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- Sprouting and Rooting Response of Dalbergia sissoo Stem Cuttings Collected from Different Altitudes
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Indian Forester, Vol 135, No 3 (2009), Pagination: 342-346Abstract
The results of present investigation significantly differ (p<0.05) from different sources. The branch cuttings of Dalbergia sissoo were collected from higher elevation populations exhibited higher per cent of ischolar_maining as well as other growth parameters. On average there was 25.00 per cent ischolar_maining with maximum (45.0%) ischolar_maining recorded in the cuttings from Lachhiwala, Najibabad and Fathepur source. The ischolar_maining and growth behaviour significantly (p<0.05) positively correlated with source of cutting.Keywords
Dalbergia sissoo, Stem Cuttings, Sprouting and Rooting Response, Different Altitudes
- Antioxidant and Nutritional Potential of Some Underutilized Leafy Vegetables Consumed by Tribals bf Jharkhand, India
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1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi 834 010, IN
2 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, P.O. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800 014, IN
1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi 834 010, IN
2 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, P.O. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800 014, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 06 (2018), Pagination: 1222-1233Abstract
In the present study, 20 species of local underutilized leafy vegetables commonly consumed by tribals of Jharkhand, India have been identified through market survey of seven districts of the state. Among the leafy vegetables sold in fresh form, Amaranthus gangeticus was found highest in quantity followed by Amaranthus viridis, Ipomoea aquatica, Chenopodium album and Basella alba. Amongst those sold in dried form, Cassia tora was found highest in quantity followed by Vangueria spinosa and Ipomoea batatas. The leafy vegetables were found to be rich in antioxidant activity, vitamin C and various minerals.Keywords
Antioxidants, Leafy Vegetables, Nutritional Potential, Underutilized.Full Text
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- Biophysical Performance of Different Multipurpose Trees Species in Jharkhand, India
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1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi - 834 010, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal - 462 038, IN
3 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna - 800 014, IN
1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi - 834 010, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal - 462 038, IN
3 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna - 800 014, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 82-88Abstract
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance and characterize plant growth behaviour, light profile and soil fertility status of seventeen different trees (12 years old). The study indicated higher biomass production potential of Gmelina arborea, Dalbergia sissoo and Leucaena leucocephala. Higher photosynthetically active radiation value below tree canopy indicates compatibility of trees with a majority of agricultural crops. In the present study, a significant increase in pH and decrease in EC of trees were observed. The significant reduction in nutrients in different trees indicated a need for replenishment of nutrients in soil for maintaining soil fertility in agroforestry systems on long-term basis.Keywords
Agroforestry, Biophysical Performance, CO2FIX Model, Multipurpose Trees Species, Tree Biomass.Full Text
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- Rice Mealybug (Brevennia rehi):A Potential Threat to Rice in a Long-Term Rice-Based Conservation Agriculture System in the Middle Indo-Gangetic Plain
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J. S. Mishra
1,
S. P. Poonia
2,
J. S. Choudhary
3,
Rakesh Kumar
1,
Md. Monobrullah
1,
Mausam Verma
1,
R. K. Malik
2,
B. P. Bhatt
1
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1 ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, IN
2 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), South Asia Regional Office, Patna 800 014, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi 834 010, IN
1 ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, IN
2 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), South Asia Regional Office, Patna 800 014, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi 834 010, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 4 (2019), Pagination: 566-568Abstract
The middle Indo-Gangetic Plain (MIGP) of India covering eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is endowed with rich and diverse natural resources (land, water and environment), but low productivity and income. Rice-based cropping systems have maximum coverage of net sown area (9.64 m ha) in the MIGP1. Wheat, mustard, potato, maize and pulses are the major crops grown in rotation with rice. Rice–wheat system is extensively practised by the farmers of the region. This system requires high inputs in terms of machinery, nutrients, water and agro-chemicals. Unlike the northwestern part of the IGP (Trans and Upper IGP), the rice–wheat system of the MIGPs are less mechanized/labour-intensive due to small and fragmented land holdings and resource-poor farmers2. The total factor productivity index of the crops was reported to decline from 1.4% in Trans IGP to 0.43% in the MIGP2. Thus, the technological innovations along with socio-economic and policy reforms are the major challenges to sustain increase in productivity of ricebased production systems in the MIGP. There is a need to develop technologies for sustainable intensification and diversification of the rice–wheat system, including tillage and crop establishment options.Full Text
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- Quantifying Carbon Sequestration Potential of Soils in An Agro-Ecological Region Scale
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K. Rajan
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P. Raja
1,
D. Dinesh
2,
Sanjeev Kumar
3,
B. P. Bhatt
3,
U. Surendran
4,
Deo Karan
5,
B. P. Bhaskar
6
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1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam 643 004, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Vasad 388 306, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for the Eastern Region, PO: Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800 013, IN
4 Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Calicut 673 571, IN
5 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Buxar 802 103, IN
6 ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam 643 004, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Vasad 388 306, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for the Eastern Region, PO: Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800 013, IN
4 Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Calicut 673 571, IN
5 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Buxar 802 103, IN
6 ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 8 (2021), Pagination: 1334-1341Abstract
Soil potential to store organic carbon was assessed in the hot sub-humid dry Agro-Ecological Region (AER) of the Indo-Gangetic Plains under Recent alluvium of southern Bihar, India. The study was carried out in four prevailing cropping systems, viz. Rice–Wheat– Fallow (R–W–F), Pearl millet–Wheat–Fallow (P–W– F), pigeon pea (monoculture) and vegetable cultivation. Two different recovery factors were used to estimate Total Organic Carbon (TOC), which yielded similar results. The Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) was found highest in pigeon pea-grown soils (69.2 tonnes ha–1) followed by R–W–F (56.2 tonnes ha–1) and vegetable cultivation (55.8 tonnes ha–1). The lowest SOC stock was found with P–W–F (19.2 tonnes ha–1). The differences in SOC stock between pigeon pea and that of rice–wheat, vegetables and pearl millet–wheat are 13.0, 13.4 and 50.0 t ha–1 respectively, that are the quantity of organic carbon can be sequestered further in these three land uses from 47.71, 49.12 and 183.50 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere respectively. Highly significant positive correlation of soil qualities parameters such as available nitrogen (r2 = 0.25), copper (r2 = 0.45), zinc (r2 = 0.31) and dehydrogenase activity (r2 = 0.44) was found with SOC stock under the hot, sub-humid, dry, AER of southern Bihar. Similar assessment can be done in any AER and the potential of soils can be identified to increase carbon sequestration from the atmosphere.Keywords
Agro-Ecological Region, Cropping Systems, Organic Carbon Stock, Recent Alluvium, Soil Quality.Full Text
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