Leaf rust of grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) caused by Phakopsora euvitis, is an important disease in the grapes which reduces production. In the absence of resistant cultivars, management of leaf rust disease has relied principally on application of synthetic fungicides. The present study evaluated the control of fungicides against leaf rust disease of grapes. The field experiment was laid in a randomized block design with five treatments each replicated four times in subtropical climatic condition of West Bengal at Regional Research Sub-Station (Red & Laterite Zone), Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Sekhampur, Birbhum, West Bengal, India during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The highest disease control was in Picoxystrobin 22.52% SC @ 400 ml/ha (68.05 %) followed by Azoxytrobin 23 % SC @ 500 ml/ha (57.15%), Kresoxim-methyl 44.3% SC @ 700 ml/ha (46.92%) and Hexaconazole 5% EC @ 1000 ml/ha (38.49 %) on leaves at 15 days after 2nd spray. Highest marketable grapes yield increase was obtained from Picoxystrobin 22.52% SC @ 400 ml/ha (72.91%) followed by Azoxytrobin 23 % SC @ 500 ml/ha (63.55%).

The present investigation was undertaken in 25 genotypes of Backgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] to study the genetic variability parameters, correlation and path analysis during Zaid- 2019. The experimental material was planted in randomized block design with three replications at the field experimentation center, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS, Allahabad, U.P. The analysis of variance indicated the existence of significant genotypic differences among the genotypes for the yield and its component characters. Moderate GCV and PCV values were observed for seed yield per plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent of mean was observed for seed yield per plant indicating the role of additive genes in the inheritance of these traits and hence these characters could be improved through simple phenotypic selection. Correlation studies revealed significant positive association of seed yield per plant with number of seeds per pod, biological yield and number of pods per plant, number of clusters per plant for both genotypic level and phenotypic level. The path coefficient analysis indicated that selection for biological yield, number of clusters per plant, number of seeds per pod would directly increase seed yield. The genotypes T-9 (6.893), UTTARA (6.683), PDU-3 (6.62) were observed as promising genotypes for important quantitative traits.

Agriculture is a primarily unorganized sector in which women are the backbone of agricultural work force because they perform more than 79% of farm activities like winnowing, weeding, grading, threshing and cleaning. Weeding is one of the drudgery prone operations in agriculture and horticultural crops. In order to reduce the drudgery among farm women, KVK, Reddipalli, Anantapuramu has introduced three-pronged wheel hoe as drudgery reducing tool and demonstrated for three years from 2016-17 to 2018-19 in adopted villages covering 60 farm women in crops like Tomato, chilli, bhendi & cluster bean. Study indicated that due to introduction of this improved three pronged wheel hoe labour employed for an acre reduced from 7 to 3, labour wages per acre reduced from Rs.1316, time taken for weeding per acre was reduced from 6.7 hr to 5.3 hours, overall discomfort rate was reduced from 8.2 to 4.4 and Musculo-skeletal problem (MSP) was also reduced from high to low in demonstration compared to control. Further the drudgery index was also moderate in demonstration compared to high in control.

Sisal fibre is obtained from its mature leaves either by manual or mechanical extraction process. In mechanical fibre extraction process of sisal, the two-directional leaf feeding action restricts the production capacity of machine and difficult to extract fibre from leaves having marginal prickles. In this study the comparative fibre recovery in different leaf feeding actions were evaluated. It was found that one-directional leaf feeding process keeping 10 cm butt-end as handle achieved 30 % more fibre recovery. The one-directional leaf feeding action using a leaf holding device was found feasible and increases the production capacity of the machine by 40-50%. The provision of a ‘handle’ (un-decorticated butt-end) on the processed leaf helps in washing, drying and cleaning of fibre. The study on physical and mechanical properties of sisal (Agave sisalana) fibre revels that fibre content of leaves was varied from 3.0-4.5 % of green leaf biomass by weight. The average fibre length and diameter was found to be 140 cm and 0.14 mm, respectively. The effect of alkali treatment on fibre shows significant change in colour and lustre of fibre. The alkali treated sisal fibres exhibits 56 % more strength than raw sisal fibres.

Urdbean is an important pulse crop in India which suffers huge yield losses due to a number of fungal, bacterial and viral diseases. These diseases reduce the yield potential of urdbean varieties drastically and hence the crop has low productivity. For the proper management of disease, diagnosis of correct disease on the basis of symptoms and sign is must. Once proper diagnosis of a disease is done, it becomes easy to formulate proper management strategies. Keeping in view the importance of disease symptoms in devising management options this manuscript is compiled with symptoms of urdbean diseases and their management.

In this Research, our aim was to make an energy analysis of wheat production in MP. This study wear to determine the energy input-output of wheat production to investigate the efficiency of energy consumption of wheat production the surveys wear done in the 120 farmers field. In wheat production, energy input was calculated as 17212.33 MJ/ha and energy output was calculated as 97100.67 MJ/ha. Energy inputs consist of 23.6 % chemical fertilizers energy, 29.2 % diesel fuel energy, 19.9 % electric energy, 2.7 % machinery energy, 4.4 % FYM and 7.5 % human labour energy. Output– input energy ratio and specific energy of production were 5.64, 4.84 MJ/kg respectively.

The present study was conducted on statistical analysis of sugarcane in eastern Uttar Pradesh for the period from 2000-01 to 2014-15. It observed from the study that the area of Rice (35.83%), Wheat (40.55%), Potato (1.28%), Oilseed (1.90%) and Sugarcane (4.49%) was shown increasing trend but in case of pulses (6.88%) and cereals other than rice and wheat it was found to be decreasing. The highest sugarcane production (122.36%) was increased in Beharaich district followed by Sravasti and Gonda in Eastern UP. Area of sugarcane was more in Sravasti followed by Kusinagar. The CAGR in area and production was more in Sravasti district. In case of productivity growth was highest in Mau district followed by Sant Kabir nagar and Bhdohi district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.