The experiment was conducted at horticulture research farm Dhampur Bijnor during winter season 2019-2020. In the present investigation 21 genotypes of garlic (Allium sativum L.) were evaluated in RBD with the objective of estimating the genetic variability and determination of association among different attributes with each Other and with bulb yield. On the basis of mean performance, the genotype G-41 was the highest yielder followed by G-384. Bareilly local and minimum was found in G-282. Based on mean performance G-189, G-323. G-01 and NG- 3181 were identified as high yielders for bulb yield per plant. These genotypes may further be utilized in breeding programme aimed at improving bulb yield in garlic. Analysis of variance indicated presence of considerable variability for all the twelve characters. The estimates of phenotypic co-efficient of variation (PCV) were higher than the genotypic co-efficient of variation (GCV) for all the characters. High GCV and PCV were observed for Number of cloves per bulb, Polar diameter, weight of dry bulb, and weight of fresh bulb, width of leaf and length of leaves.

Field experiment was conducted to study the influence of natural farming with comparison with integrated crop management practices on productivity of rice during kharif, 2017 at Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla. Among the different management practices, integrated crop management practices were recorded higher growth parameters viz., plant height, no. of tillers etc. The integrated crop management practices observed 21% higher filled frains per panicle and 13% higher grain yield compared to natural farming

The field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2017-2018 to study on the performance of different seed rate and seed priming treatments on growth and yield of lentil (Lens culinaris M.). The experiment consisted of 12 scheduling treatments viz, seed rate (40,45,50 kg ha-1) and seed priming (no priming, hydro priming, osmo priming, hormone priming) using factorial randomized block design with three replications. A keen observation of the data revealed that different seed rates sowing of lentil crop with seed rate of 50 kg ha-1 resulted in significantly higher growth and yield followed by seed rate of 45 kg ha-1. Among different seed priming treatments hormone primed seed (GA3) produced significantly superior plants with higher productivity. Application of 50 kg ha-1 seed rate and hormone primed seed (GA3) also realized significantly higher gross returns, net returns and B:C ratio and it was followed by seed rate of 45 kg ha-1 with osmo- primed seed (KNO3).

Waste is a common term for all kind of unwanted materials generated during the extraction and processing of raw materials to get intermediate and final products. A major portion of the total solid waste in developing countries is an organic waste, and it is not properly treated for resource recovery. Organic waste treatment is also a top priority in the developing countries. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an alternative energy technology that has the capacity to simultaneously treat organic waste and generate electricity. MFCs are used to generate electricity while accomplishing the biodegradation of organic matters by microbes. The objective of present work was generation of electricity by mixture of different biowaste as a substrate in MFC. The experimental study was carried out by using biowaste (Kitchen waste, cow dung and poultry waste), zinc and copper plates of dimension length=15 cm and width 4.5 cm with potassium ferricyanide used as an oxidizing agent. In all the setup maximum electricity generation was measured between 321 to 736.66 mV by using mixture of kitchen waste with cow dung waste and poultry waste. In all setup maximum electricity generation of 736.66 mV was recorded by using only 100% poultry waste. Overall, this study has shown that the fabricated microbial fuel cell can be used for the generation of electricity from different kinds of biowaste at a larger scale in series with continuous feeding of biowaste and it can be considered as eco-friendly system for solid waste management.

A field trial was conducted during kharif season of 2017-18 and 2018-19 in red sandy clay loam soils of Agricultural Research Station, Ragolu. The trial was taken up with ten organic weed management treatments in randomized block design in three replications. From the data analysed for two years it was concluded that weeds can be managed in organic rice by Summer ploughing followed by Green manuring followed by 3 weeks puddling interval + One conoweeding at 15 DAT +Need based hand weeding at 40 DAT as it has recorded the highest mean grain yield (6542 kg/ha), WCE (77.77%) and B:C ratio(1.50) as compared to other treatments and hence can be recommended for organic rice production

The Goat farming plays a key role in socio-economic development and wellbeing of the rural landless laborers, small and marginal farmers and specially women folk. A Study was conducted on demographic profiles and constraints perceived by Women Goat farmers in purposively selected 05 nos. of aspirational districts of NITI Aayog, GOI in West Bengal. A sample of 50 nos. of women goat farmers were randomly selected as respondents from each one block of each district with total sample size of 250 nos. for the present study. The collected data with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule were compiled and analyzed statistically for better interpretation and conclusion. The study of various demographic profiles indicated that, majority of women goat farmers were active in age group, Hindu and Muslim by religion, married with average monthly income upto Rs.2001-5000/-, labour and cultivation as primary occupation, majority belonged to SC and general category, small-nuclear family status and used to reside in Pucca house. The majority of respondents retained up to 01-hectare land possession, no draught animal and cycle, Radio-TV as basic amenity device in house in terms of minimum sustainable livelihood indicator. The study also revealed that, non-availability of feed, epidemic of animal disease, lack of green fodder, credit facility and high feed cost of ingredients were the major constraints faced by the women goat owners, which was very much indicative in formulation of specific animal husbandry development plan in the study area of the state of West Bengal, India

Greengram is a vital crop grown throughout India, which suffers from several insect pests. Among those aphids were considered economic important. In India insecticides are the frontline defense against insect pests. Hence the experiment was conducted to know the effective insecticide for the management of aphids in greengram. Experiment was conducted at Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Bhavikere, Karnataka, India, for two consecutive seasons of Kharif 2018 and 2019 to know the effect of insecticides against legume aphid, Aphis craccivora in greengram. The results of pooled data of two seasons revealed that imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.3 ml/litre was found to be superior in reducing aphid population (2.56 per 5 cm twig) which was followed by thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 0.5 g/litre (3.56). Overall, the study revealed that insecticides were efficient in reducing the aphid population in greengram

Farmers producer organisations are groups of rural producers coming together to form organizations, in order to pursue specific common interests of their members developing technical and economic activities. The present study was conducted in Chittoor district in which four FPO were selected randomly run under APMASS organization to study the organizational structure and farmers constraints in the organization. The sample size is 80 i.e., 20 famers from each FPO were selected for interview. The primary data was collected through the questionnaire and secondary data collected from the organization. The data is analysed through simple tabular method, graphs and figures. Garett ranking technique is used to rank the constraints faced by the farmers given by Savitha et al., in 2011. The results revealed that the three tier system of the organization giving it full strength in flow of information and services to the farmers. In case of constraints irregularity of farmers members attendance for group meetings and delay in payments of group members are the major problems at Rythu Sangam level. Lack of storage area for implements and inputs and lack of GRS offices for effective meeting services are the major problems at gram Rythu Samakya level. Delay in payments of FPO members and lack of storage area for implements and inputs at FPO level are the major problems perceived by the famers at FPO level

In the present study, experiments were conducted to predict the influence of dry and wetness on aggradation and degradation in irrigation channels. The soil moisture characteristic curve (SMCC) of the experimental field was fitted with the retention curve (RETC) model to determine the soil hydraulic parameters. Soil dry and wetness significantly affected the sediments transport in irrigation channel. Erosion of sediments during the process of degradation was lesser under wet bed as compared to dry bed conditions, whereas, deposition of sediments during the process of aggradation was greater under wet bed as compared to dry bed conditions. Soil wetness reduced erosion and increased deposition of sediments in irrigation channels

Soil nitrogen not only provides essential nutrients for plant growth but also affects soil function and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Present investigation of soil Nitrogen of Tarai forest was carried out at Tanda, Bhakda and Pipalpadao forest ranges of Tarai Central Forest Division, Western Circle, Uttarakhand, India during the year 2013-14. Random sampling was done in all the three forest ranges. Total soil sampling was done at 23 sites of Tanda, Bhakda, and Pipalpadao range in the month of February 2014. Total soil nitrogen was calculated by using total forest area (evergreen and deciduous forest) estimated from classification of satellite image using Remote sensing. Total soil nitrogen in Tanda, Bhakda, and Pipalpadao forests was 44002.92, 43194.12 and 38830.89 tons, respectively