A field experiment was carried out to study the vegetative growth and yield performance of Chilli Hybrids (Capsicum annuum L.)-All India Co- ordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) hybrid trials (IET, AVT-I AND AVT-II) from 2012 to 2014 at the Department of Vegetable Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications, which included the seeds of the Chilli hybrids (IET, AVT-I and AVT-II) entries were chosen for this study. The chilli genotypes were transplanted with care in the field during the year 2012 to 2014 at the spacing of 60cm x 50cm. Significant differences were observed among the genotypes for growth and yield parameters. Among the entries tested (IET), the highest fruit yield (259.7 q/ha) was recorded in 2014/CHILHYB-2 followed by 2014/CHILHYB-4 (234.5 q/ha), the results revealed that (AVT-I) the highest fruit yield (243.1 q/ha) was recorded in 2013/CHILHYB-6 followed by 2013/CHILHYB-7 (238.6 q/ha). Among the entries tested (AVT-II), the highest fruit yield (251.9 q/ha) was recorded in 2012/CHILHYB-1 followed by 012/CHILHYB-3 (227.6 q/ha).

To study the effect of coffee pulp effluent irrigation and microbial culture on yield and yield attributing characters of banana, a field investigation was carried out during 2006 and 2007 at Kollibylu, Mudigere, Chikmagalur District. Alternate irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water with microbial culture recorded maximum bunch yield and pulp to peel ratio (75.1t ha-1 and 3.16, respectively) which was on par with alternate irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water without microbial culture (71.0 t ha-1 and 3.07, respectively) followed by fresh water irrigation (70.7 t ha-1and 3.05, respectively), 1:1 ratio irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water with microbial culture (70.5 t ha-1 and 3.03, respectively) and 1:1 ratio irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water without microbial culture (70.1 t ha-1 and 2.97, respectively). The lowest bunch yield and pulp to peel ratio was recorded in raw coffee pulp effluent irrigation without microbial culture (38.6 t ha-1 and 2.46, respectively) which was significantly inferior to all the other treatments.

Background: Irrational and indiscriminate use of Carbapenam antibiotics has resulted in emergence of extremely drug resistant bugs. The carbapenam resistance among the Enterobacteriaceae has increased enormously in the last decade which is of particular concern. Carbapenam resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae account for about 26-44% of the deaths. Materials and methods: The study was conducted for a period of 6 months. The specimens received were endotracheal aspirates, pus, urine, blood and sputum and were processed by standard microbiological methods. 60 isolates of Klebsiella spp from inpatient specimens which were resistant to carbapenam antibiotics were further subjected to genotypic characterization for the detection of carbapenamase enzymes. Results: The mean age of the patients was 43.7yrs. Risk factors identified were prolonged ICU stay, repeated hospitalisations, prior exposure to antibiotics and presence of indwelling catheters/tubes. The source of infection in majority of the cases was nosocomial, attributed to presence of invasive devices. The isolates were moderately susceptible to carbapenams and highly susceptible to Polymixins. Carbapenamases are detected in about 44 (73.33%) isolates. Among these, Co expression with one or more enzyme subclasses was noted in about 22 (50 %) isolates. The mortality rate was 54% in our hospital. Conclusion: This intimidating situation can be addressed by strict adherence to infection control practices in conjunction with effective use of diagnostic methods in the clinical microbiology laboratory to identify the CRKP along with education of health care providers, patients and laypersons to limit the abuse or overuse of antibiotics.