None T MUBARK, None A SHAKOOR, None PARVEZ A SHEIKH, None HASEEB-UR-REHMAN
{"title":"Impact of non-monetary and low monetary inputs on yield and economics of brown sarson (Brassica campestris L.) under temperate hill ecology","authors":"None T MUBARK, None A SHAKOOR, None PARVEZ A SHEIKH, None HASEEB-UR-REHMAN","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144383","url":null,"abstract":"India imports vegetable oil to meet the domestic demand, which indicates that there is a dire need to improvethe oilseed production through effective technology dissemination. To narrow down the yield gaps and achievemaximumyields, demonstrations on improved technologies related to brown sarson were conducted at 133 locations from 2016 to 2021 by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Kulgam district, Kashmir. The results revealed a significant improvement in yield with improved practice (IP) over farmers practice (FP). IP recorded an average yield of 13.2q/ha with a yield superiority of 28 % over FP (10.3 q/ha). The extension gap, technology gap and technology index were 2.8q/ha, 2.9q/ha and 16.4%, respectively. Though input costs were higher by ` 1309/ha, but, the net returns were higher by ` 10693/ha in IP over FP. Further, the B:C ratio was also higher in IP (2.1) as compared to that of FP (1.6).","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"36 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461752","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}
None SHOBHARAM THAKUR, None SHIV RATAN, None M K NAYAK
{"title":"Dissemination and impact assessment of improved technology and scientific interventions through front line demonstrations among sesame farmers of Tikamgarh, Bundelkhand Region in Madhya Pradesh","authors":"None SHOBHARAM THAKUR, None SHIV RATAN, None M K NAYAK","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144445","url":null,"abstract":"Frontline demonstrations are popular and one of the effective ways to disseminate the current productiontechnology of crop husbandry among the farmers. AICRP on Sesame, Tikamgarh conducted 40 demonstrations in Tikamgarh block during kharif 2020 and 2021. The mean Extension Gap (EG) over years was recorded as 342 kg/ha which was more than double to the mean yield harvested under farmer's practice (FP) indicating the poor adoption of innovative technologies by farmers. Hence, still more efforts are needed to attract and change mindset of farmers towards Improved Technology (IT). The average IT was recorded as 23.5% which was much higher than desired values. Mean net return was recorded `34375 under IT while it was `12229 under FP along with average B:C ratio was calculated 2.57 under IT whereas 1.97 under FP.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135460596","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}
None CHEGURI PRATYUSHA, None SIMA SINHA, None SATYENDRA, None DHARAMSHEELA THAKUR, None S N SINGH
{"title":"Assessment of genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)","authors":"None CHEGURI PRATYUSHA, None SIMA SINHA, None SATYENDRA, None DHARAMSHEELA THAKUR, None S N SINGH","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144446","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was attempted with thirty-eight genotypes including three checks(GT-10, TKG-22, JTS-08).The experiment was carried out in randomized block design in three replications to evaluate variability, association between various economic traits, direct and indirect effect of different characters on yield. The observations were recorded for days to 50 percent flowering, productive branches, plant height (cm), height of 1st capsule bearing node (cm), number of capsules per plant, number of seeds per capsule, capsule length(cm), inter node length (cm), days to maturity, 1000-grain weight (g), percentage of oil and yield (g/plant). Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters. The magnitude of phenotypic coefficient of variance (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variance (GCV) was larger for yield, number of productive branches, height of first capsule bearing node and number of capsule/plant and inter-node length. Genetic advance as per cent of mean for yield, number of productive branches, height of first capsule bearing node, number of capsules per plant and internode length were higher in sesame genotype. Correlation coefficient exhibited significant and high positive correlation for number of productive branches, number of capsules per plant and number of seeds per capsule and maturity. Path analysis indicated that the trait number of seeds per capsule, number of productive branches and number of capsules per plant had high direct positive effect on grain yield. These traits to be given due importance in the sesame improvement programme.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"10 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135460598","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}
None C LAVANYA, None T MANJUNATHA, None S SENTHILVEL, None K T RAMYA
{"title":"Genetic variability studies of major yield components in segregating population derived from pistillate lines of castor (Ricinus communis L.)","authors":"None C LAVANYA, None T MANJUNATHA, None S SENTHILVEL, None K T RAMYA","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144177","url":null,"abstract":"A segregating population was developed by crossing two pistillate (female) lines of castor viz., IPC-23 andIPC-21. Population behavior was studied to understand the variability for major yield and yield components. Thedistribution of node number, plant height and seed yield were deviated fromnormal distribution and it was positively skewed with significant leptokurtic curve indicating that the two parents with high seed yield were selected for population development. Positive skewness indicates that the plants with exceptionallyhigh seed yield were isolated from the population. Difference between phenotypic co-efficient of variation (PCV) and genotypic co-efficient of variation (GCV) was very low to moderate for major yield components viz., number of effective spikes per plant, number of nodes to primary spike, plant height, total spike length and effective spike length of primary indicating that phenotypic selection can be effectively used for yield improvement. High heritability and genetic advance over mean (GAM) indicated the role of additive gene action for plant height and total/effective primary spike length. Correlation of number of nodes up to the primary spike with plant height up to primary spike, and total/effective spike length was positive indicating the possibility of short-statured, early pistillate selections with long primary spikes in castor.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"26 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461581","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":"Screening of two native isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis indica and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, for temperature and moisture stress tolerance","authors":"None GAYATRI BANDARU, None DURAIMURUGAN PONNUSAMY, None SARADA CHUNDURI","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144343","url":null,"abstract":"Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are obligate parasites infecting a wide range ofinsect species and are oneof promising biocontrol agents with potential in insect pest management. Temperature and soil moisture play an important role for their sustenance in soil and their efficiency varies greatly under different climatic conditions. The present studywas aimed to study the effect oftemperature and soil moisture on survival, infectivity and reproduction of two EPNs viz., Heterorhabditis indica and H. bacteriophora. The IJs of both the EPNs were exposed to different temperatures and soil moisture levels. Results revealed that survival of both EPNs effected at 5ºC. Survival of H. indica decreased from 54% to 29% after exposure to 5ºC for 48 h. None of the EPNs survived at 35ºC and 40ºC. Infectivity and reproduction potential of both the EPNs tested was highest at 30ºC. No decrease in infectivity was observed with increase in exposure time to different temperatures in both the EPN species. Slight decrease in reproductive potential was observed in H. bacteriophora when exposed to 30ºC for 48h. None of the tested EPNs infected Galleria mellonella larva at 5ºC, 35ºC and 40ºC. Both the EPNs tested showed high infectivity at soil moistures more than 10%. Minimum infection was observed at soil moistures below 10%. Our study revealed that temperature range of 20ºC-30ºC and soil moisture of >10% was found optimum for survival, infectivity and reproduction ofthe testedEPNs. Both the EPNs in this study showed similar temperature and moisture requirements.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"2 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135459751","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":"Growth and instability of oilseeds in India","authors":"None B GANDHIMATHY","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144450","url":null,"abstract":"Oilseeds are one of the basic necessities of human and industrial life as the edible oils are derived from theoilseeds. This study pertains to explore the growth and instability of oilseeds and extent of changes in the area,production and productivity. Traditionally, Indian cooking method is oil based particularly sesame, groundnut and sunflower. Enhancing production of oilseeds and extraction of oils are essential as it reduces imports from foreign countries. Appropriate latest technologies, minimum support prices, disseminating knowledge about the utilization of technical units, educate the farmers, proper irrigation management on drought prone areas, quality of seeds, also improves the oilseed production.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"48 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461755","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}
None RAIZA NAZRIN, None ARCHANA ANOKHE, None P DURAIMURUGAN
{"title":"A brief insight into the insect pest of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)","authors":"None RAIZA NAZRIN, None ARCHANA ANOKHE, None P DURAIMURUGAN","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144175","url":null,"abstract":"The sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) crop has the capacity to quickly adapt to numerous agroecological nichesand cropping systems in the Indian subcontinent due to its wide range of adaptation. The major barrier in sunflower production is insect pest damage. It causes damages up to 35-40% damages. The sunflower environment is home to a wide variety of both useful and harmful insect species. Though more than fifty insect species have been reported on sunflower, cutworms (Agrotis spp.), leaf hoppers (Amrasca biguttula biguttula), plant hopper (Empoasca spp.), thrips (Thrips palmi), whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), defoliators (Spilosoma obliqua, Spodoptera litura, and Plusia orichalcea), capitulum borer (Helicoverpa armigera) are major pests of economic concern. With over 180 host plants, including significant crops, Helicoverpa armigera is one of the most devastating and polyphagous insect pests of sunflower.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"9 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135460986","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":"Integration of bioagent, Bacillus subtilis Bbv57 and fungicides for the management of foliar diseases of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)","authors":"None B MEENA","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144269","url":null,"abstract":"Groundnut or Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a major oilseed crop widely grown in major tropical andsub-tropical regions oftheworld. Disease occurrence pose a majorthreat in groundnut cultivation. Among the biotic stresses, foliar fungal diseases viz., early leaf spot (ELS) caused by Cercospora arachidicola Hori, late leaf spot (LLS) caused by Phaeoisariopsis personata (Berk. & Curt.) V.Arx (=Mycosphaerella berkeleyi Jenkins) and rust caused by Puccinia arachidis Speg. are the most widely distributed and economically important diseases ofgroundnut and account for more than 50% yield loss. Field experiments were conducted during kharif 2021 andrabi/summer 2021-22 for the management of foliar diseases in groundnut using bioagent, Bacillus subtilis Bbv57talc formulation and fungicides. The results ofthe field experiment conducted during kharif 2021 revealed that seed treatment with Bacillus subtilis Bbv57 talc formulation @ 10 g/kg seed followed by foliar spray of Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% @ 1 g/l at 40 and 60 DAS was effective in managing the foliar diseases of groundnut with the late leaf spot (20.9 PDI) and rust (12.3 PDI) as compared to control which recorded late leaf spot of 71.4 PDI and rust of 52.1 PDI respectively. The maximum pod yield of 2361 kg/ha and haulm yield of 2764 kg/ha were observed in the effective treatment; whereas minimum pod yield of 1836 kg/ha and haulm yield of 1984 kg/ha were observed in the control. Similar trend was observed during rabi/summer 2021-22.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461422","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}
None ASLAM, None M SHANKARA MURTHY, None A PRABHURAJ, None N M SUNILKUMAR, None SHIVALEELA, None B KISAN, None P MAHESWARA REDDY
{"title":"Evaluation of biorational insecticides against capsule borers, Helicoverpa armigera and Heliothis peltigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on safflower","authors":"None ASLAM, None M SHANKARA MURTHY, None A PRABHURAJ, None N M SUNILKUMAR, None SHIVALEELA, None B KISAN, None P MAHESWARA REDDY","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144447","url":null,"abstract":"Safflower capsule borers, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Heliothis peltigera (Denis and Schiffmüller)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were considered as economically important pests of safflower. The present study wasundertaken to evaluate the biorational insecticides (chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC @ 0.15 ml/l, Beauveria bassiana@ 4.0 g/l, Metarhizium rileyi @ 4.0 g/l, commercial B.t. (Dipel) @ 2.0 ml/l, commercial neem product 1500 ppm@ 2.0 ml/l and indoxacarb 15 EC @ 0.3 ml/l) against these pests on safflower during rabi 2020-21 at Krishi VigyanKendra, Bidar, Karnataka, India. The results indicated that all the treatments were superior over untreated check in reducing the capsule borers population. Among the tested products, chlorantraniliprole was found to be effective in suppression ofthe capsule borers, recorded lower population (0.11 larvae per plant) with higher yield (10.47 q/ha) and benefit cost ratio (1.96), followed by indoxacarb and commercial B.t. product, recorded 0.20 and 0.23 larvae/plant, 9.44 q/ha and 8.75 q/ha and benefit cost ratio of 1.82 and 1.63, respectively.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461425","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":"Evaluation of integrated pest management module for major insect pests of castor in Tamil Nadu","authors":"None M SENTHIL KUMAR, None P DURAIMURUGAN","doi":"10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v39i3and4.144372","url":null,"abstract":"Field trials were conducted during kharif season of 2016 and 2017 to evaluate the integrated pest management(IPM) module against major insect pests of castor in comparison with farmer's practice and untreated control. The IPM module viz., application of Btk @ 1 g/l for management ofsemilooper (Achaea janata), monitoring of tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) using pheromone trap (@ 4/acre from 30 DAS to November) and collection and destruction of gregarious stages of defoliators, application of flubendiamide 39.35 SC @ 0.2ml/l (for tobacco when foliar damage reaching 25%) and profenofos 50 EC @ 1ml/l (for capsule borer and or leafhopper when damage is reaching 10%) was found effective against insect pests in castor. After the treatment, mean population ofsemilooper (0.75 larva/plant), tobacco caterpillar (1.75 larva/plant), hairy caterpillar (0.67 larva/plant), capsule borer (1.02%), leafhopper (5.77 numbers/3 leaves/plant), and thrips (3.50 thrips/spike) was low in IPM module. Per cent parasitization by Microplitis maculipennis on semilooper larvae was highest (55.9%) in untreated control plots followed by IPM module plots (22.77%). Highest seed yield of 1770 kg/ha with favourable B:C ratio of 2.68 recorded from IPM module plot.","PeriodicalId":231090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oilseeds Research","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135459753","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}