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Anil Kumar Yadava , Rakesh Pandey

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The paper describes the cultivation package of Chlorophytum borivillianum Baker and economic of cultivation of the species on commercial scale.

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R. P. Chaudhary ¹, Rakesh Pandey ², A. K. Chaturvedi ², R. Prasad ²

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (IIVR) Bejwan, Sant Ravidas Nagar (U.P.), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (IIVR) Bejwan, Sant Ravidas Nagar (U.P.), IN

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Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a good source of dietary protein to complement the cereal based diet, particularly for vegetarian masses in the country. It is a Rabi pulse crop which is highly productive and is grown for food, feed and vegetable. Present study was carried out in different villages (17) and blocks (03) of Sant Ravidas Nagar district. Fifty nine front line demonstrations on Malviya Matar-15, a promising cultivar of field pea developed from B.H.U., Varanasi were conducted during 2011-12 and 2012-13 by KVK, Sant Ravidas Nagar. Appropriate interventions viz., improved variety of seed, balance application of fertilizers, weed control, proper seed rate, sowing methods, plant protection measures were adopted under front line demonstration on field pea. The results revealed that improved variety gave 32.9 and 36.89 per cent higher yield with net income Rs. 38402 and Rs. 46419 per hectare over local check variety 'Rachna' during respective years. However, benefit cost ratio was observed as 2.2 and 2.28 during 2011-12 and 2012-13, respectively. In the line of promotion of such improved technology, extensive field days were organized where the farmers of adjoining villages had seen the impact of improved technology at their own or nearby field. Presently, 48 per cent farmers are growing this variety successfully in adopted villages of KVK. Thus, the results of front line demonstration of field pea clearly indicated that by adoption of appropriate interventions, production and productivity of field pea could be enhanced substantially and providing suitable and sustainable option to farmers of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Keywords

Economics, Field Pea, Front Line Demonstration, Technology Gap.

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Satchit Prasun Mandal ¹, Yogesh Kumar Arya ¹, Rakesh Pandey ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

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The link between mindfulness and better emotion regulation (ER) has been well documented, but the mechanism through whichitrmprovesERis still unclear. It is likely that the emotion regulatory effects of mindfulness might be occurring indirectly through other affective aspects (e.g., range & differentiation of emotional experiences). The said possibility was tested on a sample of 211 adults, using self-report measures of mindfulness, the use of ER strategies(reappraisal&suppression)andrangeanddifferentiationofemotionalexperience.Analysesrevealedthat mindfulness and its dimensions correlated negatively with the use of suppression and positively with reappraisal as well as range and differentiation of emotional experiences. The hypothesis that mindfulness influences ER indirectly through altering the range and differentiation of emotions is supported by the findings of structural equation modeling. Findings revealed that mindfulness was indirectly linked with enhanced use of reappraisal through improved emotional differentiation andreduced use of suppression through enhancement of both the range and differentiation of emotional experiences. Further, mindfulness was found to have a significant direct effect on suppression but not on reappraisal. These findings imply that mindfulness exerts its emotion regulatory effect indirectly by enhancing the range and differentiation of emotional experiences but it may also have some direct effect on some aspects of ER such as reduced emotional suppression.

Keywords

Mindfulness, Emotional Differentiation, Cognitive Reappraisal, Expressive Suppression, SEM.

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Satchit Prasun Mandal ¹, Yogesh Kumar Arya ², Rakesh Pandey ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

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Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ: Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer & Toney, 2006) though is a widely used measure for assessing the trait mindfulness, its five factor structure has been questioned and a four factor model (without observe dimension) has been advocated in several studies. The validity of the initially proposed five factor and the alternative four factor models of the FFMQ was tested in the present study using the Hindi version of this measure (FFMQ-H) on a sample of 300 non-meditators (163 males & 137 females). Findings of the confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the original five factor of the FFMQ do not provide a good fit to the data even after allowing the five dimensions and some of the error terms to correlate. The test of the alternative four factor model (without the observe dimension) yielded a better fit compared to five factor model. The model was further revised by dropping three items (33, 4 & 10) having poor psychometric properties and/or poor loading which resulted in considerable improvement in the model fit. The final 28 item Hindi version of the FFMQ (without observe dimension) and its four factors demonstrated satisfactory reliability (alpha coefficient for the whole scale was .85 & for the four factors it ranged from .61 to .81). The findings suggest that the FFMQ-H can be used to reliably measure the trait mindfulness among Hindi speaking Indians and the trait mindfulness can be better summarized by four factors without the observe dimension that may be redundant for assessing it among non-meditators.

Keywords

Mindfulness, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Psychometric Properties.

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Vijay Paul ¹, Rakesh Pandey ¹

Affiliations
1 Crop and Postharvest Physiology Lab, Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN

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Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine] is one of the most commonly used and largest selling herbicide worldwide. It is a non-selective (broad-spectrum), systemic and effective herbicide. Glyphosate was first registered by an USbased corporation in 1974. Since its introduction, the use of glyphosate has increased rapidly. Sharp rise in its use was also noticed with the introduction of genetically modified (GM) glyphosatetolerant crops. It is registered for use in more than 130 countries.

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Rakesh Pandey ¹, J. B. Singh ², Sudhakar Singh ², Naveen Kumar Singh ²

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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (IIVR), Sant Ravidas Nagar, Bhadohi (U.P.), IN
2 Raja Dinesh Singh Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pratapgarh (U.P.), IN

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The need of the hour is to extend the various kinds of modern technologies among the farming community through different methods of extension. In this perspective, training programmes play an important role. Keeping in view, to evaluate the adoption of the technologies given by KVK, Pratapgarh, extensive surveys were conducted in and around the areas where trainings had been given by distinct personnels. Out of 157 respondents (64.97 per cent trained and 35.03 per cent untrained) 35.02 per cent followed seed treatment practices, 17.69 per cent followed zero tillage technology and 16.97 per cent adopted the use of bio fertilizers among the other agro-technologies disseminated viz., Direct Seeded Rice, Fisheries, Beekeeping, Nursery and Nadep/vermicomposting. The adoption trend was also worked out with the education level of respondents. The actively participation and adoption was found with the respondents having education of High School, Intermediate and Graduate level.

Keywords

Adoption, Impact, Knowledge, Training.

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Pooja Shukla ¹, Aakanksha Pant ¹, Rakesh Pandey ¹

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1 Microbial Technology and Nematology Department, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226 015, IN

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In traditional systems of medicine, plants belonging to the family Rutaceae have been used against ageing and associated debilitating changes. Considering the therapeutic potential of limonene (C₁₀H₁₆), the principal component of the Rutaceae family plants, the present study was designed to decipher lifespan and stress-modulating potential of monocyclic terpene limonene (LM) employing genetically tractable model system Caenorhabditis elegans. Furthermore, we tested oxidative stress tolerance and in vivo reactive oxygen species build-up, which was monitored with or without exposure to LM. Additionally, involvement of transcription factor DAF-16 was examined in terms of nuclear localization. Overall, this study has implications for developing future anti-ageing pharmacological strategies in the future.

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Ageing, Caenorhabditis elegans, Limonene, Oxidative Stress.

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B. K. Singh ¹, Rakesh Pandey ¹, A. K. Singh ¹, M. K. Mishra ¹, S. K. Singh ¹, R. P. Gupta ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Entomology, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P.), IN
2 National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, Nasik (M.S.), IN

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The spotted pod borer, Maruca vitrata(Fab.) causes significant damage by attacking pods in cowpea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the field efficacy of new generation insecticides against spotted pod borer. Field experiments were conducted at Regional Research Station, Nasik (Maharashtra) on cowpea during Kharif,2009 and 2010. Among the new generations tested, flubendiamide 20 WG @ 1.0 g/l (4.79%) was observed significantly higher, in reducing the damage caused by the spotted pod borer in cowpea, on number basis followed by indoxacarb 14.5SC @ 0.5 ml/l (7.99%) and spinosad 45 SC @ 0.3 ml/l (8.70%). The highest marketable yield (91.49 q/ha) was recorded in flubendiamide 20 WG @ 1.0 g/l followed by spinosad 45 SC @ 0.3 ml/l (91.39 q/ha). However, the maximum cost benefit ratio (1:3.2) was recorded in thiodicarb 75 WP @ 1 g/l followed by indoxacarb 14.5 SC @ 0.5 ml/l (1:2.3), spinosad 45 SC @ 0.3 ml/l (1:1.9), emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 0.5 g/l (1:1.3), flubendiamide 20 WG @ 1.0 g/l (1:1.1). On the basis of efficacy, flubendiamide 20 WG @ 1.0 g/l was observed to be very effective against Maruca vitratain cowpea followed by indoxacarb 14.5 SC @ 0.5 ml/l and spinosad 45 SC @ 0.3 ml/l.

Keywords

Cowpea, New Generation Insecticides, Management,Maruca vitrata.

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S. P. Yadav ¹, B. K. Singh ², Rakesh Pandey ², A. K. Singh ², M. K. Mishra ², S. K. Singh ²

Affiliations
1 National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, Nasik (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Entomology, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P.), IN

Abstract

The grapes are being exported in increasing quantities from Maharashtra to European countries and a lot of pesticide inputs are being used by the growers. A total number of 578 grape samples collected from Nasik district during December, 2013 to April, 2014 and analyzed for 167 numbers of multi-class pesticide (Organophosphate, Triazine, Pyrimidine, Triazole, Imidazole, Benzimidazole, Nicotinoid, Substituted thiourea, Strobiluron, Dinitroaniline, Morpholine) residue levels using Liquid Chromatography-Mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) by using validated methods. Only four samples were free from pesticide residues and rest were contaminated with 1-13 numbers of pesticides residue. During the study different classes of total 41 number of agro-chemicals had been detected and 116 number of samples were failed with residues of 4-Bromo-2-Chlorophenol, Abamectin,Carbendazim, Chlormequat Chloride , Chloropyriphos,Dinocap,Forchlorfenuron, Hexaconazole, Flusilazole, Profenophos, Spinosad, Thiacloprid, Triazophos, Fipronil and Acephate by exceeding their European Union MRLs.

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GC-MS/MS, grapes, LC-MS/MS, MRL, Pesticide Residues Analysis.

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