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    Deficit Irrigation for Potato production under semi-ared condition.
    (MPKV, Rahuri, 2017) Tale Dipak Prabhakar; Kadam, S.A.
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    ESTIMATION OF SOIL ERODIBILITY FACTOR ‘K’ FOR SOILS OF NANDURBAR DISTRICT
    (MPKV, Rahuri, 2023) Kanakdhar Swapnil Dattatray; Balsane, V.K.
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    RESPONSE OF TURMERIC TO DRIP IRRIGATION LEVELS AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC FORMULATIONS
    (MPKV, Rahuri, 2023) Deshmukh Shubhada Sharad; Gadge, S.B.
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    STUDY OF SOIL EROSION FOR DIFFERENT TEMPORAL PERIODS USING USLE
    (MPKV, Rahuri, 2023) Dhokale Kajal Bhausaheb; Gavit, B.K.
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    Development of Scale for Evaluation of Watershed Development Programme
    (MPKV, Rahuri, 2023) Jadhav Sakshi Shivnath; Atre, A.A.
    The research conducted in this thesis addresses a critical gap in the field of watershed development programmes. Despite numerous qualitative evaluations of such programmes, there is a dearth of comprehensive scoring systems that can effectively prioritize indicators, calculate scores, and facilitate comparisons between different watershed development initiatives. The primary objectives of this study were to identify and prioritize key evaluation indicators, design a robust scoring system for measuring the impact of watershed development programmes, and provide a framework for comparing diverse projects. Through the application of advanced analytical techniques, including the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), this research has successfully assigned weights to each evaluation indicator, quantifying their significance and influence in decision-making processes. The results obtained for various biophysical, socio-economic, and sustainability indices have led to meaningful insights into the extent of development achieved in each program. The results reveal the importance of specific indicators in evaluation of watershed development programmes. In the biophysical category, the Critical Area Index received the highest weightage of 0.135564, followed by the Water Storage Capacity Utilization Index at 0.131847. The Livestock Production Value Index had the lowest weightage of 0.028817.In the socio-economic category, the Poverty Index received the highest weightage of 0.178023, followed by the Regular Employment Generation Index at 0.12468
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    MODIFICATION AND ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF OKRA CUTTER- HOLDER
    (MPKV, Rahuri, 2023) Hukare Bhushan Manohar; Nalwade, S.M.
    Traditionally okra pods are harvested by hand picking or using cutting tool. The okra pods have thorny bristles cause inflammation to the skin of workers if harvested by bare hands. In severe situations, people skin has experienced itching, blisters or allergic responses on exposure to the pods for an extended period of time during a harvest. The higher productivity with less stress and physiological costs could be achieved by the ergonomically modified agricultural tools. The various tools developed by earlier researchers were tested ergonomically. Straight blade okra cutter, curve blade okra cutter and old okra cutter-holder were tested in the laboratory and on the field. The results revealed that the okra needed to hold while harvesting by using these cutters as well as required more pressure to cut the okra. Moreover, the okra cutters were unable to snap mature and large okra. In order to reduce the aforementioned issues, the design of okra cutter-holder was modified, to enable harvest of any size of okra without touching the okra pods. The designed tool along with the conventional straight blade okra plucker, curve blade okra cutter and old okra cutter-holder were compared through laboratory as well as field tests.