An experiment was conducted to evaluate twelve varieties of chrysanthemum for vegetative and flow... more An experiment was conducted to evaluate twelve varieties of chrysanthemum for vegetative and flowering attributes at the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi under the Agro-climatic subzone of Bundelkhand during the years 2019-20 and 2020-21 in Randomized block design with three replications. A wide range of variation was observed in the performance of the twelve varieties evaluated for vegetative growth and flowering parameters. The variety Flirt recorded maximum plant height (49.90 cm) whereas maximum plant spread (40.27 cm) was recorded in variety Pusa Shwet. Minimum days (46.33 days) taken to 50% flowering were recorded in variety Sadbhawana. Maximum average flower weight (3.86 g) was recorded in variety Flirt whereas, the highest number of flowers per plant ((38.78) was observed in Pusa Sona. However, the maximum flowering duration (52 days) was recorded in variety Kundan.
Large area of field bunds remains unused in the areas dominated with rice cultivation. These avai... more Large area of field bunds remains unused in the areas dominated with rice cultivation. These available spaces in the form of bund can be utilized for additional income besides the main crop by planting flower crops. An investigation was carried out to develop an economically suitable model for utilization of field bunds through flower cultivation. The growth, flowering parameters and yield of African marigold and tuberose cultivated on bunds under low cost drip system were assessed for profitability. A modified low cost drip irrigation system recommended by Precision Farming Development Centre, Raipur was used for drip irrigation and fertigation. The flower crops, African marigold and Tuberose were tested at two different plant spacing (30 × 30cm and 40 × 30cm) on one metre wide bund with different methods of irrigation and fertilizer application in factorial RBD design with three replications. Maximum duration of flowering, flower diameter, number of flowers and flower yield per plant in African marigold was recorded under drip fertigation with WSF @ 100% RDF application at plant spacing of 40 × 30cm. In tuberose, spike length, number of florets per spike and number of spikes per plant was observed with drip fertigation with WSF @ 100% RDF application at plant spacing of 30 × 30cm. However, maximum gross returns, net returns as well as highest B:C ratio in both the crops was obtained from drip fertigation with WSF @ 100% RDF application at plant spacing of 30 × 30cm. Therefore, either African marigold or tuberose may be planted on bunds at a plant spacing of 30 × 30cm along with fertigation (WSF @ 100% RDF) for additional income.
International Journal of Environmental & Agriculture Research, 2022
Gall symptoms were observed on the roots of Turnera subulata a flowering shrub of medicinal impor... more Gall symptoms were observed on the roots of Turnera subulata a flowering shrub of medicinal importance. Rhizosphere soil and infected root samples of T. subulata were collected from Jora, Krishaknagar, IGKV campus Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Second-stage juveniles (J2) of root knot nematode were isolated from diseased roots showing excessive gall formations on primary as well as secondary roots. Morphological and morphometrical findings after examination of the species conformed with descriptions of Genus Meloidogyne. This is the first report of Meloidogyne species infecting T. subulata in India as per the available literature scan.
The present experiment was carried out to evaluate eleven genotypes including named varieties of ... more The present experiment was carried out to evaluate eleven genotypes including named varieties of French marigold under Chhattisgarh plains agro-climatic conditions in randomized complete block design. The performance of genotypes was observed with regard to vegetative growth, flowering and yield attributes. Genotypes IIHR MO-4, CGFM-5 and CGFM-3 performed better with respect to vegetative growth parameters. Genotype IIHR MO-4 was found to be earliest in bud appearance, flower bud opening and days for 50% flower bud opening. Genotype IIHR MO-2 recorded maximum flower diameter whereas, longest flowering duration was observed in Pusa Deep. Genotype CGFM-1 recorded highest number of flowers and flower yield per plant as well as per hectare.
Background: The impact of climate change on horticultural production is of utmost concern worldwi... more Background: The impact of climate change on horticultural production is of utmost concern worldwide. One such vulnerable region of horticultural importance is the Madhya Pradesh state in the central part of India. It is crucial to analyse the long-term trend in climatic variations and its effect on horticultural crop production. Therefore, this study focuses on detecting trends in mean annual precipitation and temperature of 115 years for the 15 districts covering all the regions of the state as well as projections of all the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) climatic scenarios for 2050 and 2080 of Madhya Pradesh state. The decadal (2010-2020) insight into the area and production of horticultural crops is undertaken which will help forecasting the future growth trend. For a better insight, case study on four horticultural crops is undertaken to assess their decadal growth trend vis-à-vis climate parameters in these 15 districts. Results: The Mann-Kendall test for 1901-2016 and Sen's slope indicated a non-significant change in long-term trend for precipitation except for increasing change in Khargone and decreasing change in Rewa districts. Significant increasing trend of average temperature is obtained for Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Sagar and Rewa districts. The Sen's slope indicated an increase of 0.005 to 0.009 °C for maximum temperature and 0.005 to 0.012 °C for minimum temperature annually. The projections of all the RCP climate scenarios for the years 2050 and 2080 indicated nonsignificant variation in precipitation but an increase in maximum (1.4 to 4.1 °C) and minimum (1.45 to 4.65 °C) annual temperatures. An increasing trend in area and production for horticultural crops is also observed in central India for the study period. There is yield increase in all the crops selected in case study except for potato, which recorded a decreased yield between the years 2010-2015. Conclusion: The Mann-Kendall test and projections indicate towards climate change with a temperature rise. Though the decadal study indicates an increasing trend in horticultural crops, the districts identified to be affected by climate change need to have a plan to lessen the horticultural loss in the state. This study contributes to understanding the future climate change trends and its impact on horticultural crop production to formulate various adaptation strategies.
The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of weed management practices on we... more The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of weed management practices on weeds as well as crop growth and yield parameters of brinjal along with the economics of weed management during winter season of 2009–10 at the Department of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. It was observed that the weed Parthenium hysterophorus dominated the experimental field. All the weed management treatments significantly reduced the dry matter of weeds and increased fruit yield of the crop significantly over unweeded check. Among the treatments, pendimethalin (Extra) (0.64 kg/ha) pre-transplanting + one hand weeding at 40 DAT + pendimethalin (Extra) (0.64 kg/ha) at 45 DAT as postemergence resulted in better performance followed by pendimethalin (1.0 kg/ha) pre-transplanting + one hand weeding at 45 DAT with respect to growth and yield parameters due to effective weed management in brinjal. Maximum benefit: cost ratio was also obtained with pendimethalin (ex...
The Pharma Innovation Journal 2021; 10(5): 1672-1679, 2021
It is well known that plants on the earth are natural source of bioactive compounds. Ancient heal... more It is well known that plants on the earth are natural source of bioactive compounds. Ancient health system describes diverse group of plant species with their medicinal and therapeutic properties. Plant derived pharmaceutical molecules are the turning to use traditional medicinal systems because phytochemicals are potent source of polyphenols, alkaloids, steroids, vitamins and minerals. However, diverse species of plants on the earth may be exploited to biosynthesized bioactive molecules, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and other biologically active polymers for the sustainable and commercial exploitation. Plant derived molecules are converted into committed pharmaceuticals, drugs, antioxidants, feed, food, bio-fuels for the multidimensional industrial processing. In addition to produce large scale pharmaceutically important molecules, several plant biotechnological and genetic approaches are employed to increase the potential and applicability of the plant derived biomolecules for commercialization. We present an overview about the novel studies, issues and importance of plant derived biomolecules and naturally occurring metabolites.
An experiment was conducted to evaluate twelve varieties of chrysanthemum for vegetative and flow... more An experiment was conducted to evaluate twelve varieties of chrysanthemum for vegetative and flowering attributes at the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi under the Agro-climatic subzone of Bundelkhand during the years 2019-20 and 2020-21 in Randomized block design with three replications. A wide range of variation was observed in the performance of the twelve varieties evaluated for vegetative growth and flowering parameters. The variety Flirt recorded maximum plant height (49.90 cm) whereas maximum plant spread (40.27 cm) was recorded in variety Pusa Shwet. Minimum days (46.33 days) taken to 50% flowering were recorded in variety Sadbhawana. Maximum average flower weight (3.86 g) was recorded in variety Flirt whereas, the highest number of flowers per plant ((38.78) was observed in Pusa Sona. However, the maximum flowering duration (52 days) was recorded in variety Kundan.
Large area of field bunds remains unused in the areas dominated with rice cultivation. These avai... more Large area of field bunds remains unused in the areas dominated with rice cultivation. These available spaces in the form of bund can be utilized for additional income besides the main crop by planting flower crops. An investigation was carried out to develop an economically suitable model for utilization of field bunds through flower cultivation. The growth, flowering parameters and yield of African marigold and tuberose cultivated on bunds under low cost drip system were assessed for profitability. A modified low cost drip irrigation system recommended by Precision Farming Development Centre, Raipur was used for drip irrigation and fertigation. The flower crops, African marigold and Tuberose were tested at two different plant spacing (30 × 30cm and 40 × 30cm) on one metre wide bund with different methods of irrigation and fertilizer application in factorial RBD design with three replications. Maximum duration of flowering, flower diameter, number of flowers and flower yield per plant in African marigold was recorded under drip fertigation with WSF @ 100% RDF application at plant spacing of 40 × 30cm. In tuberose, spike length, number of florets per spike and number of spikes per plant was observed with drip fertigation with WSF @ 100% RDF application at plant spacing of 30 × 30cm. However, maximum gross returns, net returns as well as highest B:C ratio in both the crops was obtained from drip fertigation with WSF @ 100% RDF application at plant spacing of 30 × 30cm. Therefore, either African marigold or tuberose may be planted on bunds at a plant spacing of 30 × 30cm along with fertigation (WSF @ 100% RDF) for additional income.
International Journal of Environmental & Agriculture Research, 2022
Gall symptoms were observed on the roots of Turnera subulata a flowering shrub of medicinal impor... more Gall symptoms were observed on the roots of Turnera subulata a flowering shrub of medicinal importance. Rhizosphere soil and infected root samples of T. subulata were collected from Jora, Krishaknagar, IGKV campus Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Second-stage juveniles (J2) of root knot nematode were isolated from diseased roots showing excessive gall formations on primary as well as secondary roots. Morphological and morphometrical findings after examination of the species conformed with descriptions of Genus Meloidogyne. This is the first report of Meloidogyne species infecting T. subulata in India as per the available literature scan.
The present experiment was carried out to evaluate eleven genotypes including named varieties of ... more The present experiment was carried out to evaluate eleven genotypes including named varieties of French marigold under Chhattisgarh plains agro-climatic conditions in randomized complete block design. The performance of genotypes was observed with regard to vegetative growth, flowering and yield attributes. Genotypes IIHR MO-4, CGFM-5 and CGFM-3 performed better with respect to vegetative growth parameters. Genotype IIHR MO-4 was found to be earliest in bud appearance, flower bud opening and days for 50% flower bud opening. Genotype IIHR MO-2 recorded maximum flower diameter whereas, longest flowering duration was observed in Pusa Deep. Genotype CGFM-1 recorded highest number of flowers and flower yield per plant as well as per hectare.
Background: The impact of climate change on horticultural production is of utmost concern worldwi... more Background: The impact of climate change on horticultural production is of utmost concern worldwide. One such vulnerable region of horticultural importance is the Madhya Pradesh state in the central part of India. It is crucial to analyse the long-term trend in climatic variations and its effect on horticultural crop production. Therefore, this study focuses on detecting trends in mean annual precipitation and temperature of 115 years for the 15 districts covering all the regions of the state as well as projections of all the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) climatic scenarios for 2050 and 2080 of Madhya Pradesh state. The decadal (2010-2020) insight into the area and production of horticultural crops is undertaken which will help forecasting the future growth trend. For a better insight, case study on four horticultural crops is undertaken to assess their decadal growth trend vis-à-vis climate parameters in these 15 districts. Results: The Mann-Kendall test for 1901-2016 and Sen's slope indicated a non-significant change in long-term trend for precipitation except for increasing change in Khargone and decreasing change in Rewa districts. Significant increasing trend of average temperature is obtained for Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Sagar and Rewa districts. The Sen's slope indicated an increase of 0.005 to 0.009 °C for maximum temperature and 0.005 to 0.012 °C for minimum temperature annually. The projections of all the RCP climate scenarios for the years 2050 and 2080 indicated nonsignificant variation in precipitation but an increase in maximum (1.4 to 4.1 °C) and minimum (1.45 to 4.65 °C) annual temperatures. An increasing trend in area and production for horticultural crops is also observed in central India for the study period. There is yield increase in all the crops selected in case study except for potato, which recorded a decreased yield between the years 2010-2015. Conclusion: The Mann-Kendall test and projections indicate towards climate change with a temperature rise. Though the decadal study indicates an increasing trend in horticultural crops, the districts identified to be affected by climate change need to have a plan to lessen the horticultural loss in the state. This study contributes to understanding the future climate change trends and its impact on horticultural crop production to formulate various adaptation strategies.
The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of weed management practices on we... more The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of weed management practices on weeds as well as crop growth and yield parameters of brinjal along with the economics of weed management during winter season of 2009–10 at the Department of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. It was observed that the weed Parthenium hysterophorus dominated the experimental field. All the weed management treatments significantly reduced the dry matter of weeds and increased fruit yield of the crop significantly over unweeded check. Among the treatments, pendimethalin (Extra) (0.64 kg/ha) pre-transplanting + one hand weeding at 40 DAT + pendimethalin (Extra) (0.64 kg/ha) at 45 DAT as postemergence resulted in better performance followed by pendimethalin (1.0 kg/ha) pre-transplanting + one hand weeding at 45 DAT with respect to growth and yield parameters due to effective weed management in brinjal. Maximum benefit: cost ratio was also obtained with pendimethalin (ex...
The Pharma Innovation Journal 2021; 10(5): 1672-1679, 2021
It is well known that plants on the earth are natural source of bioactive compounds. Ancient heal... more It is well known that plants on the earth are natural source of bioactive compounds. Ancient health system describes diverse group of plant species with their medicinal and therapeutic properties. Plant derived pharmaceutical molecules are the turning to use traditional medicinal systems because phytochemicals are potent source of polyphenols, alkaloids, steroids, vitamins and minerals. However, diverse species of plants on the earth may be exploited to biosynthesized bioactive molecules, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and other biologically active polymers for the sustainable and commercial exploitation. Plant derived molecules are converted into committed pharmaceuticals, drugs, antioxidants, feed, food, bio-fuels for the multidimensional industrial processing. In addition to produce large scale pharmaceutically important molecules, several plant biotechnological and genetic approaches are employed to increase the potential and applicability of the plant derived biomolecules for commercialization. We present an overview about the novel studies, issues and importance of plant derived biomolecules and naturally occurring metabolites.
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