Twenty-one brinjal hybrids along with their seven parents and one hybrid check were evaluated in three seasons, viz., autumn-winter, rainy and summer for the study of genotype x environment interaction for different traits and identification of the stable genotypes. Stability ana...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830946
The Kenyan microfinance sector faces many challenges such as high operation costs, increased credit risk, low visibility and poor understanding of emerging technology opportunities and risks among others. These problems are persistent due to low levels of innovation and limited u...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830943
An experiment was carried out to access the effect of different doses of Cycocel and Maleic hydrazide on growth and flowering of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Pusa narangi gainda at Horticultural Research Center (HRC) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agricultu...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830944
Aims: The diversification of a portfolio is an alternative strategy for households to minimize their income variability and to ensure a minimum level of income. Study Design: Multi-stage sampling, binary logistic regression and logit regression design were used for the study. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830938
India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses in the world contributing around 25-28% of the total global production. The increasing demand and supply gap of pulses has led to an increasing trend in their import by India. In view of this gap, one of the strategies for “Dou...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830939
The COVID-19 pandemic started in India during first week of March has infected people and taken its toll. As a result of this pandemic, the entire Nation went into lockdown from March 22nd 2020 to protect people’s life. The lockdown has hit all the sectors of the economy includin...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830940
The use of plastics in horticulture has made considerable headway during the last decade. We are aware that plastics contribute from planting to post harvest handling and processing in many fruit crops. Plastic is used at each and every stage of horticultural life cycle right fro...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830941
Silicon (Si) is known to improve salt tolerance in rice. However, the correlation of silicon with different physiological and biochemical indices of salt tolerance is not properly understood. Two rice genotypes with different silicon accumulation ability were evaluated along with...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830937
Textile effluents contain complex characteristics with different physicochemical parameters and colorful dye. It is difficult to remove all types of pollutant using a specific treatment process. In this study adsorption filtration alone then Fenton process with sand-gravel mixed...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830935
Sericulture is an important agro based cottage industry and labor intensive sector which combines activity of both sericulture and industry. Farmers engage in sericulture enterprise to gain income with less risk. Mulberry, silk worm and cocoon production are the series of activit...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830934
An experiment was carried out at instructional cum experimental farm, Department of Horticulture, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali to study the effect of number of suckers per hill on yield and quality of banana cv. Malbhog (AAB)...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830936
The present study aims to reduce the use of cement and encourage the utilization of plant biomass. The rice husk ash (loading: 2, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50%) was used as a cement substitute. The effects of rice husk ash on the physical and mechanical properties of ce...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2830933
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops of Kashmir Valley where it serves as a source of food, feed, fodder and industrial raw material, providing enormous opportunity for crop diversification, value addition and employment generation. However, the average productivity of...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2730932
Mango is a crop of economic importance for its high export potentiality and usage as fresh and processed products of many kinds. However, increase its shelf life with maintaining postharvest quality and acceptability for long period is prime concerned since mango is a climacteric...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2730926
The twin research has provided a deep understanding of the influence of genetic and the environment on cognitive functions. The contribution of genetic material accounted for 50-65% in the variations of working memory cognitive functions of twins. To conduct twin study 100 pairs...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2730927