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ThesisItem Open Access EFFECTIVNESS OF KRUSHIGOVIDHYA FARM MAGAZINE AS PERCEIVED BY ITS SUBSCRIBERS(INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2018) DADHANIA RINSHU MEET; Dr. J. K. PatelInformation play an immense role in our society and its large scale disseminate through highly perfect communication media constitute. Print media, due to its mass nature promises to satisfy the information needs to the masses. Krushigovidhya farm magazine is an important leading popular Guajarati Farm magazine published since 1948 by Anand Agriculture University, Anand covers useful information on agriculture and other allied sectors. The Krushigovidhya farm magazine provides technological knowhow to the farmer at the regular interval for enhancing rate of adoption of new technology. Considering the popularity and its utility perception in transfer of technology in rural India, it needs to be evaluated by deriving its level of effectiveness and satisfaction by its subscribers. The extent of effectiveness as perceived by its subscriber for various components such as format of magazine, heading given to the articles and sub headings to the different aspects, content, illustrations, tables and advertisements published in farm magazine can be gratified the needs and preferences of its readers. Therefore, it is worthwhile to understand different characteristics of the clientele which determine the perceived effectiveness of Krushigovidhya farm magazine.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF SILICON AND SULPHUR ON YIELD AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ON RICE AND ITS RESIDUAL EFFECT ON WHEAT IN LOAMY SAND SOIL(DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRIL. CHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, 2018) Patel Vimalkumar N.; Dr. K. C. PatelThe field experiment was conducted on “Effect of silicon and sulphur on yield and chemical composition on rice and its residual effect on wheat in loamy sand soil” during the kharif and rabi seasons for two years 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Regional Research Station farm, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with factorial concept, comprising twelve treatment combinations of four levels of silicon (Si) (0, 150, 300 and 450 kg ha-1) and three levels of sulphur (S) (0, 20 and 40 kg ha-1) with three replication. The soil of the experimental field was loamy sand in texture with the pH of 7.8 and organic carbon 0.30 %. The soluble salts (EC) content was medium and an overall mean value of 0.23 dS m-1.The status of available nutrients Si (68.73 mg kg-1), P2O5 (32.58 kg ha-1), S (9.81 mg kg-1), Fe (7.31 mg kg-1) and Zn (1.23 mg kg-1). The treatments were applied in rice crop and residual effect was studied in wheat crop. The recommended dose of NPK was applied to rice and wheat crop at the time of sowing.ThesisItem Open Access “ATTITUDE OF AGRICULTURAL PERSONNEL TOWARDS e- AGRICULTURAL PORTAL(INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Patel Pratik H.; Dr. Mahesh R. PatelAgriculture plays an essential role in the process of economic development of developing countries like India. Besides providing food to nation, agriculture contributes to market of industrial goods and earns foreign exchange. Agricultural development is an integral part of overall economic development. In spite of this, it is also an important feature of agriculture that is to be noted that growth of other sectors and overall economy depends on the performance of agriculture to a considerable extent.ThesisItem Open Access ECONOMICS OF BIDI TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN BARODA DISTRICT, GUJARAT (1979-80)(AAU, Anand, 1980) PATEL, G. N.; Singh, S. B.The main object of the present investigation was to study the economics of bidi tobacco production in Baroda district, Gujarat. Out of 12 talukas in the district, 3 talukas, viz., Savli, Baroda and Padra were considered under study which accounted for 97.55 per cent of the total area in the district. A stratified two stage random sampling design was used for the selection of sample for this study. The study covered 11 villages and 165 bidi tobacco growers - 32 marginal (below 1 hectare), 43 small (1 hectare to 2 hectares), 45 medium (2 hectares to 3 hectares) and 45 large (3 hectares and above) farms. The study covered the agricultural year 1979-80 and data were collected by survey method during the months of May and June, 1980.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES OF DIFFERENT FACTORS AFFECTING GESTATION PERIOD IN KANKREJ CATTLE(AAU, Anand, 1953) Vyas, Shankerlal H.; Patel, M. D.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF TILLAGE AND MANURE ON YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERS OF BAJRI (PENNISETUM TYPHOIDES (BURM.) S. AND H.)(AAU, Anand) Shah, Champaklal Bhogilal; Patel, P. L.Abstract not AvailableThesisItem Open Access EFFECTS OF INBREEDING IN MAIZE(AAU, Anand, 1958) Amin, Vishnooprasad C.; Patel, P. L.Abstract not AvailableThesisItem Open Access ECONOMICS OF BIDI TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN BARODA DISTRICT (GUJARAT)(AAU, Anand, 1979) PATEL, J. M.; SINGH, S. B.The main object of the present investigation was to study the economics of bidi tobacco cultivation in Baroda district (Gujarat). Out of 12 talukas in the district, 3 talukas, viz., Savli, Saroda and Padra were considered under study which accounted for 96.32 per cent of the total tobacco area in the district. A stratified two stage random sampling design with villages as the primary and operational holdings as the ultimate units of study was used for selecting the sample for this study. The study covered 9 villages and 92 bidi tobacco growers 30 small (below 2 hectares), 31 medium (2 to 4 hectares) and 31 large (4 hectares and above) farms. The study covered the agricultural year 1978-79 and data were collected by survey method during the months of April and May, 1979.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF METHODS OF POLLINATION ON FRUIT, SET AND FRUIT DEVELOPMENT IN SOME CULTIVATED SPECIES OF CUCURBITACEAE(AAU, Anand, 1960) SHAH, RAJANIKANT CHIMANLAL; Patel, R. M.Abstract not Available