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Pest management in dryland horticultural crops: book review
Get PDFIn this book, several such interventions are given in form of various chapters which will be of immense use improving the productivity and profitability of arid and semi-arid horticultural commodities through pests management. In this endeavour, useful information has been generated on identification, damage symptoms and management of the pests in different dryland horticultural crops at various research institutions and SAUs of the country. Intense efforts have therefore, been made to gather information on identification, damage symptoms and management of pests in a systematic way, grouped in different chapters and presented in the form of a book. Accurate identification of the pest, their damage and management is the prerequisites for successful control measures. This publication contains excellent colored photographs depicting salient identification characteristics of pest, their damage on plants under natural condition and management in field conditions so as to update the knowledge of extension agencies and farmers.This book has 37 chapters written by different authors with a focus on the productivity and profitability of arid and semi-arid horticultural commodities through pest’s management
Honeybees diversity, pollination, entrepreneurship and beekeeping scenario in NEH region of India
Get PDFThe north-eastern region of India with diverse forage resources encompasses great potential in beekeeping. The honeybee species existing in the north-eastern hill region are Apis dorsata, A. florea, A. cerana himalaya, A. mellifera, A. laboriosa and Trigona iridepennis. Modern agriculture has come to depend greatly on the bees to fulfill its pollination needs. Pollen analysis from North-eastern hill region revealed that the dominant sporomorphs were Brassica sp., Solamun sp., Helianthus sp., Wendlandia sp., Clematis sp., Adhatoda sp. and Mussaenda sp. Bee flora was identified as 107 plants from North-eastern region of India. Different types of entrepreneurship can be developed through beekeeping like honey bees rearing, sale of honey bees colonies, consultancy to farmers for honey bee rearing, processing of honey at large scale and marketing of honey products. Available information on honeybee’s diversity, pollination, entrepreneurship and beekeeping scenario for sustainable agriculture of north-eastern hill region are reviewed and discussed
Studies on effect of cutting and intra row spacing on leaf and seed yield of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)
Get PDFFenugreek is an annual herb having light green leaves, 30-60cm tall and produces slender, beaked pods, 10-15 cm long and each pod contains 10-15 cm long and each pod contain 10-20 small hard yellowish brown seeds, which are smooth and oblong, about 3mm long, each grooved across one corner, giving them a hooked appearance. A field experiment was conducted and treatments imposed with two factors i.e., three cuttings level (C) (C0: No cutting, C1: One cutting and C2: Two cuttings) and four intra row spacing level (S) (S1:30 x 5.0cm, S2: 30 x7.5cm, S3:30 x 12.5 cm). Result revealed that closer spacing (30 x 5.0 cm) and two cuttings (60 & 90 DAS) better for leaf harvest. As far as seed production better at 30x 7.5 cm spacing followed by 30 x 10cm at one or no cutting condition. Economic point of view single cutting at 60 days after sowing and spacing at 30 x7.5 cm better in Uttar Pradesh condition
