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  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Diversity and bio-ecology of trichogrammatids in coastal Odisha
    (Department of Entomology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 2021-12-29) Balabantaray, Suchismita; Mandal, S. M. A.; Sarangi, P. K.; Mukherjee, S. K.; Samal, K. C.
    Field surveys were carried out in eight coastal districts of Odisha to study the diversity of trichogrammatids. Bio-ecology of trichogrammatids were studied in the Bio-control Laboratory, Department of Entomology, CA, OUAT, Bhubaneswar in addition to the Central Instrumentation Facility, OUAT, Bhubaneswar and the Experimental Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, CA, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. The studies were carried out during 2018-2021. Detailed morphological studies were carried out using stereo zoom trinocular microscope and scanning electron microscope. The morphological data and photographs were compared with the identification keys and four species of trichogrammatids i.e., Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii), Trichogramma japonicum Ashmead, Trichogramma pretiosum Riley and Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Nagaraja were identified. T. chilonis and T. japonicum were the predominant species among the four species recorded. T. chilonis was dominant in brinjal and sugarcane ecosystems while T. japonicum was dominant in rice ecosystem. Storage of egg of factitious host (Corcyra cephalonica Stainton) was found most suitable at 5°C for 5 and 10 days and at 7.5°C for 5 days on the basis of parasitization (86.67, 83.00 and 84.17 %, respectively by T. chilonis and 89.83, 88.33 and 87.50 %, respectively by T. japonicum) and adult emergence (96.53, 92.97 and 93.25 %, respectively of T. chilonis and 94.24, 90.00 and 91.24 %, respectively of T. japonicum). There were significant reductions in surface area, pH, water content, protein content and total carbohydrate content beyond 20 days of storage at 5°C and 10 days of storage at 7.5°C. These parameters contributed towards the significant reduction in pasitization and adult emergence beyond 20 days of storage at 5°C and 10 days of storage at 7.5°C. The food mixer, water: honey=20:80 was adjudged as the best in providing nutrition to the parasitoids recording the highest adult male longevity of 10.00 and 9.75 days, adult female longevity of 11.50 and 11.00 days, parasitization of host eggs registering 94.13 and 93 %, emergence of F1 adults of 93.97 and 92.26 % and sex ratio (F1 female: F1 male) of 3.70: I and 3.26:1 for T. chilonis and T. japonicum, respectively. This treatment was closely followed by water : honey : castor pollen =40:40:20 with the respective values of 9.75 and 9.50 days , 11.25 and 10.75 days, 92.88 and 91.13%, 90.01and 90.48 % and 3.69:1 and 3.15:1. The study on the effect of storage of parasitoid pupae on the adult emergence and parasitization revealed that the highest adult emergence of 94.27 % in T. chilonis and 93.07% in T. japonicum were observed at 7.5°C after 5 days of storage. The highest parasitization of 93.52 % in T. chilonis and 91.56% in T. japonicum were also observed at 7.5°C stored for 5 days. The adult emergence and parasitization gradually decreased with the increase ordecrease in storage temperature and increase in storage duration. However, the pupae of T. chilonis and T. japonicum stored at 7.5, 10 or 5°C up to 30 days exhibited higher rate of adult emergence (77.03,72.67, 70.32% and 76.48,71.65, 70.21%, respectively) and parasitization (73.76, 71.78, 70.35 % and 71.74, 70.22, 70.06%, respectively).
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Assessment of knowledge and buying behaviour of consumers towards organic food products
    (MPUAT, Udaipur, 2023) Soniya Khinchi; Sarla Lakhawat
    Organic food is defined as having been produced, cultivated, stored, or processed without the use of synthetically produced fertilizers, hormones, regulators, or other general changes. Organic farming practices are becoming popular among producers and are considered an alternative for small farms. Organic foods are becoming more important in today’s culture as individuals become more conscious of their health. Consumers are aware of the food they eat and more focused on quality than price. Organic food products are promoted differently by farmers and retailers than non-organic food products because they are healthier and better for the environment. Numerous scientific studies have shown the benefits of antioxidant content, particularly when it comes to organic foods, which are free of foreign chemicals that frequently interact with vitamins, minerals, and organic compounds and lessen the necessary significant impact of antioxidants in food. The present study was planned with the objectives to study the knowledge of the consumers towards organic food products, to find out buying behaviour of consumers towards organic food products, to analyse factors affecting the consumer buying behaviour of organic food products. Five organic food shops were selected purposively for the study from five zones of Udaipur city. A total of 150 respondents between 20 to 50 years of age were selected, from each zone, 30 respondents were chosen for the study. A self-structured questionnaire was developed and collect data from the respondents Interview technique was employed for gathering information from the subjects. The data were analyzed by using the statistical analysis frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-square test. The result regarding personal information most of the respondents were age group of 35 to 45 years. 42.67 percent of respondents were female and 57.33 percent were men. 82.67 percent were married, had nuclear family (59.33 %) and 56.67 percent of respondents belong to small-sized family (2-4 members). Most of the participants 38.67 percent were in the category of 6-12 lakh. The majority of the respondents were vegetarian (82%). Results revealed that the majority of the consumers had good knowledge (64%) regarding organic food products. Whereas 23.33 percent of the consumers had average knowledge and Only 12.66 percent showed poor knowledge about organic foods. Most of the consumers had knowledge (100%) regarding the difference between organic and non-organic foods. Around 32 percent of respondents to get updated knowledge and information about organic foods are showing high interest in Internet sources. Using the chi-square test found that there was a significant association in consumers knowledge level between age groups, educational qualifications and annual income. Data regarding the reason for purchasing organic foods revealed that 99.33% of respondents recognize that organic food is produced without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and chemicals. The majority of respondents (74%) said they purchase their organic food from organic food stores. The majority (55.33%) stated that they seek the word “organic” on the cover before choosing an organic product. The majority of the respondents (42%) opined that they purchase organic food products on a monthly basis. 54.67 percent of respondents purchase organic goods over 3 years. According to data on the purchase of different types of organic foods, 92.67% of respondents always purchase cereals, 89.33% of respondents purchase pulses always and 86% of respondents always purchase Sugar/Jaggery. Opinions of price affordability revealed that 61.33% of respondents want to need modification. The findings revealed that the respondents buying behaviour towards organic food products is influenced by various factors, health consciousness (93.33%) and the quality and safety of organic food products (73.33%) were highly affecting factors. The satisfaction level towards organic food products factors is measured by respondents are highly satisfied with the factor of healthy life (90.67%), beneficial to the environment (88.67%) and safe (86%). Overall, among the problems faced by respondents in buying organic food products, the cost factor was a major issue for 61.33% of the respondents and limited availability (44.67%). Hence, the Price is likely to come down when the farmers completely change the conversion process from conventional to organic production process thus result output will increase. To be more effective in the marketing of organic food items, marketers should concentrate on growing the number of stores in the research region, developing promotional activities, and increasing availability in terms of amounts (volume) as well as a wider range of types
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Study on histogenesis and morphogenesis of mammary glands in buffalo
    (Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, 2013) Challana, Amit; Dr. Anuradha Gupta
    The present study was conducted on mammary gland of 27 buffalo foetuses ranging from 1.2 cm CVRL (34 days) to 110 cm CVRL (320 days) to elucidate the histomorphological, histochemical, histoenzymic and transmission electron microscopic changes. The tissue samples were subjected to various histological, histochemical, histoenzymic and ultrastructural methods. The study revealed that the mammary line was found at 1.2 cm CVRL (34 days), mammary hillock at 1.7 cm CVRL (37 days) and mammary bud at 2.6 cm CVRL (41 days). The teat and primary sprout were observed at 6.7 cm CVRL (58 days) and secondary sprout at 15 cm CVRL (96 days). The connective tissue whorl was observed at 18.2 cm CVRL (110 days) and fat pad at 45.5 cm CVRL (176 days). The teat cistern was noticed at 24.1 cm CVRL (130 days) and gland cistern at 45.5 cm CVRL (176 days). The skin was comprised of distinct epidermis and dermis at 6.7 cm CVRL (58 days). Primordia of hair follicle was observed in 6.7 cm CVRL (58 days), sebaceous gland at 18.2 cm CVRL (110 days) and sweat gland at 21.2 cm CVRL (122 days) in buffalo foetuses. Mammary bud was composed of stratum germinativum cells resting on basement membrane. Primary sprout was comprised of solid core of circularly arranged polyhedral cells embedded into mesenchymal tissue whereas, secondary sprout showed large columnar cells with round to oval nuclei. The gland cistern was lined by the undifferentiated two to three layered polyhedral cells with flattened nuclei. Strong activity of NMPS was observed in epidermis and blood vessels, moderate in dermis, hair follicle and sebaceous gland in all age groups. The AMPS and basic proteins increased in all the components of mammary gland from group I to group III. Lipids and phospholipids were more in the epidermis as compared to dermis in all age groups. Strong activity of phosphatases and Oxidoreductases were seen in ductal epithelium and epidermis whereas, sweat and sebaceous glands showed negligible to weak activity. Negligible to weak reaction of esterases was found in epidermis, dermis and gland sinus in all age groups. The ultrastructural study revealed well developed epithelial cells with large nucleus, few cytoplasmic organelles and secretory vesicles at 82.0 cm CVRL (259 days).
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Developing Direct Prints with Selected Natural Dyes on various Textile Substrate
    (MPUAT, Udaipur, 2023) Sneha Gargi; Meenu Srivastava
    India are traditionally considered to be pioneers in the practices of natural dyeing and printing. Regardless of the fact that indigenous knowledge systems have been successfully practiced for centuries, the application of natural dyes has declined over generations due to a lack of scientific documentation and specific knowledge of optimization of natural dyes, the techniques are limited to only few areas. Development of synthetic dyes in mid eighteenth century gained much more popularity as these synthetic dyes are easily available in easy to use powder form to make direct printing paste for application on textile materials. Recently with more focus on environment friendly natural dyes, much attention is given to avoid toxic synthetic dyes in the textile industry. Much of the research has been conducted to revive the natural dyes for dyeing and printing of textile materials but in order to develop prints on the fabric natural dyes need further refinement in the techniques of preparation and application of printing paste to develop direct prints on the fabric with good colour fastness from the angle of commercial utility of natural dyes in textile printing industry on large scale for exports and domestic markets. Keeping this in mind and fulfilling the research gap, the present study on “Developing Direct Prints with Selected Natural Dyes on various Textile Substrate” was conducted with the objectives to screening and extraction of natural dyes, standardization of printing paste and to develop direct prints on selected textile substrates and assess the colourfastness and consumer acceptance of the developed printed samples. To attain the objective proposed in the research plan, three natural dyes Annatto, Arjuna and Madder were selected along with two thickening agents guar gum powder and tamarind seed powder, two fixing agents chitosan and cashew nut shell liquid, two mordants myrobalan and alum and cold pressed coconut oil as plasticizer to develop direct prints on three textile substrates Cotton, Silk and Viscose Rayon. The natural dye was extracted by aqueous extraction method followed by ultra-sonication of the dye extract. The twelve print paste combinations were developed with the combinations of various natural dyes and printing auxiliaries using standardized recipe. A total of thirty six fabric samples were direct printed using screen printing technique. The developed samples were assessed for subjective and objective evaluation. For subjective evaluation, a panel of ten experts of Textiles and Apparel Designing assessed the printed samples on selected parameters such as depth of shade, uniformity of design and sharpness of design. For objective evaluation, the colour fastness of printed samples were evaluated for wash, rubbing and light fastness. Based on subjective and objective evaluation, top ten samples were selected for consumer acceptance. The samples were evaluated by thirty female respondents on various criteria using 5 point rating scale on rating proforma. Finding of this study revealed that all the three natural dye sources i.e. Annatto, Arjuna and Madder had better affinity on Cotton, Silk and Viscose Rayon. The twelve prepared combinations produced better results on all the parameters of assessment of printed samples. The printed samples exhibited good to excellent results in terms of uniformity of design, depth of the shade, sharpness of the design and colour fastness towards washing, sunlight and rubbing on three textile substrates. The consumer acceptability of developed samples was found highly acceptable ranging from 89.86 to 74.93. The outcome of the research in terms of developed direct prints using standardized printing paste recipe of selected natural dyes and printing auxiliaries had good potential for commercialization in the textile printing sector.
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Efficacy of Sericin-Plant Nanoparticles on Surface Modified Cotton and Polyester Cotton Blend
    (MPUAT, Udaipur, 2023) Sirisha Deepthi Sornapudi; Meenu Srivastava
    Scientists and the textile industry have focused on nano finishing of textile materials with several metal and metal oxide particles to confer multifunctional properties. Of late, green approaches in nanoparticle synthesis have garnered a lot of attention chiefly because of their low toxicity, eco-friendly nature, biocompatibility, and cost-effectiveness. Traditionally chemical reducing agents have been used in the synthesis of nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles were the most studied for textile applications and overused, leading to the development of bacterial resistance and increased reports of safety and detrimental effects on the environment. In light of the above, the present research has been planned to synthesize copper nanoparticles, modify the surface of cotton and polyester blends with microwave irradiation, coat the fabrics with synthesized CuNPs, and assess the wash durability of the antibacterial finish as well as study the comfort properties The novelty of the present research lies in using two green reducing agents one from animal origin - sericin extracted from Bombyx mori cocoons and the other from plant origin - methanolic leaf extracts of five plants viz. Annona squamosa, Citrus limon, Moringa oleifera, Psidium guajava, Vitex negundo. Qualitative and quantitative estimation of phytochemicals of the aqueous, methanol, and ethanol leaf extracts was assessed, to know the presence of phytochemicals. Five copper nanoparticles were synthesized using the polyol synthesis method, which was assessed for antibacterial activity in liquid and dry forms. Out of the five, two nanoparticles were chosen based on the zone of inhibition obtained against S.aureus and E.coli. All the nanoparticles were characterized by FeSEM and EDX. Copper nanoparticles synthesized using lemon and sericin reducing agents showed rod-shaped structure, while the other four copper nanoparticles showed flower-shaped morphology. EDX showed copper in terms of mass expressed as weight percentage, the order of which is CAS2.1 > VS2.1 > MS2.1> GS2.1>LS2.1. Copper and polyester cotton blend fabrics were scoured, crosslinked with BTCA, given microwave irradiation treatment in two doses (2 min and 4 min), and were functionalized with the MS2.1 and CAS2.1 CuNPs using In-situ and padding procedures. The treatment design adopted in the present study was a full factorial 3 X 2 experimental pattern, with three factors namely copper nanoparticles (MS2.1 and CAS 2.1), microwave irradiation time (2 and 4 minutes), and fabric type (cotton and PC). The antibacterial activity of the functionalized fabrics was evaluated using the AATCC 147 test method. They were washed several times to test the washability of the finish. The eight experimental runs as per the design of experiments were functionalized with two CuNPs through In-situ and padding methods. ANOVA investigated the effects of main factors and interaction factors on the response (ZOI of S.aureus and E.coli). The crosslinked cotton fabric coated with MS2.1 CuNP using the Insitu method with a 2 minute microwave irradiation time demonstrated the best antimicrobial activity against S.aureus and E.coli consistently throughout the three wash cycles, with a reduction in ZOI with an increase in wash cycles. Overall, fabrics coated with MS2.1 CuNPs outperformed fabrics coated with CAS2.1 CuNPs. It can be concluded that cotton nano-functionalized fabrics showed good antibacterial activity when compared with the PC blend. Comfort properties such as air permeability, vertical wicking, fabric stiffness, crease recovery angle, and moisture regain were evaluated in the functionalized materials. The air permeability of PC blend nano coated fabrics through the In-situ and padding method was higher when compared with cotton fabrics, with a common feature of a decrease in air permeability with an increase in wash cycles. The unwashed fabrics were hygroscopic and hence showed a high vertical wicking rate, when compared with washed samples, implying that the finish was wearing off a little with each wash. Both the cotton and PC blend coated with CAS CuNPs showed an increase in bending length indicating that they became stiffer with each wash. The fabrics functionalized with MS2.1 showed no change in stiffness after washes. The same effect was observed in padded fabrics. Crosslinking the fabrics with BTCA showed an increase in crease recovery angle. In-situ functionalized test fabrics treated with a higher microwave irradiation time showed an increase in crease recovery, which was reduced with washes. The padded fabrics did not show any change in crease recovery angle with a change in microwave irradiation time. However, the crease recovery angle decreased with washes. Since the nano coating was hygroscopic, the moisture regain of the unwashed functionalized fabrics was considerably higher, which was reduced with washes. Cotton functionalized fabrics through In-situ and padding showed higher moisture regain than PC nano coated fabrics.
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Mental Health and Well-Being of Youth in New Normal Scenario
    (MPUAT, Udaipur, 2023) Shweta Charan; Suman Audichya
    The present study was undertaken to assess the mental health and well being of college going boys and girls within the age range of 19-22 years. The study was conducted in two universities of Udaipur city. Total sample for the present study comprised of 200 respondent’s i.e.100 boys and 100 girls enrolled in different streams. Mental health battery by Singh and Gupta (2000) and Well being scale by Rana and Audichya (2020) was used to assess the mental health and well being of youth. The desired information was filled by selected respondents and was further utilized for coding and analysis. For analyzing the data, frequency, percentage, ANOVA, t-test and correlation test were used. The results were as follows: majority of youth had good to excellent mental health. Very few respondents were having poor and very poor mental health. Majority of youth had moderate level of well being followed by high level of well being and very few were having low level of well being. As far as gender was concerned, poor mental health among girls respondents as compare to boys. Findings also points out that boys possess higher social, physical and overall well being when compared to girls counterparts while, girls had better emotional well being. The significant difference was found in autonomy, self-concept and intelligence. No significant difference was found in overall, emotional stability, overall adjustment and security-insecurity. In overall mental health significant difference was found in boys and girls. In emotional, physical, social and overall well being of boys and girls was found non-significant difference. There was significant difference between mental health and other familial factors. Significant correlation was observed between type of family, mother’s education and self-concept of mental health. Emotional stability was significantly associated with number of siblings. A significant correlation was also observed between father’s occupation and intelligence between total family income and security-insecurity. There was significant difference between well being and familial factors. Significant and positive correlation was observed between family size, number of siblings, mother’s education, mother’s education, father’s occupation and emotional well being. Significant and positive correlation was also observed between father’s education and social well being, physical well being. Hence it can be concluded that results found significant and positive correlation between respondent’s overall mental health and overall well being of youth.
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Screening, biology and management of spotted pod borer maruca vitrata (Geyer) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)
    (Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 2024-01-10) Gawade Bhagwan Shivaji; Karmarkar M. S.; Shinde B. D.; Bhagwat R. G.; Pethe U. B.
    During the present investigation entitled "Screening, biology and management of spotted pod borer maruca vitrata (Geyer) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)" the research work on screening of genotypes, biology and efficacy of insecticides has been conducted at the College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri.
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF SUCKING PEST COMPLEX OF CHILLI, (Capsicum annuum L.)
    (Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 2024-01-10) NIKITA SUNIL DALVI; Gurav S. S.; Karmarkar M. S.; Sanap P. B.
    The Present investigation on "ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF SUCKING PEST COMPLEX OF CHILLI, (Capsicum annuum L.)" was carried out during rabi season of 2022-23 at Central Experimental Station, Wakawali, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli.
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    A study on Quality of Life of Juvenile Delinquents
    (MPUAT, Udaipur, 2023) Shailja Devi; Gaytri Tiwari
    Juvenile delinquency is a major social problem as well as a major determinant of social order. In recent years, delinquency among children is increasing day by day. Children are the most innocent of all creations. They develop deviancy when various social and environmental factors that impinge on their innocence which propel and push them to be deviants. The involvement of both boys and girl delinquents in various crimes such as theft, burglary, riot, murder and rape, as well as carrying illegal arms and drugs and engaging in gambling activities, has increased dramatically. Keeping in view this perspective, the present study was conducted with the purpose to explore the reasons for factors affecting quality of life among juvenile delinquents (14-18 years) residing in the municipal limit of Udaipur district. A sample of 30 juvenile delinquents (15 boys and 15 girls) was drawn purposively through a preliminary survey in selected observation homes. The tool on “quality of life” was constructed and standardized to assess and compare the quality of life of juvenile delinquents. For assessing the level of overall quality of life of juvenile offenders and based on gender, ‘Frequency’ and ‘Percentage’ were calculated for various selected dimensions. To find out the association of physical health, psychological health, Social relationships and environment, chi-square test was used. For comparing physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment in delinquents based on gender, t-test for difference between two means was computed. Results of study indicate that maximum of the juvenile delinquents belonged to 16-18 years of age. Majority of scheduled tribal children were indulged in crimes as compared to others. Most of the boys were educated up to primary level and girls were secondary level educated who belonged to rural family background. Majority of parents of boys and girls were illiterate. Most of the fathers of respondents were mainly involved in agriculture and daily wages activities whereas mothers of juvenile recidivists were involved in household activities. Majority of felon boys and girls were belonging to lower income groups. Most of the offences committed by delinquent boys were murder and rape whereas greater number of girls were having charges of theft, assault, kidnapping and abduction Maximum number of the boys’ offenders committed crime under the influence of peer whereas girls committed crime for economic benefits. Overall, a greater number of respondents obtained a poor range of scores in the percentage distribution of the level of overall quality of life.On the basis of gender, most of the felon boys scored an equal number of poor and average range in the frequency and percentage distribution of the level of quality of life whereas most of the girl offenders were having poor level of quality of life. With reference to dimension wise quality of life of felonies, most of the respondents scored average range of physical health and social relationships while psychological health and environment was found to be poor among the respondents. Likewise, in case of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment, there was no significant difference found in gender wise dimensions of quality of life. Gender wise, there was a significant difference observed in the mean values of sleep, activities in daily life and work capacity. No significant difference observed in pain & discomfort, energy and fatigue, mobility and medication in terms of physical health. There were significant differences found in the mean values in positive feelings, spirituality/ religion/ personal beliefs and thinking/ learning/ memory/ concentration in psychological health of boys and girls whereas there was no significant difference observed in body image and appearance, negative feelings and self- esteem among felonies. In terms of social relationships, there was significant difference obtained in social support and sexual activity while there was no significant difference observed in personal relationships. In gender wise comparison of environment, there was no significant difference observed in financial resources, physical safety and security, home environment, recreation/ leisure activities and facilities available. As per the results of present study, no association was found between overall and dimension wise quality of life among boys and girls. Case studies of all the 30 respondents were conducted to find out the factors affecting the level of quality of life in juvenile delinquents. A guidebook was developed for the betterment of individual, parents, family, school/ teachers and community on the basis of case study and findings of the study.
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