Women take part in almost all the activities related to vegetable production as well as marketing such as purchasing of seeds, sowing of seeds, transplanting, weeding, harvesting and post-harvest operations but due to lack of knowledge, they are straggling behind than the existin...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630440
The present study aims to determine the adaptation and impact of zero tiltage technology for wheat cultivation in Eastern region of Bihar. There is an increasing recognition among policy-makers of the largely untapped potential of the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) for meetin...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630397
The Bihar state produces more than 80 per cent of Makhana globally. Despite having monopoly production, the net profit earned by Makhana producers is relatively small as the cost of cultivation is high. In order to analyse the cost of cultivation and to identify major cost incurr...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630396
Zinc and boron are two most important micronutrients found deficient in the intensive vegetable growing fields of the northern parts of Bihar, India. Keeping the above in view, the field trials were conducted in ten farmers’ fields during Rabi season of 2016-17 and 2017-18 with f...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630424
Field experiment was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Aurangabad and at farmer’s field during 2012 and 2013 to Effect of different type mulch on growth, yield attributes and yield of Brinjal (Solanum melogena). The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with three...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630333
A field experiment was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Aurangabad and in farmers’ field during rainy seasons of 2013, 2014 and 2015, to Performance of drought tolerant rice varieties under various methods of stand establishment in rainfed drought-prone condition of Bihar. Expe...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630334
Air pollution from crop residue burning in India is an environmental menace that makes headlines every year – is a major ill effect of farm mechanization. Keeping the severity of the problem in view, KVK, Rohtas introduced happy seeder in Rabi 2016-17 with objective to assess its...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630339
A field trial was carried out in the experimental field of Dhangain farm and four other farmers' field during 2013-14 and 2014-15 to evaluate some strawberry cultivars in the plain region of Rohtas to assess different cultivars of strawberry. This experiment was conducted with fo...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45981
India is the land of Agriculture. The role of the agricultural sector still important to Indian economy. However, despite the tremendous significance of agriculture in our country, there is disillusionment among students toward in higher agricultural education. Most of the school...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i630565
The present study was undertaken in Bhagalpur and Vaishali districts of Bihar (India) during 2017-19.The study focused on the farm extension services by agri-input dealers. The data was collected from 120 agri-input dealers through structured schedule. Findings of the study regar...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530539
Agri-input dealers are those who sell farm inputs (fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, etc.) to the farmers and also provide extension services to the farmers. Agri-input dealers are playing a most important role in farm productivity. Most of the Indian farmers are small and marginal...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i430535
A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season at Crop Research Farm of Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dholi in 2017 to observe the effect of different levels of potassium on yield and economics of Kharif maize. The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design with f...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i230505
The study was carried out at the farmer fields during Kharif season (2015-16 to 2017-18) in seven villages of four blocks of district Bhagalpur, Bihar. All 54 demonstrations on rice crop were demonstrated in 29 ha area by the active participation of farmers with the objective to...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630323
Rajeev Singh, Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Praveen Kumar, A. K. Singh, R. K. Sohane, R. N. Singh, Anjani Kumar Singh, Nityanand ., Tej pratap & Sangita Mehta·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2019
A field experiment was conducted at Aurangabad district of Bihar during 2014-15 and 2015-16. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with five replications and six treatments. The major weeds in experimental field were Chenopodium album, Phalaris minor, Anagalis ar...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i230059
Banana is conventionally vegetatively propagated through suckers, which grow from lateral buds originating from corms and suckers. This process is very slow as the rate of multiplication of suckers through conventional vegetative means has been found to express several negative i...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i330073
An effort has been made to study the effect of climate change on crop residues and need of crop residue management in present environmental condition. Crop residue management as an important practiced in the rice–wheat cropping system. In present condition, cropping season is shi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630313
Burning of crop residues in field include unavailability of labour, high cost in residue removing process and use of combined in rice-wheat cropping system especially in the Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP). Primary crop types whose residues are typically burned include rice, wheat, ma...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630317
Improving farmer’s income through technological intervention is the urgent need in rural areas for making self-dependence and economic sufficiency. In this direction, a number of scientist farmers interaction meets were organized in KVK, Aurangabad. Farmers farm women, rural yout...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i230064
Linseed is locally known as Tissi, common Flax and Alsi. It belongs to family Linaceae. It is a rabi oil seed crop. It has medicinal and industrial importance. It is rich source of essential fatty acid (alfa-linolenic acid) known as Omega-3 fatty acid, antioxidants and fibre. The...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i330074
Mustard, scientifically known as Brassica juncea, is a vital oilseed crop sown during the Rabi season in various agricultural regions. This crop not only contributes significantly to the edible oil supply but also plays a crucial role in the agricultural economy, providing farmer...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105063
Accuracy in rainfall forecast plays an important role in farming operations. Here, a study has been done to verify the forecast and actual rainfall data of 11 blocks of Banka district at KVK, Banka. To verify the accuracy of rainfall forecast for the financial year 2020-21 severa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131219
A field experiment was conducted during Kharif and rabi seasons of 2015 and 2016 at farmer’s field of Banka District as an On Farm Trial to study the crop residues management with different crop establishment methods in rice (Oryza sativa L.)–wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630322
The study investigates the effects of paddy straw bale management on soil health and the productivity of a rice-wheat cropping system in Southern Bihar. Conducted from 2021 to 2023, the experiment involved four treatments: control (FP), tillage + recommended dose of fertilizer (R...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4443
The study was conducted to analyze the influence of yield and economic viability of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill) under varietal replacement demonstration in Bhagalpur District, Bihar, India during Rabi 2018-2019. Varietal adoption demonstrations were conducted on tomato by...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2431502