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    Availability of Sulphur and Its Interaction with Nitrogen on Yield, Oil Content and Nutrients Uptake by Linseed in Soil of Darasai Farm (Singhbhum)
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1998) Hemant Kumar; Surendra Singh
    Status of soil available Sulphur (0.15% Cac12 extractable) in Zonal Research Station, Darisai (Singhbhum) was delineated. Available Sulphur in soils varied from 3.2 to 68.27 mg kg-¹. Considering 10 mg kg-¹ (0.15% CaCl₂ extractable) available sulphur as low. 52 per cent soils were rates to be deficient in Sulphur. Analysis of soils of Darisai reveals to that soils were coarse in textrue (Sandy loam to Sandy Clay), acidic In reaction (pH 4.4 - 5.9) and low to organic carbon content (0.19-073%) Sulphur is an important essential nutrient for oil seed crops. A field experiment with linseed (Linum usititissimum) was conducted during Rabi season of 1997-98 to study the interaction effect of S (0, 20, 30, 40 kgha-¹) and N (0, 15, 30, 45 kgha-1) on crop yield, content and uptake of nutrient (NPKS) and oil content in grain. Interaction effect of Nitrogen and Sulphur was significant on grain and straw yields of the crop over control. Significant increase in grain yield was obtained upto 45 kg N and 40 kg S ha-1 level of application. However application of 30 kg N and 30 kg s ha-1 produced the maximum grain yield. Content of oil and in grain decreased with increasing application of Nitrogen increased with Sulphur levels. No further increase in oil content was obtained beyond 30Kg s ha-1 application. Oil yield was highest 30 kg N and 30 kg s ha-1 and followed the same trend as in case of grain yield Uptake of N and S by Linseed is increased with application of these nutrients. Uptake of P by crop was significant but K uptake was not significant with graded N and S levels. Interaction effect of N and S was significant on yield, oil content and uptake of nutrients (NPKS).
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    Collar Rot of Pea And Its Integrated Management
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Deepak Kumar; S.C.Dubey
    Collar rot of pea (Pisum sativum L) is a destructive disease caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. pisi. Disease incidence varied from 26.3 to 53.3 per cent in different localities of Ranchi. The characteristic rotting symptom was observed on collar region, root and nodal areas of stem of diseased seedlings as well as adult plants. The pathogen was isolated purified and identified by standard methods. The pathogen satisfied Koch's pastulate test. Among 10 cultivars only one i.e. VL-3 showed moderately resistant reactions against the disease. Late sowing minimized the disease incidence. The sowing in second fortnight of November showed minimum disease development with satisfactory stand of the crop. Temperature 9.1 to 26.4°C, relative humidity 18.6 to 93.1 per cent and rainfall 0 to 21.3 mm favoured for maximum disease development in nature during 18th to 25th December when the crop attained the age of 48 to 55 days: The maximum temperature and maximum relative humidity were significantly positively correlated whereas minimum relative humidity was significantly negatively correlated with disease development. Maximum temperature and maximum relative humidity showed significant positive effect on disease development in nature and accounted more than 54 and 56 per cent variations in disease incidence during 1997-98 and 1998-99, respectively. Local isolate of Gliocladium virens and Trichoderma harzianum showed superiority over other isolate, of antagonists in respect of inhibition of mycelial growth of the pathogen through dual culture and production of volatile and non-volatile substances. Benlate, Bavistin and Captaf inhibited cent per cent growth of the pathogen. Captaf. Thiram and Vitavax were selected for integration with T. harzianum and G. virens as they inhibited the growth of pathogen but not so against antagonists. Trichoderma harzianum showed maximum inhibition zone/growth around the treated seed followed by G. virens alone. Thiram + G virens, Vitavax + G. virens Captaf+ G. virens and Captaf + T harzianum which were statistically at par. The integration of fungicides with biocontrolling agents gave good protection to germinating seeds than the fungicides alone in laboratory condition. The seed treated with Captaf (1g/kg) + T. harzianum (10 spore/ ml/10g seed) gave good germination, least diesease incidence along with maximum pod yield which was statistically at par with seed treated with T. harzianum alone. Thiram + T harzianum. Vitavax + G. virens and G. virens alone. Among fungicides Captaf, Vitavax.
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    Variability and Correlation Studies in Some Brassica Juncea Mutants
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Rajesh kumar; Dr. Anil Kumar Verma
    Oilseeds occupy a position next to cereals in our nation and Brassica Juncea L.has a definite identity among the oilseed crops. In view of the important of this crop, mutation breeding was resorted to taking two stable varities varuna and BR -40.For assessing the extent of variability, heritability genetic advance and gentic divergence 23 mutant lines of varuna and 13 lines of Br-40 were raised in M3 generation during rabi 1997-98 in RBD with three replications. The eight metic traits included days to first flowering plant height primary and secondry branches seed per siliqua siliquae per plant days to maturity and yield per plant. Phenotypic co-efficient of variation were high for secondary branched siliquae per plant and yield/plant in both the varieties whears genotypic coeffecent of variation was high to moderate for all these characters. High heritability accompanied by high genetic advance was obtained for secondary branches in both the varieties.While varuna showed high heritability for siliquae /plant and days to maturity also. The yield per plant in varuna had significant positive correlaltion with plant hight primary branched secondry branches , silliquae /plant and seeds/siliqua while in BR -40, it had significant positive correlation with seeds silique and days to maturity. It is apparent from the path analysis that days to first flowering had positive direct effect on yield as well as inBR-40. The highest D2 value between VM16 and VM18 in varuna and between BM3 and BM13 in BR -40 showed high genetic divergence between these mutant lines.The contribution of secondary branches yield/ plant days to maturity and siliquae /plant remained to the tune of 72.47 per plant of total divergence in varuna mutants ,whereas secondary branches plant height and days to first flowering contributed 71.43 per cent of total divergence in BR -40 mutants. The intra- cluster group mean showed cluster IV and V as more divergent than other in varuna wheras cluster 11 and 1v remeind more divergent in BR-40 .The characters respon slible for differentiation were mainly plant height primary and secondry branches siliqluae / plant and seed / silique.
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    Micropropagation of Different Banana Species
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Rakesh Ranjan; B.K.Bhagat
    Banana is believed to be one of the oldest cultivated tropical fruit in India. It belongs to family masaceae and origined in south east Asia. India occupies second place in the world only next to Thailand with respect to annual production of banana .The production in India being 104.59 lakh tones from an area o f3.96 lakh hectare (yadav,1997). Most of the edible parthenocarpic banana varieties have originated from the two species of section Eumusa,namly,Musa accuminata and Musa balbisiana. Banana is a perennial succulent plant and is propagated through sucker. The fruits are fleshy berry developed parthenocarpically. All parts of this plant are useful. Banana is the cheapest, Plentiful and most nourishing of all fruits. Besides being a rich source of energy and mineral ,like magnesium sodium potassium phosphorus and has several medicinal properties banana is rich in vitamin A,C,B,B2. Since conventional propagation through suckers has its own limitations with respect to poor multiplication rate. In vitro mass propagation obviously has great potential for obtaining disease free true to type planting material. Keeping this in mind the present investigation was planned with the following objectives: (a) Rapid production of different species of banana clone (b) Acclimatization and hardening of in – vitro propagated plants (c) Establishment percentage of different species of Banana clone The materials for investigation included Dwarf Cavendish (AAA) , Alpan (AAA) and Batisa (ABB).Direct regeneration of cultivars Dwarf Cavendish (AAA ),Alpan (AAA) and Batisa(ABB) was achieved in Ms medium supplement with1-9 mg/1BAP,1-3mg/1 IAA and 150mg/1Adenine sulphate from shoot tips as a explants through tissue culture. Maximum number of shoots (34.0,32.3,30.3) were achieved from a single explants of Dwarf Cavendish,Alpan and Batisa respectively in 8 mg/1BAP and 3mg/1IAA in ms semi –soild medium after 10-14 weeks of culture. The rate of multiplication of shoots depended on its genomic composition to a great extent. The cultivar Batisa with ABB genomic composition to a great extent .The cultivar Batisa with ABB genome had the lowest multiplication rate as compared to Dwarf Cavendish, and Alpan which had AAA genomic composition. Maximum percentage of rooting (98.6%,96.6%95.0%) was obtained from the excised plantlets when exposed to the rooting media composed of 0.1mg/1 BAP and 0.02mg/1IAA and 0.25% w/v activated charcoal. The regenerated plantlets were acclimatized and hardened in humified polyhouse having desired relative humidity, light, temperature. A very high percentage (98%) of the hardened plantlets survived in polyhouse under shade condition. About six weeks old plantlets were planted in the field.In –vitro raised plantlet were transferred to field with high rate (90-95%)of survival was observed in all the three cultilvars of different banana (Musa spp.)
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    Effect of Irrigation, Calcium and Boron And Fruit Cracking Quality And Yield of Litchi CV. Shahi Under Plateau Region ..
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Anil Kumar; C. Singh
    The cultivation of litchi (Litchi chinensis sonn) has its commercial significance due to delicious taste, excellent flavor, pleasant fragrance and attractive colour. It has enough nutrient like ,carbohydrate, vitamins, acids, proteins, minerals and fat. But there are some problems like fruit cracking, lower yield with poor quality etc. which restricts the expansion of litchi area in plateau region. Irrigation plays a vital role in the development of vegetative growth of plant and better production of good quality fruits. Therefore, irrigation is necessary to maintain the proper soil moisture particularly during a dry season which ultimately reduces the fruit cracking and enhances the production with good quality fruits .Foliar feeding of nutrients is known to influence the metabolic activity of plants apart from serving as a mode of supplementary feeding, there by mobilizing the yields and quality of fruits. Hence an experiment was laid out on the topic Effect of irrigation, calcium and Boron on fruit cracking, quality and yield of litchi (litchi chinensis sonn)cv.Shahi: It was conducted in the cropping year 1998.The treatment consists of two levels of irrigation (I-50 litres of water,I2-100 litres of water)and two spraying each of calcium(c1-.05% and C2-1% and boron (B1-0.4% and B2-0.8%) including control i.e. neither irrigation nor sparying of nutrients. The first irrigation and spraying of nutrients (calcium and boron ) were made on the 10th April’98 and 32th April 98.There were nine treatment including control, these were relicated thrice in Randomized Block Design(factorial.From the finding, it may be concluded that higher level of irrigation alongwith higher level of calcium or boron had shown the better performance on reduction of fruit cracking, higher fruit weight but so far, individual effect is concerned the higher level of irrigation, calcium and boron had shown the marvelous performance on fruit yield, juice content and chemical properties of litchi fruits
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    Studies on Epidemiology, Clinico-Biochemical Changes and Treatment of Toxocara Vitulorum In Suckling Calves In And Around Ranchi, Bihar
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Heishnam Usharani Devi; M.Z.Ansari
    Based on the overall score of the present finding, it can be concluded that piperazine citrate is a specific drug for the treatment of T. vitulorum infection in cow and buffalo-calves on account of rapid action and quick recovery from clinical symptoms of the disease. However, kriminth, being a herbal medicine, is safe, comparatively cheaper and effective drug and is recommended for use against natural T. vitulorum infection in cow and buffalo calves @50 ml/calf and repeated at an interval of 15 days, although its efficacy surmounts next to piperzine citrate.
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    A Comparative Study on Role And Decision Making of Tribal And Non Tribal Women of Ranchi District ( Bihar ) In Anim...
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Miss Khangembam Bijubala Devi; Dr. R.M. Srivastava
    Majority of the tribal and non-tribal women respondents belonged to middle age group (31 to 50 years), illiterate, having both nuclear and joint type of family with medium family size (6 to 9 members), no or less social participation, low extension contact, low family educational status and medium value orientation score. 2. In context with economic characteristics, the study revealed that although there was non-significant difference between tribal and non-tribal respondents on livestock holding. land holding and occupation of the women, the socio economic status and the annual income of the non- tribals were significantly higher than that of tribal respondence.
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    Studies on the Growth And Yield Performances of Agroforestry System in Kumharia Village, Kanke, Ranchi
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Prabhat Ranjan Oraon; Dr.M.H.Siddique
    The results have been obtained for three types of agroforestry system (agrisilvicultural, silvipastoral and homegarden system) on farmer’s field which may be ascertained through systematic research plots, before making any recommendation to the farmers.
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    Socio-Economic Upliftment of Villages through Agroforestry Schemes of Chakriya Vikas Pranali In Palamu
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1999) Ashok Vijay Minj; Dr.R.M.Srivastava
    ) The analysis of socio-personal and economic characteristics of the respondents of C.V.P. and control village revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to middle age group with nuclear type of family having medium size, high social participation in C.V.P. area observed. The study again supports the earlier observation that education is one factor which should be given top priority in the process of Agroforestry programme development. A considerable percentage of the respondents were having at least one pair of bullocks, improved plough and /or bullock cart, household items like chair, cycle, radio, sewing machine, etc.. livestock such as poultry, goatery, piggery, milch cattle etc. Land holding upto 5 acres in their possession and engaged either as farm labourer or cultivator. Notably most of the respondents belonged to medium socio-economic status. 2) Education has a definite positive relationship with the level of adoption and if we want to make our developmental programme to be more successful much more stress has to be given to the education of farm ers which will make them more innovative, skillful and abreast with knowledge of improved practices. Apart from education another most significant factor is extension contact/ social participation. Thus it is quite imperative that it is not only the input supply but regular service, guidance, training through extension contact is essential to ensure the success. 3) This study has proved that the farmers adopt the improved Agroforestry Practices mainly for the economic gain. Higher the economic motivation the more will be the favourable attitude towards the farming practices.