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R. C. Shakywar , Debashish Sen ¹, Krishna S. Tomar ¹, M. Pathak ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat - 791 102, Arunachal Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Seed cakes of three plant species and three plant extracts were tested for their capacity to reduce the disease incidence, per cent disease intensity, coefficient of disease index and increased the cormel yield of taro crop. The most effective treatment was two foliar spray of Azadirachta indica leaf extracts with minimum disease incidence (72.18 and 72.73%), per cent disease intensity (26.81 and 25.41) and CODEX (19.35 and 18.48) during Kharif 2006 and Kharif 2007 respectively, which was significantly superior over soil application of cakes of Azadirachta indica seeds, Madhuca longifolia seeds, Brassica juncea seeds and foliar application of tulsi leaf extract (black), tulsi leaf extract (green) and garlic bulb extracts. The highest cormel yield (128.01 and 127.12 q/ha) was obtained in the plots treated with two foliar sprays of neem leaf extracts @ 10 % followed by two foliar sprays tulsi leaf extract black @ 10% (113.41 and 113.29 q/ha), two foliar sprays of tulsi leaf extract green @ 10%, two foliar sprays of garlic bulb extract @ 10%, Azadirachta indica cake @ 10q/ha, Brassica juncea cake @ 10q/ha and Madhuca longifolia cake @ 10q/ha during 2006 and 2007, respectively

Keywords

Leaf Blight, Eco-friendly Management, Taro, Azadirachta Indica , Madhuca Longifolia, Brassica Juncea, Tulsi, Phytophthora Colocasiae

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S. Borah ¹, M. Pathak ¹

Affiliations
1 Assam Agricultural University, Assam, IN

Abstract

Assam is predominantly an agriculture oriented state in India. The economic development of the state has been slow and economic progress has been limited, as the rural population mostly depend on traditional methods of cultivation. The existing poverty in the rural areas have acted as one of the hinderances in the growth of economy of the country as a whole. And therefore inspite of the implementation of various plans and programmes by the government, the rural population is hardly able to meet the basic needs.

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S. Borah ¹, M. Pathak ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, IN

Abstract

The food expenditure pattern is an excellent Indication of existing economic well being of people. If a society is wealthy proportionately high expenditure will be on secondary necessities, comfort and luxurious. On the other hand if the society is at subsistence level, the people will spend proportionately more income on food only. Engle's law also states that the poorer the family, the greater is the proportion of its total income that must be devoted to the provision of food.

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M. Pathak ¹, P. C. Goswami ²

Affiliations
1 Assam Agricultural University, Assam, IN
2 Guwahati University, Assam, IN

Abstract

The standard of food consumption in terms of quality and quantity is one of the key indicators of the existing economic condition of a particular household or community. Estimation of dietary standard, particularly in rural areas is beset with many difficulties. It is mainly because majority of the people do not keep records of expenditure and they have the habit of either under reporting or over reporting the consumption items.

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