A study was carried out to evaluate genetic and non-genetic factors affecting milk yield per day calving interval and dry period in cattle. A total of 229 Desi, 85 Holstein Friesian Crossbred (HFX) and 103Jersey Crossbred (JX) cows maintained in private dairy units. Calving inter...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45859
Bridging scientific and technological gaps needs utmost focus if India is to catch up with productivity and orchard longevity of apricot. Bio-regulators are being used by the growers to increase the yield by improving the yield attribute parameters. Keeping the objective to incre...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45860
An experiment was conducted in Rabi 2017-18 at wheat research farm, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar) to study the nature and magnitude of genetic divergence in thirty-two genotypes of wheat used using Mahalanobis’s D2 statistics as per ward minimum varianc...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45862
The source of genetically variable accessions is an important source for a potential future breeding programme. It provides an ample opportunity to breeders for releasing new and superior varieties, based on market utilisation. In this context, an experiment was conducted to stud...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45863
The field experiment was conducted to study the integrated use of organic product viz., pressmud + neem cake and seaweed extract along with inorganic fertilisers on yield, uptake and nutrient availability of sugarcane (BO 154) in alluvial soil rich in free calcium carbonate. The...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45864
The experiment was conducted at the Dr. Rajendra Prasad central agricultural university, pusa, Bihar in a randomized block design with three replications during kharif season, 2017.The present study revealed the effects of photo thermal response on rice yield to adapt better in c...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45865
The present experiment was conducted at Betelvine Research Centre, Islampur, Nalanda under AICRP on MAPs and Betel vine project during three consecutive years 2010-11 to 2012-13 with four plant density treatments (T1-1.25, T2-1.50, T3-1.75 and T4- 2.0 Lakh Vine ha-1). Experimenta...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45866
The present investigation on was undertaken for the management of Maydis leaf blight disease of maize. In the Screening trial, 84 maize genotypes of the maturity group (NIVT-Late) were tested against Maydis leaf blight under artificial inoculated condition, according to Disease S...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45868
Aims: Path analysis study was done to show the cause and effect relationship between marketable curd yield and various yield components in cauliflower and to partition the total correlation coefficient into direct and indirect effect whereas quality character study was done to fi...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45869
Cucumber is one of the most cultivated cucurbitaceous crop throughout the world known for its unique texture. Sikkim is one of the important states of India located in northeast Himalayas known for its richest diversity in the crop like cucumber with unique bigger sized fruit. Kn...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45870