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Nirmal Singh ¹, Dhiraj Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the research impact of open access journals in the subject of animal sciences. The Impact Factor (IF) of journals, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) rating of journals, SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) and h-index are the parameters used to assess the research impact of periodicals enlisted in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) under the subject headings 'Animal Culture' and 'Veterinary Medicine'. The findings revealed that more than 1/3rd of total 126 OA journals have succeeded to attain IF and NAAS rating. Despite this, only 6 of these journals have been able to find place in the core list of veterinary journals suggested by the Ohio State University. As large majority of journals got listed in DOAJ during 2011-2013, the research impact of OA has to be tested over the period.

Keywords

H-Index, Impact Factor, NAAS Rating, Open Access, Research Impact, SJR Ranking.

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Nirmal Singh ¹, Tarvinder Singh Handa ², Dhiraj Kumar ¹, Gurpreet Singh ³

Affiliations
1 Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, IN
2 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar 140 001, IN
3 Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College, Chandigarh 160 031, IN

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This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the scholastic output on breast cancer in India. The purpose is to provide an overview of the research activities in the country on the subject during the last ten years, exploring different aspects of scientific literature. Data on 3529 items, including 2945 articles and 584 reviews published during 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2014 were collected using Scopus. An advanced search was conducted in the database. The search results were filtered for English language, journals, India and the period under study. Lotka's law was applied to assess the author productivity and Bradford's law of scattering was used to ascertain the distribution pattern of articles in journals. Most (about 96%) contributions were found to be an outcome of collaborative authorship. Around 19.05% of the papers had collaboration of four authors and 16.53% appeared due to collective efforts of three authors each. Trend of an increasing number of articles published over the period has been observed. Author productivity did not fit the Lotka's law with a value of n = 2. The distribution of articles in journals was found acceptable to the Bradford's law of scattering.

Keywords

Bibliometric Analysis, Breast Cancer, Collaborative Authorship, Research Activities.

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S. B. Chavan ¹, A. R. Uthappa ¹, K. B. Sridhar ¹, A. Keerthika ², A. K. Handa ¹, Ram Newaj ¹, Naresh Kumar ¹, Dhiraj Kumar ¹, O. P. Chaturvedi ¹

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, IN
2 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, RRS, Pali-Marwar 306 401, IN

Abstract

Trees have been a part of life for centuries in India for sustainable livelihood security. Under the difficult climatic situations, farmers are forced to adopt tree-based systems to secure their income and livelihood. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) harvesting, collection and processing are creating several employment opportunities in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region of India. This article aims to document the livelihood dependency on trees of farmers, tribals and landless labourers for income generation. Surveys and interviews in Bundelkhand region provided an overview of the dependency of different rural communities on NTFPs such as gum, dona pattal, lac from Butea; brooms, jaggery and baskets from Phoenix; flowers and seeds from mahua; bidi leaves from tendu and sticks from bamboo for sustaining their livelihood. To promote NTFPs-based livelihood enterprises, more emphasis should be given for sustainable harvest, value-addition and marketing.

Keywords

Employment Generation, Sustainable Livelihood, Trees.

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Dhiraj Kumar ¹, B. P. Singh ², Viveka Nand Singh ³

Affiliations
1 C.A. Section, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad- 826004, Jharkhand, IN
2 Department of Horticulture, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad-224 229, IN
3 Department of Vegetable Science, NDUAT, Faizabad, IN

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, flowering behaviour and yield of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) at the main experiment station, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad, during 2004 and 2005 in Randomized Block Design. There were thirteen treatments involving two biofertilizers, viz., Azotobacter and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and two levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, viz., (50% and 100%), farm yard manure (FYM) and control (recommended dose of NPK., i.e., 200:100:100 kg/ha). One month old seedlings were transplanted at a spacing of 40 x 30 cm. Results revealed that combined application of Azotobacter and PSB with FYM and 50% recommended dose of nitrogen and phosphorus significantly improved growth, flowering behavior and yield during both years (2004 and 2005). Application of Azotobacter + PSB + FYM @ 30 ha^-1 + nitrogen @ 100 ha^-1 and phosphorus @ 50 kg/ha was found to be best for growth, flowering behaviour and yield of cv. African Giant Double Orange.

Keywords

Integrated Nutrient Management, Biofertilizers, Tagetes erecta L.

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Ram Newaj ¹, O. P. Chaturvedi ¹, Dhiraj Kumar ¹, Rajendra Prasad ¹, R. H. Rizvi ¹, Badre Alam ¹, A. K. Handa ¹, S. B. Chavan ¹, Anil Kumar Singh ¹, Mayank Chaturvedi ¹, P. S. Karmakar ¹, Abhishek Maurya ¹, Abhishek Saxena ¹, Gargi Gupta ¹, Kedari Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, IN

Abstract

The rising level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is a major concern, as scientific evidences show that it is the primary cause of global warming. CO₂ concentration is expected to double by the middle or end of the 21st century, with a temperature rise between 1.5°C and 4.5°C (ref. 1). The importance of agroforestry as a land-use system is receiving wider recognition not only in terms of agricultural sustainability, but also in issues related to carbon sequestration or climate change.

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Dhiraj Kumar ¹, Ram Newaj ¹, Asha Ram ¹, Rajendra Prasad ¹, Veeresh Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Gwalior Road, Near Pahuj Dam, Jhansi 284 003, IN
2 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560 024, IN

Abstract

Fine ischolar_mains are the most important contributors of ecosystem productivity in many terrestrial ecosystems. However, its dynamics, biomass potential, production and turnover rates of fine ischolar_mains under different environments lack clarity. We have studied horizontal and vertical distribution of fine ischolar_main dynamics, including length, density, biomass, production and turnover rates in Phyllanthus emblica-based agroforestry system in stressed environment of red soil patch of Bundelkhand region in Central India. Nearly, 63% of the fine ischolar_main length and its density are confined to 0– 45 cm soil depth. Fine ischolar_main biomass significantly varied across seasons with 70–80% of the biomass obtained during autumn, followed by spring and summer seasons. The annual fine ischolar_main production rates were highest near the stem base up to 1.0 m distance and the turnover rates varied from 1.63 yr^–1 (highest) at 0.5 m distance to 1.03 yr^–1 (lowest) at 1.5 m distance from the stem base. The fine ischolar_main dynamics changed highly across seasons, indicating more vigorous vegetative growth and nutrient release during monsoon months. Thus, studies on fine ischolar_main dynamics can improve our understanding of overall system productivity and management under stressed environments.

Keywords

Agroforestry System, Fine Root Biomass, Phyllanthus emblica, Turnover Rates.

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