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
Two producing reservoirs (H10 and E40) in Eni field Offshore Niger Delta were studied with intent to enhance their rate of recovery while mitigating water production. The material Balance software MBAL was used to estimate the Stock tank oil reserves and then compared to reserve...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630425
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is one of the major viruses causing high yield loss in bananas. The study was carried out to gain a better understanding of the host and virus interaction and to explore the adaptive mechanism and biochemical responses in banana cultivars viz., Rast...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630416
In developing countries, one of the main concerns is contaminated drinking water. The rise in demands and development pressure is also changing the characteristics of water resources. The freshwater sources are increasingly being depleted as surface water resources have become to...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630417
In India, Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) aims to bridge the gap between the Schedule Tribes (STs) and the general population with respect to all socio-economic development indicators in a time-bound manner. Ensuring household food security is one such issue area covered under TSP. The pr...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630418
Background/Aim: The present investigation was undertaken to study the mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency in M1V1 generation and to study effect of gamma rays on spectrum of morphological mutation in Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. cv. White Pitchi. Methods: Terminal cuttings were...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630414
The experiment was conducted under protected conditions at the Polyhouse Complex, Department of Horticulture (Veg. and Flori.), Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar during the year 2016-2017. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Completely Randomized Design...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630415
Spatial variability in land use changes creates a need for a wide range of applications, including landslide, erosion, land planning, global warming etc. This study presents the analysis of satellite image based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in Godavari eastern...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630412
Aims: To investigate the effect of storage treatments, gibberellic acid (GA3) and duration of soaking on seed germination and seedling growth in Kagzi lime. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with factorial concept and three repetiti...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630411
Genetic diversity is an essential prerequisite for improving the genetic makeup of any crop. Inclusion of genetically diverse parents in hybridization programme helps in isolation of superior recombinants. So, an experiment was conducted to investigate the genetic diversity among...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630410
The present investigation was undertaken with the objective of DUS characterisation of advanced recombinant lines of Kalanamak rice for 47 visually assessed characters and 15 quantitative characters. Trials were conducted for two seasons during Kharif 2016 and 2017 at Norman E. B...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630408
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is one of the world’s major legume crops and suffers substantial damage from wilt disease incited by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri (Padwick) with yield loss over 60 per cent. The screening for new resistance chickpea genotypes against this disease is...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630409
The present study deals with the linear stability of an anisotropic porous medium in rotation, saturated by a non-Newtonian fluid in a rectangular cavity heated on the side, subjected to the effect of the centrifugal force. The state of marginal stability is established by determ...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630407
Climate change has an impact on Indian agriculture in various direct and indirect ways besides affecting the lives and livelihood of millions of Indians. Efficient management of natural resources is key for enhancing the adaptive capacity of the system and contributes towards the...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630405
The optimal placement and sizing of Distributed Generation (DG) using has been shown by researchers to be effective in the reduction of power losses and improvement of voltage profile on a radial distribution network. However, it has not been applied to solve the inherent problem...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630406