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ThesisItem Open Access Impact of Saras Dairy Milk Collection Centres on the Dairy Farmers in Udaipur District of Rajasthan(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2022) SINGH, DEVENDRA; Rathore, R.S.The present study entitled “Impact of Saras Dairy Milk Collection Centres on the Dairy Farmers in Udaipur District of Rajasthan” was conducted with the specific objectives. 1. To access the knowledge level of beneficiary and non- beneficiary dairy farmers about improved milk production techniques 2. To access the adoption level of beneficiary and non- beneficiary dairy farmers about milk production techniques 3. To access the impact of Saras dairy milk collection centres on beneficiary dairy farmers. 4. To access the constraints about improved milk production for beneficiary and non- beneficiary dairy farmers. The present study was conducted in Udaipur district of Southern Rajasthan which was purposively selected. There are 22 Panchayat Samiti, out of which two Panchayat Samiti namely Bhinder, and Sakumber were selected on the basis of maximum milk collection centers. From each selected Panchayat Samiti, Three milk collection centers were selected on the basis of maximum milk collection and 20 respondents (10 beneficiary and 10 non-beneficiary) from each milk collection center were randomly selected with the help of MCC incharge. Thus, total 120 respondents were selected for the study. Data were collected from the respondents by using interview schedule. The collected data was categorized, analyzed by using appropriate statistical measures in computer and tabulated for the convenience. The results were presented along with the proper citations of prior studies. The key findings of the study are: It was observed that most of beneficiary respondents and non-beneficiary respondents belonged to less than 30 years of age group, majority of the respondents were educated functionally literate. Half of the respondents were small farmers. Majority of respondents had nuclear family. Less than half of respondents belonged to small size family. Maximum number of the respondents were engaged with Agriculture+ Animal husbandry. Majority of the respondents had pakka house. Less than half of respondents had above 4-7 animals. Study revealed that most of beneficiary respondents was perceived knowledge about the aspect namely Breeding, Management, Marketing, feeding and health care. knowledge about “Appropriate time for mating during oestrus cycle” “Calving interval in cattle”, and “Cultural Practices”, Type of ration should be feed to a cow/buffalo just after calving” and Common method of fodder conservation in your area, Good ration for dairy animals, Fodder crops grown in your area, How all the cattle are kept in housing system and Clean milk production, Stage of pregnancy one should stop milking of a cow, At what age male calf should be castrated. Extent of adoption of Record of breeding, Castration of male calve, artificial insemination. Feed colostrum to newly born calf, feed adequate amount of fodder for milch animals feed of green fodder for animals, made roof for shelter, provide clean water to animals, Follow the proper method of milking, Contact with Milk collection agencies, where do you sell your calf. Proper transport facilities available, what you know about Saras dairy products, proper Market facilities in the area. Qualitative Impact aspect Change in heard size of cattle, Change in Exotic breed of cattle, Change in annual income, Change in milk production (lit. per day) and Qualitative aspect like Small milk collection centers will be enhanced in rural area, Improve socio-economic status of Dairy farmer, Budget for profitable farming is managed, under Milk Collection Centers, The participation of beneficiaries in social, programmers is increased, Improvement in health and education of the farmers. Study revealed that most constraints of beneficiary and non- beneficiary respondents regarding to aspect namely Breeding, Management, Marketing, feeding and health care. Most constraints about Lack of breeding bull Lack of knowledge about A. I, Poor results with A.I. practices, Non- availability of A.I. centers in the clusters of villages, Lack of knowledge about, appropriate time of mating are major statements related to constraints.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON ENHANCING NUTRITIONAL SECURITY THROUGH MAIZE-PULSE BASED INTERCROPPING SYSTEM AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT(DRPCAU, PUSA, 2021) SINGH, DEVENDRA; Kumar, MritunjayA field experiment was conducted during rabi 2020-21 at experimental farm of Tirhut college of Agriculture, Dholi (Dr. RPCAU Pusa, Bihar). The title of the research was “Studies on Enhancing Nutritional Security through Maize-Pulse based Intercropping System and Natural Resource Management”. This experiment was conducted from 2018-19 to 2020-21. The experiment was carried out in split-split plot design with three replications. The main plot consisted three methods of irrigation viz., surface irrigation, drip irrigation and furrow irrigation. The sub-plot consisted three nutrient management viz., recommended dose of fertilizer (150:75:50 kg ha-1), site-specific nutrient management (120:78:166 kg ha-1) and soil test crop response (216:140:99 kg ha-1). The sub-sub plot consisted three intercropping system viz., lentil, rajmash and vegetable pea which replicated thrice. The result revealed that growth parameters of maize like gemination percentage, plant height, dry matter accumulation, crop growth rate and leaf are index was significantly higher under drip irrigation as compared to furrow and surface irrigation. Among the nutrient management, also these growth attributes significantly higher under soil test crop response (STCR) over recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) and site-specific nutrient management (SSNM). Similarly, under intercropping system these growth attributes also maximum in vegetable pea treatment over lentil and rajmash intercropping system. The highest yield attributes viz., length of cob (17.23 cm), girth of cob (13.94 cm), no. of cobs per plant (1.14), no. of rows per cob (15.02), no. of grains per cob (29.13) and test weight (237.08 g) were recorded under drip irrigation as compared to furrow and surface irrigation. Among the nutrient management, all these yield attributes maximum under soil test crop response (STCR). Similarly, under intercropping system also all these yield attributes higher in vegetable pea treatment over lentil and rajmash intercrop treatments. Among the different irrigation methods, significantly highest grain yield (94.24 q ha-1) was recorded under drip irrigation which was 9.49 % and 18.84 % higher than furrow and surface irrigation respectively. In case of nutrient management, significantly maximum grain yield (92.38 q ha-1) was recorded under soil test crop response (STCR) which was 9.42 % and 12.32 % higher over recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) and site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) respectively. Similarly, in various intercropping system, significantly highest grain yield (91.23 q ha-1) was obtained under treatment vegetable pea which was 5.50 % and 12.14 % higher as compared to lentil and rajmash intercrop treatment respectively. The interaction of different irrigation methods and nitrogen management, highest grain yield was recorded under drip x STCR (96.01 q ha-1) treatment as compared to others. The N, P, K uptake in grain under drip irrigation was 132.57 kg N, 37.18 kg P and 63.19 kg K ha-1 respectively. In furrow irrigation 112.12 kg N, 31.67 kg P and 53.84 kg K ha-1 respectively. Similarly, in surface irrigation 96.02 kg N, 29.30 kg P and 49.34 kg K ha-1 respectively. The maximum protein content (8.76 %) in grain was found under drip irrigation over others treatments. In pulses (Lentil, Rajmash and Vegetable Pea), all the growth parameters were significantly highest recorded under drip irrigation followed by furrow and surface irrigation. Among the nutrient management, all the growth parameters were highest under recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) as compared to site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) and soil test crop response (STCR). The yield attributes of pulses (Lentil, Rajmash and Vegetable Pea), viz., no. of pods per plant, no. of grains per pod and test weight were significantly higher under drip irrigation as compared to furrow and surface irrigation. Similarly, among the nutrient management all these yield attributes were recorded highest under recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) as compared to site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) and soil test crop response (STCR). The grain yield of pulses (Lentil, Rajmash and Vegetable Pea), were significantly higher under drip irrigation as compared to furrow and surface irrigation. Similarly, among the nutrient management, the grain yield was recorded highest under recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) as compared to site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) and soil test crop response (STCR). The maize equivalent yield (MEY) was significantly highest recorded under drip irrigation (116.72 q ha-1) which was 11.16 % and 20.11 % higher over furrow and surface irrigation respectively. Among the nutrient management, significantly maximum maize equivalent yield (MEY) was obtained under soil test crop response (111.53 q ha-1) as compared to RDF and SSNM. Similarly, among the intercropping system the highest MEY was recorded under treatment vegetable pea (118.65 q ha-1) which was significantly superior over lentil and rajmash. The gross returns (215942 ₹ ha-1), net returns (146679 ₹ ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (2.11) from maize-based pulse intercropping obtained significantly higher under drip irrigation as compared to furrow and surface irrigation. Among the nutrient management, the gross returns (206343 ₹ ha-1), net returns (134893 ₹ ha-1) significantly higher recorded under soil test crop response (STCR) over both the treatment RDF and SSNM. However, highest benefit cost ratio (1.94) was obtained under RDF. Among the various intercropping system, the maximum gross returns (219509 ₹ ha-1), net returns (147954 ₹ ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (2.06) was found under vegetable pea as compared to lentil and rajmash intercropping system.