151 research outputs found
Smallholder farmers involvement in seed production of pigeonpea : An assessment in Odisha, India
No full textSmallholder pigeonpea farmers in Odisha always rely on self-saved seeds of preferred landrace with long maturity period of
7 months and exploiting this for a period of 2-4 years or more. These model of seed system continuously resulted in low yield
(250-500 kg/ha) due to seed deterioration. Seed production at farmers’ level with the provision of new package of technology
such as providing farmers preferred high yielding disease resistant varieties and hybrids, on the ground training on improved
crop management technologies, and integrated pest and disease management has contributed in increase in productivity
(780 kg/ha), improving livelihood, and income of farmers in the .project sites (Rayagada, Kalahandi, and Nauparha).
Institutionalizing the seed system model through the ‘one village one variety’ concept has brought about the production of
1610 tons of various certified seeds. The assessment also revealed that higher investment in seed production resulted in
higher seed yield and income. Likewise, farmers seed growers with medium land classification showed the best B:C ratio
with ? 3.38 per ? 1 invested. Moreover, it can be deduced from the B:C ratio of all land classification that seed production is
economically viable for smallholder farmers to venture in improving their livelihoods. However, there are still limitations that
need to be addressed to ensure the sustainability of the seed delivery system of the project. The most pressing constraint of
pigeonpea production is the damage caused by pests and the lack of farm inputs; trainings/awareness meetings/exposures
are required to educate farmers on new pigeonpea technologies; and the need to regulate prices of pigeonpea seeds is a
major concern forsmallholderfarmers to obtain benefit from theirpigeonpea cultivation
Impact of developmental project for sustainable pigeonpea livelihood system of rural poor households of Odisha
No full textFarmers of Odisha’s rainfed areas have poor access to quality pigeonpea materials. In 2011, the International Crops Research
Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) implemented a project ‘Introduction and Expansion of Improved Pigeonpea
(Arhar) Production Technology in Rainfed Upland Ecosystems of Odisha’forfouryears (2011-2015) covering five districts. Two
years after, a survey was conducted to study the adoption and effects of the interventions that revealed insights on yield,
income and ways for sustaining and upscaling. The assessment showed that improved cultivars and improved agronomic
practices resulted in significant increase in yield and income. ‘One village-One variety’ seed system led to quality seed supply
not only in the project sites but also in adjacent villages. Innovative capacity development and commitments of stakeholders
enriched knowledge and skills of pigeonpea’s cultivation that helped farmers in making appropriate choices. The result of the
investment in two major pigeonpea activities namely improve pigeonpea production technology (IPPT) and seed production
(SP) showed a robust investment gain computed at 308% or about four times increased from the ? 45 million ($900,000)
invested in the project for two years
Rejection of the Cigarette Billboard Sampoerna A Mild “Mula Mula Malu-Malu, Lama Lama Mau”
No full textIn early 2015, a billboard advertisement of cigarette product Sampoerna A Mild titled “Mula Mula Malu-Malu, Lama Lama Mau” or in English means “Initially Feel Shy, Gradually Want” were protested by the majority of Indonesian people. Protests were stated on the website www.change.org, with a petition asking for the billboard to be removed immediately. Shortly after, Sampoerna A Mild company responded to the protest by apologizing to the people of Indonesia and removing the billboard. This case raises several questions for the author: Why was Sampoerna A Mild’s billboard removed?; What were the communicative sign contained in the illustrations that causes the billboard to be removed?; What was the idelogical background of Indonesian society which causes them to reject the billboard of Sampoerna A Mild? To answer these questions, this research based on a case study uses the methods of art critic as described by E.B Feldman. Data collection was done based on the study of literature, then the findings were analyzed inductively. Results of research revealed that the billboard was removed because it was considered a pornographic illustration. Pornography as seen in the communicative sign illustration of a young couple hugging each other, as well pornography in the illustration which includes the text that reads “Mula Mula Malu-Malu, Lama Lama Mau” or “Initially Feel Shy, Gradually Want”. The majority of Indonesian society rejected the billboard of Sampoerna A Mild and considered the billboard illustration to contain pornography due to their ideological background which is based on ethics and morality of Indonesian culture. Therefore, that rejection of the billboard is mainly due to an illustration displaying things that are in violation of Indonesian culture
Performance of herbicide on yield and economic returns of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp ] in Bihar
No full textThe research was carried out during kharif season of 2012-13 to find out the cost-effective weed management practices with
special focus on fine tuning the dose and time of herbicide application,and its impact on growth and yield of pigeonpea at
Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur. The result of the study revealed that uncontrolled growth of weeds led to
40.53% reduction in pigeonpea yield in comparison with the other treatments. However, the highest seed yield (2,725 kg/ha)
was obtained in weed free treatment but not cost-effective due to high cost in manual weed operation. Among the herbicide
treatments, lower weed index (7.25%) was recorded in T2 (imazethapyr @ 40 g a.i./ha at 15 DAS), which resulted in higher
seed yield (2,526 kg/ha), net returns (? 71,059/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (2.74)
BUNYI MUSICAL BATU GORDANG DI DESA LIMBONG KECAMATAN SIANJUR MULA-MULA KABUPATEN SAMOSIR
No full textThis study aims to discuss the history of the discovery of stone Gordang. How to play rock Gordang and discusses the tone sounds on the stone gordaqng Limbong rural districts early Sianjur samosir district. Population and samples in this study amounted to 150 people in rural communities Limbong districts Sianjur samosir first district. The method used in this study is qualitative deskruptif. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and literature study documentation. Processing techniques and data analysis using qualitative descriptive research type. Simple in this research were 14 people districts Limbong Sianjur mula-mula district samosir. Author conducted research "is an heirloom stone Gordang Batak Toba people who can produce sounds of musical instruments in the hands taganing and Limbong ompu.borsak clan". The results of the interview with the father of nutrient Five Limbong stated that "Stone Gordang found by Limbong Mulana in 1845 in the village Limbong". Results of interviews with Mr. Hara five Limbong "The tones contained in a tone stone Gordang do, re, re, mi, fa, sol, la. Society in the Village Limbong at this time had planned to maintain and preserve the stone Gordang to be
Integrated cultural management on the yield and yield traits of pigeonpea hybrids and varieties
No full textSix pigeonpea genotypes of medium duration hybrids (ICPH 2671, ICPH 2740 and ICPH 3762) and varieties (BDN 711, BSMR 736 and Asha) were evaluated applying different integrated agronomic approaches for the various yield and yield traits of pigeonpea at Vansantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbhani, Maharashtra in k 2011 and 2012. The findings indicated that among the three treatments, T recorded the highest seed yield of 4378.87 kg/ha as compared to T (3530.71 kg/ha) and T (3151.79 kg/ha). Of the six genotypes, ICPH 3762 produced the highest number of pod clusters (394.6), number of pods (725.91) and seed yield/plant (171.98 g) which translated to total seed yield of 3931.51 kg/ha.The effect of genotype × treatment interaction showed that ICPH 3762 withT recorded higher number of pod clusters (514.07), more pods (830.13) and better yield/plant (198.47 g) which tantamount to higher seed yield of 4566.67 kg/ha. The resultsindicated that following spacing of 75cmx60cm along with fertilizer rate of 50kg N:100P O kg/ha insplitapplication at 50% as basal and 50% at 60 days after sowing including two protective irrigations (at mid-flowering and mid-pod developmentstage)significantly increases total seed yield(kg/ha)
Pigeonpea seed systems in Asia
No full textPigeonpea seed systems consist of
the formal and informal seed sector.
However, the informal seed sector
dominates the seed production system.
Majority of rainfed farmers who grow
pigeonpea (about 80% - 90%) save a part of
their produce as seed requirement. In the
formal seed sector, government agencies and
private companies are involved in
production and distribution of quality seeds
of improved varieties and hybrids. Role of
private sector diffusion in pigeonpea market
is not encouraging owing to lack of
commercial perspective in the crop and
other factors. The integrated approach that
takes into cognizance the formal and
informal seed sector in breeding, seed
production and distribution has shown to
have promising potential for improving seed
supply to smallholder farmers. Moreover,
any seed system, for that matter, requires a
regulatory framework as well as a seed policy
that considers regulations of an expanding
and diversifying seed sector for the benefit
of the farmers engaged in the seed
production syste
Introduction and Expansion of Improved Pigeonpea (Arhar) Production Technology in Rainfed Upland Ecosystems of Odisha
No full textWhile 70% of the population lives in the rainfed upland ecosystem of Odisha, around 85% of the
workforce depends on agriculture. There are about 8.7 million hectares of agricultural lands in
the state of which 70% are rainfed. Production of pulses has been reduced to 56.4% of the total
agricultural area, in the last ten years. The districts of Rayagada, Kalahandi, Boudh, Bolangir and
Nuapada were identified by the project because of their dry and rainfed ecology. About 53,350
hectares of total tillable area is suitable for new high yielding pigeonpea varieties and hybrids
in the five districts. The project intends to introduce and expand the production of high yielding
pigeonpea varieties and hybrids by means of adaptation, selection and promotion through a
farmer participatory approach.
Pigeonpea is mainly grown in rainfed upland areas and is one of the most important pulse
crops of the state. It is an affordable source of protein (22-24%) and contains carbohydrates,
minerals and vitamins. Pigeonpea, which is also a good source of essential amino acids, can be
an excellent crop to promote food and nutritional security in Odisha. However, its productivity is
low in Odisha at 415 kg/ha compared to the national average of 700 kg/ha. It also has a very low
seed replacement ratio of 2-3%. A large section of farmers in the rainfed upland ecosystems of
Odisha have remained isolated from improved cultivars and management practices of pigeonpea
for various reasons. There is ample scope for the expansion of high yielding short and medium
duration pigeonpea varieties and hybrids in the rainfed areas for the development of sustainable
livelihoods. It is mainly for these reasons that this project was implemented.
The project ‘Introduction and Expansion of Improved Pigeonpea (Arhar) Production Technology
in the Rainfed Upland Ecosystems of Odisha’ was funded by the Department of Agriculture and
Food Production, Government of Odisha, India, through the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
sub-scheme 353 (No. 15(03)/19/2011). This was approved on 23 May 2011, for a period of 4
years from 2011 to 2015 with a total budget of Rs 10.288 crores (US$2.29 million). The project
was officially launched on 09 August 2011 at ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana, India
Integrated Pest Management: Introduction and Expansion of Improved Pigeonpea (Arhar) Production Technology in Rainfed Upland Ecosystems of Odisha
No full textPest is any organism with features that people notice as damaging which spreads disease or is otherwise annoyance as it destroys agriculture through feeding on crops
Evaluation for early seedling vigour of hybrids and varieties of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
No full textThe research was conducted at Parbhani, Maharashtra, India during kharif 2011and 2012 to evaluate hybrid and varieties of pigeonpea for early seedling vigour and its related traits under greenhouse condition. The experimental material consists of three medium duration hybrids (ICPH 2671, ICPH 2740, and ICPH 3762) and three medium maturing varieties (BDN 711, BSMR 736, and Asha). Results revealed that hybrids recorded significantly higher rate of germination (97.58%), longer radicle length (16.75 2cm), wider leaf area (177.70 cm ), more chlorophyll content (37.35), higher seedling dry weight (4.6 g) and greater seedling vigour 2index (4139.08) as compared to varieties (91.9%, 11.85 cm, 106.27 cm , 32.81, 3.67 g and 3937.28, respectively). Genotype × environment (G × E) interaction found highly significant for all the traits except leaf area and seedling vigour index. Among G × E 2combinations, G E (ICPH 3762 in 2012) noted longer radicle (21.78 cm), wider leaf area (189.9 cm ), more chlorophyll content 3 2 (38.64) and highest seedling dry weight (5.84 g). These findings proved that hybrids had better germination percentage, uniform plant stand, longer radicle, and better seedling vigour index, an indication of producing higher seed yield over the varieties
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