Research Articles

Effect of growth stages and fertility levels on growth, yield and quality of fodder oats (Avena sativa L.)

Gurjeet Kaur, Meenakshi Goyal
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1287-1296

Effect of pre-harvest spray of calcium nitrate, boric acid and zinc sulphate on storability of Nagpur mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)

Manish Kumar Meena, M. C. Jain, Pravin Singh
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1297-1301

An improved foolproof device for eggs’ sterilization of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton)

Surender Kumar Singh, P. Kumar
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1302-1304

Screening a set of tomato parental lines and their hybrids for resistance to early blight (Alternaria solani) by detached leaf method

Bharathkumar M. V, Sadashiva A. T, Anjanappa M., Amarananjundeshwara Amarananjundeshwara
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1305-1309

Exploitation of endophytic Pseudomonas sp. for plant growth promotion and colonization in rice

Gurjot Kaur, Poonam Sharma, Deepika Chhabra, Kailash Chand, Gurjit Singh Mangat
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1310-1316

Scanning Electron Microscopy study of root tissue of muskmelon: Transferring Fusarium wilt resistance from snapmelon to muskmelon

Anu Kalia, Sat Pal Sharma, Vinod Kumar Vashisht
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1317-1323

Performance of sequential herbicides to control weeds in direct seeded rice

Ajay Singh, D. P. Nandal, S. S. Punia
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1324-1328

Risk of cardiovascular diseases and gastrointestinal tract disorders in relation to the impact of shift work among male workers of textile mills in Pali district of Rajasthan, India

R. Ranawat, R. Srivastava
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1329-1337

Variance components of combining ability for different morpho-physiological traits for heat tolerance in bread wheat

Amarjeet Kumar, Swati Swati, N. K. Singh, Birendra Prasad, Anil Kumar
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1338-1342

Genetic variability, characters association and path analysis for yield and fruit quality components in Brinjal

A.V.V. Koundinya, A. Das, S. Layek, R. Chowdhury, M. K. Pandit
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1343-1349

Yield and quality attributes with seasonal variation in Napier Bajra hybrid (Pennisetum purpureum × Pennisetum glaucum) under different nitrogen environments

Rupinder Kaur, Meenakshi Goyal, U. S. Tiwana
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1350-1357

Inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in sunflower (Helianthus annuss L.)

S. M. Supriya, Vikas V. Kulkarni, P. G. Suresha, C. N. Ranganatha
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1358-1364

Effect of bending of shoots on flowering, yield and quality of guava cv. Khaja

P. Nandi, D. Roy, B. Ghosh, S. Kundu
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1365-1368

Effect of humic acid and nutrients mixture on quality parameter of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under polyhouse condition

Hareram Kumar, R. A. Kaushik, K. D. Ameta, Arjun Lal Regar, Kuldeep Singh, Kuldeep Singh Rajawat, Pinki Kumari
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1369-1372

Comparative evaluation of water budgeting parameters under different rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivation methods

Sagar Dattatraya Vibhute, A. Sarangi, D. K. Singh, K. K. Bandhyopadhyay, S. S. Parihar, Dinesh Kumar
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1373-1380

Mushroom diversity in the Biligiri rangana hills of Karnataka (India)

D. Akash, N. Earanna, S. Subramanya
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1381-1387

Study the effect of scouring time on Grewia asiatica (Phalsa) fibres properties

Monika Upreti, Shahnaz Jahan
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1388-1389

Carbon storage potential of shelter belt agroforestry system in northern transitional zone of Karnataka, India

K. R. Swamy, D. Shivaprasad, Shivaputra Bammanahalli, Noorandappa Lamani, H. Shivanna
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1390-1396

Insecticidal effects of aqueous extracts of wild pomegranate peel and seed (Punica granatum L.) against rose aphids, Macrosiphum rosaeformis

Garima Gupta, Kriti Dharma, Neelima R. Kumar
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1397-1405

Effect of different spawn rates and substrate supplementation on yield of Indian Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quel.

Joginder Pal, Ranjna Sharma, Manohar Lal, B. C. Suman
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1406-1410

Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, productivity, quality and nutrient uptake of irrigated yellow sarson (Brassica campestris L var. yellow sarson) in older alluvial soil of West Bengal

Amrit Raj, R. B Mallick
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1411-1418

Egg parameters of the Red Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) in agricultural ecosystem of Punjab

Manpreet Kaur, K. S. Khera
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1419-1421

Effect of Mesorhizobium, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and phosphorus on plant biometery and growth indices of desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Zorawar Singh, Guriqbal Singh, Navneet Aggarwal
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1422-1428

Determination of economic threshold level for the timely management of cotton jassid Amrasca bigutulla (Ishida) on okra vegetable crop

Sandeep Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur, A.K. Dhawan
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1429-1433

Efficacy of botanical formulations and fungicides against Botryosphaeria dothidea, causing white rot in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

Kishor Sharma, Harender Raj
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1434-1439

Land-site suitability evaluation for tea, cardamom and rubber using Geo-spatial technology in Wayanad district, Kerala

N. S. Gahlod, Sonam Binjola, Ravi Ravi, V. S. Arya
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1440-1447

Effect of packaging material and storage conditions on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) microtuber storability

Murlidhar Sadawarti, R. K. Samadhiya, K. K. Pandey, R. K. Singh, S. P. Singh, S. Roy, Y. P. Singh
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1448-1452

System of wheat intensification (SWI) – A new approach for increasing wheat yield in small holder farming system

Lalita Rana, Hirak Banerjee, Krishnendu Ray, Sukamal Sarkar
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1453-1464

Soil moisture depletion and ground water use by bed planted barley as influenced by cultivars, crop geometry and moisture regimes

Naveen Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Parveen Kumar, Meena Sewhag
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1465-1468

Estimation of genetic diversity among sugarcane (Saccharum species complex) clones

Rashmi Bisht, A. S. Jeena, Deepak Koujalagi, S. P. Singh, K. A. Khan
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1469-1474

Avian diversity and their status in and around Bhindawas bird sanctuary, Haryana (India)

Girish Chopra, Deepak Rai, Jyoti Jyoti
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1475-1481

Evaluation of saturated hydraulic conductivity from soil properties in an Inceptisol using different land cover and depths

Tapan Kumar Kisku, Ashim Datta, Nirmalendu Basak, Sunil Mandi, Sandip Hembram, Ratneswar Roy
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1482-1488

Evolution in Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea Commers.) - A review

Priyadarshini Salam, Veluru Bhargav, Y. C. Gupta, P. K. Nimbolkar
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1489-1494

Combining ability, gene action and heritability analysis for early blight resistance, yield and quality traits in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Bharathkumar M. V., Sadashiva A. T., Punith Kumar R.
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1495-1500

Entrepreneurial intention of undergraduate students of G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

Amita Yadav, S.K. Kashyap
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1501-1504

Studies on plasma treatment and priming of seeds of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Cherry Nalwa, Ashok K. Thakur, Amit Vikram, R. Rane, A. Vaid
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1505-1509

Compatibility of biocontrol agents and N fixing organisms with post emergence pre-mix herbicide-bispyribac sodium + metamifop 14 % SE

Sheeja K Raj, Elizabeth K Syriac, K. N. Anith, K. S. Meenakumari
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1510-1514

Qualitative ultrastructural changes and morphometry of deccani sheep spermatozoa preserved with egg yolk citrate extender

Madishetti Rajashri, Komati Ramchandra Reddy, Gangineni Aruna Kumari, Nagireddy Nalini Kumari, Surabhi Kesharwani, Gandham Srinivas
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1515-1521

Additions to the thrips (Thysanoptera) fauna of Odisha, India

R. R. Rachana, R. Varatharajan
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1522-1524

Comparative evaluation of different pretreatment methods on biogas production from paddy straw

Vishwas Garg, Rouf Ahmad Dar, Urmila Gupta Phutela
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1525-1533

Effect of planting techniques and weed control treatments on growth and yield of wheat

Sudesh Devi, V.S. Hooda, Jagdev Singh, Anil Kumar
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1534-1539

Comparison of wheat yield and soil properties under open and poplar based agroforestry system

Neema Bisht, V. K. Sah, Kavita Satyawali, Salil Tiwari
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1540-1543

Dynamics of Sclerotium rolfsii as influenced by different crop rhizosphere and microbial community

K. Ray, K. Sen, P.P. Ghosh, A. Roy Barman, R. Mandal, M. De Roy, S. Dutta
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1544-1550

Genetic diversity and character association analysis based on pomological traits in olive (Olea europaea L.)

S. Lal, O. C. Sharma, D. B. Singh
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1551-1556

Gene action and combining ability estimates of newly developed CMS based heterotic rice hybrids (Oryza sativa L.)

R. Madhuri, N. Shivakumar, K. G. Bindhu, H. C. Lohithaswa, R. Pavan
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1557-1565

Integrated nutrient management for high productivity and net returns in lentil (Lens culinaris)

Guriqbal Singh, Harpreet Kaur Virk, Veena Khanna
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1566-1572

Quantification of surface runoff in Patiala-Ki-Rao watersheds using modified NRCS model: a case study

Sumita Chandel, M. S. Hadda
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1573-1581

Jute seed production as influenced by dates of sowing and topping in red and laterite zone of West Bengal

Bikas Chandra Patra, Nirmal Kumar Dinda, Korla Aditya Chowdary, Milan Kanti Kundu
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1582-1586

Spatial distribution of Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) in Cabbage in mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh, India

S. C. Verma, P. L. Sharma, R. K. Bhardwaj
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1587-1591

Genetic variability for grain yield and water use efficiency in blackgram genotypes

N. Jyothi Lakshmi, M. Vanaja, S. K. Yadav, Ch. Ram Prasad, P. Sathish, Vijay Kumar, Vagheera Vagheera, K. Salini, M. Maheswari
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1592-1597

Chlorophyll and carotenoid content of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings under heat stress as affected by trehalose application

Aparjot Kaur, S. K. Thind
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1598-1602

Foraging behavior of major insect pollinators on Pumpkin, Cucurbitamoschata (Duch.ex Lam)

Lalita Lalita, Yogesh Kumar
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1603-1607

Vermiwash: An effective nutritive boon to foliage and crops

Manpreet Kaur, Devinder Pal Kaur
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1608-1611

RNA interference- a novel approach for plant disease management

Anita Puyam, Shikha Sharma, Prem Lal Kashyap
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1612-1618

Effect of ethrel spray on the ripening behaviour of mango (Mangifera indica L.) variety 'Dashehari'

P. S. Gurjar, A.K. Verma, Abhay Dikshit, D. K. Shukla
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1619-1623

Character association and path analysis for yield and its related traits in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) genotypes

Shivangi Negi, Arun Bhatt, Vineet Kumar
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1624-1629

Evaluation of periphyton quantity on different natural substrates in Earthen lined pond

A. Anix Vivek Santhiya, S. Athithan, B. Ahilan, J. Stephen, Sampath Kumar, A. Srinivasan
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1630-1636

Evaluation of Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) as a tool to monitor pollution and green belt development: A review

Bhavika Sharma, Sandeep x Sandeep Sharma, S. K. Bhardwaj, Lakhvinder Kaur, Abhay Sharma
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1637-1643

Effect of Bacillus spp. on Gerbera plant growth and control of Meloidogyne incognita

P. Manju, S. Subramanian
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1644-1650

Investigation on effect of time of planting in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) under polyhouse conditions in Manipur, India

Mrinalini Longjam, Ak. Bijaya Devi
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1651-1657

Comparative evaluation of Doolittle, Cupkit and Karl Jenter techniques for rearing Apis mellifera Linnaeus queen bees during breeding season

Navneet Kaur Dhaliwal, Jaspal Singh, Pardeep K. Chhuneja
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1658-1661

Morphological and cultural characterization of Phyllosticta zingiberi (Ramkr.) causing leaf spot disease of ginger

Barun Rai, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Avisak Thapa, Adeetya Rai, Deewakar Baral
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1662-1665

Estimation of population mean in two– stage sampling under a deterministic response mechanism in the presence of non-response

Monika Devi, B. V. S. Sisodia
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1666-1675

Effect of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) under protected conditions

Yash Thakur, J. S. Chandel, Pramod Verma
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1676-1681

Effect of seed treatment, soil application and foliar spray of some insecticides on seed quality of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Har Lal Meena, Kiran Rana, HS Kanwar, Manohar Lal
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1682-1686

Impact of laptop usage on symptoms leading to musculoskeletal disorders

Diksha Gautam, Nisha Chacko
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1687-1690

Haematological alterations due to lung diseases in sheep and goats of Jammu region

Nishchal Dutta, Shafiqur Rahman, Shagufta Azmi, Muneer Ahmad Dar
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1691-1695

Effect of boron and zinc application on growth, seed yield and seed quality of water spinach (Ipomoea reptans Poir.) under terai region of West Bengal

R. K. Sarkar, J. C. Jana, S. Datta
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1696-1702

Use of crop condition based dummy regressor and weather input for parameter estimation of mustard yield forecast models

Ravita Ravita, Urmil Verma
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1703-1709

Isolation, virulence gene profiling with molecular cloning of ibeA gene and antibiogram of Escherichia coli from respiratory tract infections of broiler chicken in Kashmir, India

Qazi Nyrah, Shakil Ahmed Wani, Nazima Nazir, Mir Nadeem Hassan, Shaheen Farooq, Zahid Kashooand Shoiab Kamil
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1710-1717

Statistical investigation through stratified random sampling for apple production in Himachal Pradesh

Anju Sharma, P. K. Mahajan, O. K. Belwal
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1718-1723

Influence of weather parameters on progress of rust disease severity in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Vinod Upadhyay, K. P. S. Kushwaha, Puja Pandey
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1724-1728

Optimization of cultural conditions for submerged state fermentation of di-gested biogas slurry for production of lignocellulolytic enzymes using Phanaerochaete chrysosporium MTCC 787

Ajit Kaur, Urmila Gupta Phutela
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1729-1734

Assessment of genetic variability among different genotypes of Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) in India

Vikash Kumar, Sanjay Sahay, Vishal Nirgude, Amrita Kumari, Ravi S. Singh, Hidayatullah Mir, Shiv S. Mahesh, Vinod Kumar
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1735-1739

Seed quality enhancement through biopriming in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris. L)

S. P. Monalisa, J. K. Beura, R. K. Tarai, M. Naik
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1740-1743

Genetic variability studies in response to drought under different water regimes in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)

Sheshnath Mishra, A. K. Sharma, Vishwanath Sharma
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1744-1750

Assessment of genetic diversity in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using RAPD markers

Amit Kumar, R. S. Sengar, Vivekanand Pratap Rao, Gyanika Shukla, Rekha Dixit, Raj Singh
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1751-1755

Comparative economics of different soybean based cropping systems in North-Eastern Karnataka

Vijaykumar N., Suresh S. Patil, B. S. Reddy, S. B. Goudappa
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1756-1759

Combining ability analysis for yield and quality traits in single cross hybrids of quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) using diallel mating design

Prashant Bisen, Amit Dadheech, Namrata Namrata, Avinash Kumar, Gurudatt Solanki, Tulsi Ram Dhakar
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1760-1766

Morphological and germination physiognomies of Carissa carandas seedlings influenced by seed storage at ambient conditions

Deepika Deepika, K. Vanajalatha
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1767-1771

Rhizosphere competence of native Rhizobium rhizogenes strain and its use in management of crown gall

Randeep Singh, Aditi Sharma, A. K. Gupta
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1772-1781

Character association studies in grape accessions selected from Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir

Tsering Dolkar, M. K. Sharma, Amit Kumar
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1782-1786

Screening for pod shattering in mutant population of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek)

N. Vairam, S. Anandhi Lavanya, C. Vanniarajan
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1787-1791

Hydropriming -a useful technique for seed invigoration in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

F. A. Khan, S. Narayan, S. A. Bhat, I. Murtuza, K Hussain
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1792-1795

Performance studies on millet processing machinery for tribal livelihood promotion

Dawn C. P. Ambrose, S. J. K. Annamalai, Ravindra Naik, Anurag Kumar Dubey, Subir Chakraborthy
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1796-1800

Effect of long - term integrated nutrient management on crop yield, nutrition and soil fertility under rice-wheat system

Richa Kumari, Sunil Kumar, Rajkishore Kumar, Anupam Das, Ragini Kumari, C. D. Choudhary, R.P. Sharma
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1801-1807

Development of mobile phone based agro-advisory system through ICT mediated extension approach in North-eastern himalayan region of India

Biswajit Lahiri, Swapnali Borah, Natasha R. Marak, Thiruchirapalli Sudarshan Anurag
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1808-1814

Studies on development and storage stability of dehydrated pumpkin based instant soup mix

Anju K. Dhiman, Negi Vidiya, Attri Surekha, Ramachandran Preethi
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1815-1820

Integrated management of late blight of potato

Mehi Lal, Saurabh Yadav, Sanjeev Sharma, B. P. Singh, S. K. Kaushik
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1821-1824

Assessment of genetic variability and character association in okra genotypes for yield and contributing characters

Meenakshi Kumari, S. S. Solankey, Shirin Akhtar, Pallavi Neha
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1825-1830

Molecular detection and characterization of phytoplasma associated with China aster (Callistephus chinensis) phyllody in India

Shweta Kumari, H. A. Prameela, Manjunath Manjunath, S. Hurakadli, K. T. Rangaswamy
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1831-1834

Light interception and yield response of cotton varieties to high density planting and fertilizers in sub-tropical India

M. Y. Ajayakumar, M. R. Umesh, Shivaleela Shivaleela, J.M. Nidagundi
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1835-1839

Evaluation of new genotypes of brinjal (Solacanum melongena L.) under tarai condition of Uttarakhand

Arun Singh Chaudhary, S.P. Uniyal, Pooja Pandey
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1840-1843

Bio-efficacy of pyrazosulfuron ethyl 10% wp against weeds in transplanted rice

Y. M. Ramesha, M.Y. Ajay Kumar, Manjunath Bhanuvally, Ashok Kumar Gaddi
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1844-1847

Weed flora dynamics and growth response of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) under varied agri-horti system and weed management practices

Om Prakash Shivran, Manoj Kumar Singh, Nikhil Kumar Singh
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1848-1853

Genetic variability in CMS backcross generations and their maintainers in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

Karmvir S. Garcha, A. S. Dhatt, M. K. Sidhu
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1854-1860

Induction of systemic resistance (ISR) against sheath blight of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn using biological seed treatment with Trichoderma

K. K. Sharma
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1861-1865

Herbicide sequence for weed management in direct seeded rice

Y. M. Ramesha, M.R. Umesh, S. R. Anand, Manjunatha Bhanuvally, Ashok Kumar Gaddi
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1866-1870

Effect of biovita granules and liquid on growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Y. M. Ramesha, Bhanuvally Manjunatha, Ashok Kumar Gaddi, D. Krishna Murthy
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1871-1876

Assessment of heavy metals in brands of canned fishes stored in vegetable oil marketed in Benin city, Nigeria

Andress Edowaye Odiko
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1877-1880

Effect of storage periods and packaging materials on the proximate and chemical properties of frozen blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) at different exposure time

A. E. Odiko, E. Joseph
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1881-1893