Rice is one of the most consumed food crops in the world and therefore possesses huge socio-economic relevance. Combining ability estimates provide the basis for selection of suitable parents in breeding programmes for rice improvement. The experiment was conducted to evaluate th...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3831095
The present investigation was aimed to generate adequate knowledge and understanding of the genetic parameters and genetic diversity among the eighteen maize inbred lines which are important for assessing breeding strategies and predicting hybrid performance. A wide range of vari...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3831093
Development of advanced lifestyle increased consumer preference towards preservative free, nutrient rich and ready to eat fresh fruits. Vacuum packaging increases shelf life of fresh produce, reduces quality deterioration by preventing from aerobic spoilage. Safety and quality as...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3831094
Aims: To investigate the effect of the placement and foliar application of Urea, KCl & Zinc on growth and yield of cowpea under guava based agri-horti system in Vindhyan region, India. Study Design: RBD with nine treatments and three replications. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731089
Aim: The study was conducted to understand the Effect of processing and fermentation on functional properties and on anti-nutritional factors in Horse Gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum). Place and Duration of Work: The study was carried out in Department of Agricultural Microbiology, G...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731086
This article focuses on formulation of minimum performance standards (MPS) for tillage machinery such as rotavator, disc harrow and cultivator. The required minimum performance standard of different tillage machinery under sandy loam soil condition is discussed further in this pa...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731087
The study was conducted to investigate the price behaviour of paddy and the relationship between market arrivals and prices in Suryapeta and Tirumalagiri markets of Telangana. In view of this the present study was undertaken by collecting monthly wholesale prices and arrivals of...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731088
Improvement of rice proteins is important in rice breeding for high nutritional quality. The objective of this study was to identify protein associated regions in the chromosomes in F2 population of the cross derived from swarna and Mahamaya, Parental polymorphism survey between...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731085
Character association studies help in assessing the relationship among yield and its components to enhance the selection utility. In view of this, the present research was carried out for assessing correlation and path coefficients among 30 bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) geno...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3631081
This study performed to determine the correlation, their comparison and path coefficients of yield and yield contributing characters by using F2 (BPT-5204 /IR-64Drt1) their two parents separately and the joint parental populations. In this study, the computations for testing the...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731082
In the present investigation, different tillage and management practices interventions were assessed to note the changes in the composition of humic substances using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques, optical density (E4/E6) measurement and elemental composition of hum...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731083
Krishi Vigyan Kendra was established initially to impart training to the different stakeholders of the farming community as a method of technology delivery system. As the time passed by this grass root institution has undergone a tremendous change, starting from technology genera...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3731084
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food preference and choice of a group of Ghanaian consumers and to identify the key potential drivers. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted online. Data were collected over a 1-...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3631080
Every year the use of detergent is increasing and safety concerns about detergent are also increasing. However, in developing countries safety concerns about detergent is still a neglected topic. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and pra...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3631079
Weather influences the production and productivity of various crops. If farmers aware about the real time weather factors such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall it will be the effective to prevent the crop failure and a...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3631077