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ThesisItem Open Access “Study of volatility and price interrelationship among selected edible oils in India(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2011) UpmaThe present study “Study Of Volatility And Price Interrelationship Among Selected Edible Oils In India” was undertaken to understand price fluctuations in edible oils and also to understand price interdependence. The secondary data of daily prices of Crude Palm oil, Mentha oil and Refined soya oil was obtained from Multi Commodity Exchange. It was found that on monthly basis, minimum coefficient of variation was 0.74 % (April 2010), 0.65 % (Sept 2009), 0.56 % (March 2006) for Crude palm oil, Mentha oil and Refined soya oil respectively. Maximum coefficient of variation on monthly basis was found to be 7.07 % (April 2009), 20.23 % (Feb 2009), 5.84 % (March 2008) for Crude palm oil, Mentha oil and Refined soya oil respectively. Annual coefficient of variation was highest of 27 % in 2008, 26.02 % in 2010 and 5.34 % in 2007 for Crude palm oil, Mentha oil and Refined soya oil respectively. Maximum variation in prices of Mentha oil as well as Refined soya oil was explained by variation in Crude Palm oil prices ie R-square 0.770 and 0.685 respectively. Maximum variation in prices of Crude palm oil was explained by variation in Mentha oil prices ie R-square 0.770. Crude palm oil prices directly affect prices of mentha oil as well as refined soya oil, whereas crude palm oil prices are directly affected by refined soya oil prices.ThesisItem Restricted A STUDY OF FARMERS’ BUYING BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO PLANT GROWTH PROMOTERS IN LUDHIANA(2009) Manish DeepThe present study was undertaken with the objectives to study the buying behavior and perception of progressive farmers regarding plant growth promoters on the basis of selected attributes in Ludhiana. For meeting the objectives, the primary data was collected with the help of a pre-structured, non-disguised questionnaire from the respondents by including thirty farmers from different villages in Ludhiana. It was observed that majority of the farmers were buying the plant growth promoters only once in a year and purchased it from a reputed retail shop. Price of it was the most important information looked for on the package by majority of farmers before buying the plant growth promoters followed by quantity of the product. There was disagreement over plant growth promoters having high quality, high performance and low price than inorganic fertilizers.ThesisItem Open Access Ergonomic designing of classroom furniture suitable for female students(2011) Purva JaggiPresent study entitled “Ergonomic designing of classroom furniture suitable for female students” was conducted to measure and study various parameters of existing furniture and physical environment of selected classrooms, to record the anthropometric measurements of female students, to formulate guidelines for designing of classroom furniture and to design and evaluate classroom furniture in terms of physiological parameters and subjective responses. The study was conducted in three phases: field survey, designing and construction of classroom furniture and laboratory experiments. It was found that majority of classrooms were not within comfortable levels of temperature, relative humidity and noise. Area and space available per student in the seated classrooms was also inadequate. Dimensions of furniture in the surveyed classrooms were significantly different from the recommended standards. Overall suitability of the classroom furniture was low with the mean score of 1.58. Pain, fatigue, stiffness and strain in the muscles were experienced by the students while using the classroom furniture. The formulated desk/study table height , width, depth and slope were 76 cm, 62.26 cm, 60.71 cm and 10 -15 degrees respectively. The formulated dimensions for the height, width, depth, slope and thigh clearance of the chair were 44 cm, 45.09 cm, 40 cm, 3-5 degrees and 27- 30 cm respectively. One set of classroom furniture based on the formulated dimensions was designed and got constructed and experiments were conducted on it. The experiments revealed that physiological stresses were reduced significantly in terms of heart rate, TCCW, PCW, postural deviation and muscular grip strength while working on ergonomically designed classroom furniture. Hence, it is important to use ergonomic classroom furniture to enhance the learning process by providing a rich learning environment.ThesisItem Open Access Study of Awareness and Attitude towards Incentive Schemes for Exporters of Agricultural Products(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2013) Garg, NishantThe present study was conducted on awareness and attitude towards incentive schemes for exporters of agricultural products. The study was undertaken in five districts of Punjab namely Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Sangrur. The sample of 50 exporters was interviewed with the help of detailed questionnaire. The results of the study show that there are only 27(54%) exporters which were aware of incentive schemes. From them only 17(63%) were availing the schemes. The reasons for not availing the schemes had been the approval formalities of government agencies, documentations and non-willingness of exporters to avail the schemes Those who were availing the schemes were having objectives of increasing their competiveness, profit maximization, financial assistance and brand publicity and advertisement. However, the exporters find many problems in availing the schemes like procedural problems, official regulations and policies and inefficiencies of incentive providing agencies. These problems can be solved by formulating approachable incentive policies so that the exporters can easily avail them and it should be user friendly. Key words: Awareness, attitude, incentive schemes, exportersThesisItem Open Access A STUDY OF MARKETING PRACTICES OF GRAPE GROWERS IN PUNJAB(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2011) SUBHASH KUMARThe research project entitled “A Study of marketing practices of Grape growers in Punjab” was undertaken with the objectives of analyzing the marketing practices of the selected grape growers in Punjab and identifying the problems related to marketing of the grapes in Punjab. A sample of 32 grape growers in Punjab were selected from the list of grape growers of Bhatinda district in Punjab obtained from the Department of Horticulture, P.A.U. Ludhiana. It was found out that grapes is also transported to other state and marketing there. So that grape growers encountered many problems related to marketing practices. Study revealed that majority of grape growers have lack of awareness and proper assistance related to processing of the Grapes and they were not showing any interest in these activities. They also not indulged in any type of promotional activities. And encountered many problem related to improper subsidy, seasonal demand of grapes, losses during handling, related to perishabilty of grapes and major problem in marketing of grapes. Key Words:
