Present study was conducted during 2015-2016 in Rewa district of Fiji. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) growing farmers’ fields were selected to know nutrient status and their relationship with soil properties. From selected farmers’ fields fifty seven representative soil samples were collected to determine soil properties and nutrient status. The soils of the study area were found acidic in nature with normal electrical conductivity (EC). Organic carbon (OC) of the soils varied from 0.8 to 4.3 %. Total nitrogen (TN) of the soils varied from 0.07-0.53 %.Available phosphorus and potassium in soils varied from 0.75-79.5kg ha-1and 20.52-586.5Kg ha-1respectively. Study revealed that soils of Rewa were acidic in nature and with low electrical conductivity and organic carbon. Most of the soils indicated low to medium level of primary major nutrients. The total nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content were low in all soils. However, the studied soils contain high amounts of calcium and magnesium.

The demand of gladiolus is increasing day by day; therefore, it needs attention towards genetic improvement of gladiolus. It is known that frequency and spectrum of mutations differ somewhat depending upon the mutagen used and the dose applied. The corms of gladiolus variety ‘Punjab Glance’ were irradiated with different doses (0, 50,100,125,150 Gy) of gamma rays. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with 3 replications and data were pooled for statistical analysis. Plant height and number of leaves were reduced after irradiation as compared to untreated plants and was recorded minimum at highest dose (150 Gy). The corm treated with lowest dose at 50 Gy sprouted after 13.72 days and more time was taken by highest dose 20.67 days. The corm multiplication in terms of corm number per corm and cormels per corm was recorded that it was reduce with increased dose of gamma rays. Corms per corm (1.09) and 16.39 cormel per corm at 150 Gy. The leaf abnormalities in terms of changes in leaf shape, leaf size, leaf margin and leaf apex were observed.

The important dimensions for agro-enterprise promotion are the technological backstopping, required support system, marketing, finance, credit systems, quality control etc. Lack of self-confidence and knowledge regarding these aspects make graduates less conscious towards agribusiness. Hence present study was conducted to indentify constraints perceived by post graduate students of SAUs of Gujarat in acceptance of agribusiness. Major constraints which perceived by the agricultural postgraduates, 1. bank loan procedure is extensive, 2. lack of consciousness to have agribusiness, 3. inadequate technical knowledge regarding agribusiness and 4. The dominant logic that only experienced person can run the agribusiness and lack of support from the family.

A low cost manually operated single row vegetable transplanter was developed for transplanting of plug and pot type vegetable seedlings on ridges and mulch beds. It consisted of jaw assembly, delivery pipe, lever, handle, spacing marker and frame. Operating principle of the developed transplanter involves the raising the transplanter up to one feet height and allow to free fall in the soil, dropping the seedling in the seedling delivery tube, pressing the lever in upward direction which enable the jaw to open the soil and seedling was placed in the soil by gravity and lifting the transplanter with open jaw and close the after raising the transplanter by one feet height. It was evaluated for inter and intra-row spacings of 45×45 cm and 60×60 cm. Manual transplanting on ridges (MTR) and on plastic mulch beds (MTP) were compared with developed transplanter on ridges (MOTR) and on plastic mulch beds (MOTP). The transplanting rate using single labour was found to be 8, 5, 16 and 11 seedlings /min for MTR, MTP, MOTR and MOTP, respectively. The field capacity was calculated as 0.009-0.017; 0.007-0.0012; 0.019-0.033 and 0.013-0.024 for MTR, MTP, MOTR and MOTP for both the spacings respectively. Similarly, field efficiency was 30-41%; 21-28%; 61-79% and 42-57%. Moreover, cost of operation (Rs/ha) in was found to be 2571-1416; 3770-2121; 1324-745 and 1884 -1060 Rs/ha. The time saving over manual transplanting is 52 and 50% as in MOTR and MOTP, respectively. Weight of developed transplanter is 2.0 kg and cost is Rs. 400. Developed vegetable transplanter found more suitable for vegetable transplanting as compare to traditional method of manual transplanting.

The results of the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root test for barley showed that the existing data were non-stationary but their first differences were stationary. After taking first difference, all the series becomes stationary which is obvious from the fact that calculated values (-0.566811 to -4.784065) for all the markets were less than the critical value (- 4.036983) and were free from the consequence of unit root. Hence, the barley price series were integrated of the order 1. Johansen’s co-integration test for barley indicated the presence of at least five co-integration equations at 5 percent level of significance. Hence markets were having long run equilibrium relationship. Granger causality test for barley indicated the presence of bidirectional and unidirectional influences on market prices indicating the presence of long run integration among all the markets of Hanumangarh district. Public policies in Hanumangarh district could play critical roles in facilitating market integration and thereby, market efficiency through the development of agricultural market information systems and road infrastructure.