The present study has analyzed the growth in TFP of arhar crop and its sources in Gujarat state from 1990-91 to 2011-12. The Tornqvist Theil Index has been used to calculate the total output index, total input index and TFP index. Two outputs and ten inputs have been used to construct output and input indices.
Potato (Solanium tuberosum) is a starch rich tuberous crop of Solanaceae family. Potato is known to be indigenous to Chiloe Archipelago and its cultivation dates back 10,000 years. In the early and mid sixteenth century it was introduced to Europe and the marines introduced it to the territories all over the world. In Pakistan potato was cultivated on an area of 154317 hectares with total production of 2538971 tons in the year 2007-08. During the present study three potato lines viz.
Crop plants are exposed to several environmental stresses, all affecting plant growth and development, which consequently hamper crop productivity. Among all stresses drought is considered the single most devastating environmental stress. During germination phase, the water absorbed is required for several enzymatic reactions, for solubilization and transport of metabolites and as a reagent in the hydraulic digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids from the tissue reserve of the seed towards the embryo.
This study seeks to investigate the role of price information in reducing the price disparities of Irish potatoes among small scale farmers in Musanze, Rwanda. A baseline survey is first undertaken to establish the characteristics of the farmers as well as the degree of price disparities. It then applies a pilot randomized control experiment using three treatment and three control groups where the intervention is sending price information to farmers via the mobile phone.
Groundnut grown under rainfed and irrigated conditions is subject to various diseases among which, Macrophomina phaseolina causing dry root rot is an important pathogen causing considerable yield loss. Management of M. phaseolina using chemical fungicides has been the prevailing control method for over fifty years. But the pathogen was reported to have developed resistance to fungicides and the pathogen is very difficult to be destroyed by drenching the soil with fungicides.
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the important pulse crops in India which provides high quality proteins for vegetarians. India shares 75% of the world’s chickpea supply. Investigation on accumulation of protease inhibitors during chickpea seed development was carried out. A total of eight genotypes were investigated for expression of trypsin inhibitors during seed development by using polyacrylamide gel-X-ray film contact print method.
The study describes development and subsequent validation of a stability indicating reverse-phase HPLC method for simultaneous estimation of the Haloperidol and Benzhexol in combined Pharmaceutical dosage form using RP-HPLC. Separation was accomplished on BDS 250 x 4.6 mm, 5mm C18 column using 0.1% OPA buffer and acetonitrile (45:55 v/v) as mobile phase pumped through at a flow rate of 1 ml/min at 30°C. Optimized wavelength was 210 nm, retention time of Haloperidol and Benzhexol were found to be 2.3 min and 2.7 min respectively.
Spices are any pungent, aromatic plant substances used to flavor food or beverages. This study aimed to detect the presence of non-permitted food colours in spices using preliminary colour test and TLC. Three types of samples that is 15 samples of turmeric powder, 15 samples of chilli powder, and 13 samples of garam masala were collected from local areas of Allahabad to be analysed for adulteration with most commonly used food colours that is metanil yellow, sudan III etc.
The present study deals with the diversity and distribution of fungal and bacterial population in various seasons (Monsoon, Premonsoon, Summer, Postmonsoon) from three different places of Mayiladuthurai Taluk.The physicochemical parameters of the collected soil samples were collected. The physical parameters includes the analysis of soil colour, texture, Electrical conductivity, salinity, pH, moisture content and temperature. The chemical parameters include the analysis of Calcium, Magnesium. Zinc, Iron, Manganese and Copper present in three different villages of Mayiladuthurai Taluk.
Melia azedarach.L is a medicinal plant .Aqueous extract of leaves, bark and seeds of Melia azedarach.L were assayed at 1, 5 and 10g/L concentration with different time period to check the presence of phytochemicals and their allelopathic effect on seed germination, fresh and dry weight and seedling growth of Pennesitium americanum. Result revealed that aqueous extracts of plant at all concentration and time period had significantly inhibited seed germination of P.ammericanum L. when compared with control.