughout a year. All data of three farms were subjected to analyze in one-way ANOVA in terms of 75% and 87.5% Holstein cows, separately. The body weight (kg) of 75% Holstein were F1 (296), F2 (497) and F3 (496) cows (p<0.05), while daily milk yield (kg) did not differ markedly among F1 (9.1), F2 (10.5) and F3 (13.9) (p>0.05), respectively. 75% Holstein of F1 offered almost, metabolizable energy (ME) and digestible crude protein (DCP), while cows of F2 and F3 fed daily insufficient DCP (-0.14kg) and over DCP (+0.47kg), respectively thus resulting in 37.2% less milk yield in F3 compared to F2 (p<0.05). Besides, 87.5% cows of F1, F2 and F3 had 365, 528 and 566kg body weight (p<0.05) and daily produced 10.5, 10.8 and 19.4kg milk (p>0.05), respectively. However, 87.5% cows of F1 daily offered almost balance ME and DCP, while the cows of F2 fed lower DCP (-0.2kg). Then, cows of F3 daily fed excessive DCP (+0.14kg) thus resulting in produced 8.6kg higher milk than cows of F2. Net return except depreciation cost from 75% cows of F1, F2 and F3 were 118, 170 and 145BDT, while 87.5% cows of F1, F2 and F3 were 189, 196, and 413BDT (p>0.05), respectively. It may be concluded that under existing feeding system and farming practices, cows from the F1, F2, and F3 of 75% and 87.5% Holstein blood daily produced 9.8, 10.7 and 16.7kg of milk per day with 330, 512, and 531kg body weight on average, generating 154, 183, and 279BDT in profit, respectively. Feeding lower nutrient to dairy cows resulted better milk yield and return at the sacrifice of cow fitness, while excessive feeding lead to higher milk yield but lower return, whereas optimum nutrition resulted in better milk yield and return.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89268158","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":"Genetic variability in heat tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids and their parents for yield and grain quality traits","authors":"A. Ashwini, H. Sowmya, P. Kuchanur, R. Beladhadi, R. Lokesha, A. Patil, P. Zaidi, M. Vinayan, K. Seetharam","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.329","url":null,"abstract":"The present investigation was carried out to estimate genetic variability, heritability and GAM in inbred lines and hybrids. ANOVA indicated the availability of considerable variation for all the characters among inbred lines and hybrids except for ASI. PCV was higher than the GCV for all the characters. In inbred lines, important traits like plant height, number of grains per row, number of grains per cob, 1000-grain weight, grain yield per plant, dietary fibre, and β-carotene exhibited high PCV and GCV along with high heritability and GAM. Whereas, hybrids showed high values of PCV and GCV for ASI, phytic acid and high heritability coupled with high GAM were observed for traits like ASI, plant height, number of grains per row, number of grains per cob, shelling percentage, grain yield per plant, protein, dietary fibre, and β-carotene indicating the presence of variability in inbred lines and hybrids for these traits. Hence, simple selection for these traits in early generations for developing heat-tolerant maize lines can be practised.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91347170","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":"Pattern of market arrivals and prices of soybean in Akola District of Maharashtra, India","authors":"Monal P. Takote, N. V. Shende","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3212","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, an attempt has been made to study the pattern of market arrivals and prices of Soybean in the Akola district of Maharashtra. The present study was based on the time series data of monthly prices and the arrival of Soybean collected from major APMC’S of Akola district for the period of 10 years i.e. from 2011 to 2020. The study was carried out by employing econometric tools like ADF test, Johansen’s Multiple Co-integration test, ARCH-GARCH model and Granger Causality test used to study price volatility and co-integration among selected markets. The study reveals that there is an inverse relationship between prices and the arrival of Soybean in the selected market of Akola district. The selected markets for Soybean have long-run equilibrium relationship for the prices of Soybean and there exist co-integration among them. The volatility shocks in the prices of Soybean is quite persistent in the selected markets.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79856617","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 organic manures and biofertilizers on growth and yield of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.)","authors":"A. M. Sonkamble, A. Mapari, Surendra R.Patil, V. Tayade","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.327","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment entitled \"Effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on growth and yield of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.)\" was conducted at Instructional Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during summer season of 2019 - 2020. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications and nine treatments viz.T1 (Farm Yard Manure @ 40 t ha-1), T2 (Compost (NADEP) @ 18 t ha-1), T3 (Vermicompost @ 13.5 t ha-1), T4 (Poultry manure @ 6.6 t ha-1) and T5 (Farm Yard Manure @ 40 t ha-1 + Soil application of Azotobacter+ PSB @ 5 kg ha-1 each), T6 (Compost (NADEP) @18 t ha-1 + Soil application of Azotobacter+ PSB @ 5 kg ha-1 each), T7 (Vermicompost @ 13.5 t ha-1 + Soil application of Azotobacter+ PSB @ 5 kg ha-1 each), T8 (Poultry manure @ 6.6 t ha-1 + Soil application of Azotobacter+ PSB @ 5 kg ha-1 each), T9 Control (RDF- 200:100:100 NPK Kg/ha). The various observations in respect of vine growth and yield of watermelon were recorded periodically. From the present findings, it was observed that the growth parameters in respect length of main vine, number of leaves, number of primary branches, chlorophyll index, days for first female flower appearance, internodal distance and male female ratio were found better with Vermicompost @ 13.5 t ha-1+ soil application of Azotobacter +PSB @ 5kg ha-1 each. Yield parameters viz days required for edible maturity, number of fruits per vine, average fruit weight kg, fruit yield kg per vine and fruit yield per ha-1 (tons) were found to be maximum with Vermicompost @ 13.5 t ha-1+ soil application of Azotobacter +PSB @ 5kg ha-1 each.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75218374","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 Combined Application of Vermicompost and NPS Fertilizer Rates on Growth, Yield and Yield Components of Maize (Zea mays L.) at Toke Kutaye District, Ethiopia","authors":"Tesfaye Wakgari","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3214","url":null,"abstract":"Maize is one of the major and important cereal crops in Western Shewa Zone, particularly, in the Toke Kutaye district. However, the yield of the crop is low mainly due to the low fertility status of the soils. Integrated use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizers is indispensable to improve this condition of the soil. In this context, a study was conducted in 2019/2020 to assess the effect of the combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer on yield and yield components of maize. To achieve this objective field experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. The results of this study revealed that the current scenarios of maize production in Toke Kutaye district call for appropriate ways of adding nutrients to the soil to obtain optimum maize productivity. In response to this, the combined application of different rates of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer to soil significantly affected most parameters used for this investigation such as plant height, leaf number, leaf length, leaf area, stand count, ear length, and a number of ears per plant, thousand-grain weight, total above-ground dry biomass and grain yield of maize. Moreover, the combined form of NPS blended fertilizer and vermicompost was applied and the result revealed that the sole application of recommended NPS fertilizer and vermicompost increased maize yield by 52.27 and 55.72% over control treatments, respectively. Besides this, the combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer by the rating of half of the recommended rate of both fertilizers increased maize yield by 60.05% over the control treatment. This indicates that the best option for soil fertility management is integrated soil fertility management that involves the combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizers as nutrient sources than the strategy of using organic or inorganic amendments alone. Then, it could be concluded that the use of blended NPS fertilizer at 50 kg ha-1with supplemental vermicompost at 5 t ha-1 to Jibat variety is the realistic approach to address the problem of low productivity of maize in the study area and other similar agroecology. Based on the findings and conclusions of this study it can be recommended that farmers in the study area should, therefore, be advised to use this variety and combined use of vermicompost and NPS fertilizer at a rate of 5 t ha-1 VC +50 kg ha-1 NPS for sustainable maize crop production tentatively. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to recommend agronomical optimum and to measure the long-term effects of the integrated soil fertility management techniques in more seasons, soil types and crop varieties before giving a conclusive recommendation.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84545866","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":"Osmotic dehydration influence on marking nut (Semecarpus anacardium)","authors":"M. ., S. N, A. G. Patil, Tippanna K. S., S. V. Patil","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3210","url":null,"abstract":"Marking nut (Semecarpus anacardium) is one of the underutilized minor crops growing wildly in our country. This fruit has got great medicinal properties and health benefits. But its importance is not completely understood and the fruits go waste. Therefore, it is necessary to develop value-added products and osmotically dehydrated fruits have good potential. The inclusion of an osmotic process in conventional dehydration has two major advantages quality improvement and energy savings. There was a significant difference found in the samples prepared from different pretreatments of osmotic dehydration. Osmotic pretreatment T3 (Sucrose 60º Brix. + 18 hrs of immersion + Drying at 60º C) had a great influence on the quality and organoleptic properties of the fruits with maximum solid gain (86.40 %), carbohydrates (75.78 %) and minimum scores for moisture (13.60 %). Also, the highest scores for organoleptic parameters like colour (4), appearance (4), texture (3.75) and taste (3.75) were recorded in the same sample.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76511179","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":"Response of rainfed Indian mustard to different tillage practices and mulching","authors":"K. N. Devi, Naidu Bhargavi Naga Kalyani, J. Lhungdim, A. Herojit, N. Gopimohan, Kshetrimayum Manishwari Devi, A. Dorendro","doi":"10.52804/ijaas2022.3211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3211","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2019 at College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur. The experiment included the combination of two soil tillage systems viz., Conventional Tillage (L1) and Minimum Tillage (L2) and four different mulching materials viz., No mulch (M1); Rice straw mulch (M2); Polythene mulch (M3) and Tree leave mulch (M4). The Experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with different levels of tillage (main plot), and mulching materials (subplot) and each treatment were replicated thrice. The growth and yield of Indian mustard were influenced by different tillage practices and mulching. Maximum plant height (165.33 cm.), number of siliquae per plant (197) and seed yield (1790 kg/ha ) and oil yield (692 kg/ha) were recorded in a combination of (L1M3) which received in Conventional tillage + Polythene mulch and minimum seed yield was recorded in a combination of (L2M1) 1441 kg/ha which received in Minimum tillage + No mulch. Maximum harvest index was recorded in a combination of (L1M2) 27.50% which was received in Conventional tillage +Rice straw mulch and minimum harvest index was recorded in a combination of (L1M4) 24.13% which was received in Conventional tillage + Tree leaves to mulch. The highest benefit-cost ratio (0.72) was recorded in Minimum tillage + Rice straw mulch because there was less input cost for tillage or ploughing activities and mulching material cost. The highest energy use efficiency, and energy productivity but lowest specific energy was observed in Minimum tillage with No mulch and energy use efficiency, and energy productivity but highest specific energy was observed in Minimum tillage with Rice straw mulch.","PeriodicalId":13883,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79468108","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}