The aim of this study was to increase the total phenolic compounds (TPC) content, antioxidant activity, and protein digestibility of Cannabis sativa protein and expeller by using fermentation with selected lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains, isolated from spontaneous fermented cereal substrate, and to adapt the Cannabis sativa protein and expeller products by using immobilization for higher value biscuits production.Spontaneous sourdough is a good source for LAB isolation, and isolated strains (Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus paracasei) showed versatile carbohydrate metabolism and resistance to low pH conditions. L. plantarum and L. paracasei could be used for hemp seed protein and expeller fermentation in order to increase its antioxidant activity, and for hemp seed expeller protein digestibility increasing L. plantarum should be selected (digestibility increase 15.26%, compare to nonfermented expeller samples). Fermented hemp seed products have significant influence on most of the biscuits parameters, and for biscuits value increasing with L. plantarum fermented and immobilazed hemp seed protein and expeller could be recommended.

The study of 60 days was carried out to analyze the effects of pesticides viz. cartap and phorate on the biomolecules i.e. carbohydrate, lipid and protein content of Eisenia fetida. The earthworms were exposed to cartap (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/Kg), phorate (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/kg) and cartap + phorate (0.5 + 0.5, 0.75 + 0.75 and 1.0 + 1.0 mg/kg). The samples of E. fetida were collected on first day and 60th day of pesticide exposure. Significant reduction in the carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents as compared to control has been recorded on the final day of study. Maximum reduction in biomolecules i.e. 6.949% protein, 27.632% lipid and 2.000% carbohydrates was observed with Cartap (2.0 mg/kg) followed by 6.237% protein, 25.981% lipid and 1.410% carbohydrates in Phorate + Cartap (1.0 + 1.0 mg/kg). Among the two insecticides (Phorate and Cartap) under investigation, Cartap was found to have more toxic effects when used alone as well as in combination with Phorate.

The study was conducted with 200 randomly selected beneficiaries of KVKs to find the performance of KVKs of NE region under different administrative units. Ten KVKs under different administrative units, viz., State department of agriculture; State Agricultural University (SAU) and Central Agriculture University (CAU); ICAR institutes and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) were selected purposively to represent all NE states. The performance of KVKs at beneficiary level was measured in terms of knowledge gain, perceived utility of the training content, performance of KVKs in terms of KVK mandates, utility of KVKs in improvement of production &productivity of selected crops and utility of other services of KVKs. The performance of KVKs at beneficiary level was calculated by the summing up of performance indicators. The overall performance of KVKs at beneficiary level indicated that KVK, West Tripura got rank I with 347.15 per cent followed by KVK, South Sikkim (322.40 %); Tirap (304.79 %); South Tripura (296.92 %); Tinsukia (278.98 %); Imphal East (264.54 %); Cachar (243.88 %); West Garo Hills (230.48 %); Mamit (210.67 %) and Phek (210.62 %) with II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X respectively. It was also found that the NGO performed best (347.15 %) followed by State dept. of Agriculture (279.29 %), SAU & CAU(262.47 %) and ICAR Institutes (246.01 %) with rank II, III and IV respectively.

In the present investigation salient soil characteristics and potassium fixing capacities of vegetable growing soils of Rangareddy and Mahaboobnagar districts were studied during the year 2013-14. Rangareddy and Mahaboobnagar soils were slightly acidic to moderately alkaline in reaction, non saline in nature, organic carbon was low to high, low CEC. The texture of the soils of Ranga Reddy were loamy sand, loam and sandy loam and Mahaboobnagar were sandy loam, loam, loamy sand and sandy clay loam. The data revealed that the soils of Ranga Reddy and Mahaboobnagar districts were light textured with sand as dominant fraction. The potassium fixing capacity of soils of Ranga Reddy district varied from 11.2 to 44.8 kg ha-1 with a mean value of 20.3 kg ha-1. The K fixing capacity of soils of Mahaboobnagar district found to be in the range of 11.2 to 67.2 kg ha-1 with a mean of 23.8 kg ha-1 Potassium fixation capacity was low. Potassium fixation capacity of soil showed positive correlation with all soil characteristics except sand, which was significantly and negatively correlated (r = -0.647**). Presently the study indicated that soil properties have profound influence on potassium fixation capacity of soils.

The cabbage crop was found to be infested by five major pests i.e., tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fab.), diamond back moth, Plutella xylostella (Linn.), cabbage semilooper, Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fab.), flea beetle, Phyllotreta chotanica (Duviv) and the aphids, Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.) and Myzus persicae (Sulze). The tobacco caterpillar and diamond back moth population was maximum in the first and second week of February (5th and 6th SMW); the cabbage semilooper population was at its peak in the last week of January (4th SMW); the flea beetle population was maximum in the fourth week of February (8th SMW) and the aphid population was maximum in the second and third week of February (6th and 7th SMW) during rabi 2012-13 and 2013-14, respectively. Abiotic factors like temperature, relative humidity, extent and distribution of rainfall, influenced the infestation and stabilization of various insect pests in cabbage.