Use of geotextiles for improving crop productivity on groundnut in inceptisols,

A study was undertaken at the RRS at Gayeshpur under New alluvial zone, in the Nadia district of West Bengal to investigate the effect of various geotextile management on crop productivity under pre kharif groundnut crop with four geotextile treatments. Geotextile material would be collect from locally and chopped with 4-5 cm length and spread before sowing. The yield of the crop was recorded as 51.54 q/ha, 46.92 q/ha. 42.03 q/ha and 31.09 q/ha respectively in jute geotextile (T1), coco coir geotextile (T2), vetiver root geotextile (T3) and farmer practice (T4) and the response over control due to each treatment were 20.45 q/ha (65.6%), 15.83 q/ha (50.91%) and 10.94 q/ha (35.18%) respectively in jute geotextile, coco coir geotextile and vetiver root geotextile. The results also reveals that bulk density of the soil decreased by 3.8%, 2.3% and 1.5% and porosity reversely increased by 4.6%, 2.0% and 0.8% respectively in jute geo textile, coco coir geotextile and vetiver root geo textile over control plot. Crops grown with jute geotextile content more organic matter (53.3%) than control plot. The water retention capacity is more throughout the growing seasons in jute geotextile.

Soil Nutrient Status of Gosani Block Under Gajapati District, Odisha

GPS based Soil Profile study with micronutrient analysis Soils of Ganjam

GPS based two pedonsone each from up and medium land during dry season, studied in the field & analysis done in laboratory. The difference in properties between two pedons was mostly due to lateritic and basaltic parent material in pedon1. It was found that Ca and Mg content increased downwards from 4.4 to 5.6 Cmol(p)/kg & 2.18 to 2.98 Cmol(p)/kg and Sulphur content decreased downwards and varied from 3.1 to 8.2 mg/kg compared to those of pedon2 were 14.4 to 22.52 Cmol(p+)/kg Ca, 4.32 to 9.40 Cmol(p)/kg Mg & 6.99 to 11.29 mg/kg S. The DTPA-Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, and HWS-B content varied from 54.56 to 85.96, 5.06 to 21.72, 0.33 to 0.86, 0.36 to 0.52, & 0.10 to 0.41 mg/kg respectively & those nutrients in pedon2 were varied from 25.04 to 30.12, 6.4 to 12.04, 0.24 to 0.66, 0.29 to 0.77 and 0.32 to 0.67 mg/kg respectively.

Effects of Anti-Transpirants and Phosphate Levels on Seed Yield Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.)

Green gram is an important pulse crop. Historically, India has been the largest global producer and consumer of green gram. It has wider adaptability and low input requirements and the ability to fix the nitrogen in symbiotic association with rhizobia, which not only enables it to meet its own nitrogen requirement but also benefits the succeeding crops. Green gram is a short duration crop that can be grown over a range of environments. It is grown extensively in India under varying soil types and climatic conditions. India alone accounts for about 65% of the world’s acreage and 54% of the world production of this crop.

Performance of Traditional Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties under System of Rice Intensification during Kharif Season in South Odisha Conditions

   A field experiment was carried out at the Bagusala Farm, of M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha during the kharif season of 2018. Four traditional rice varieties namely, V1, Red rice (kondo dano), V2, Manipuri black rice, V3, Balami and V4, Dudheshwar were taken into consideration and the treatments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. The traditional rice variety Dudheshwar got highest values of growth attributing characteristics, yield attributes and yield of rice. The highest grain yield (6560.25 kg ha−1) and straw yield (10632 kg ha−1) were achieved by treatment V4-Dudheshwar. In terms of net return and benefit: cost ratio, the variety Manipuri black rice is resulted in higher profitability as compared to other traditional rice varieties.

Growing of tube rose with different irrigation treatment under alluvial soil of West Bengal

A field experimental was conducted at Departmental Experimental Field, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, with three varieties of tuberose (Prajwal, Calcutta Single, Calcutta Double) along with three irrigation treatments on IW/CPE 0.4, 0.8, 1.0. The experiment showed that the total water requirement of three varieties of tuberose for the period March, 2009 to March-2010 were 626.06mm, 695.62mm and 751.27mm for the Prajwal, Calcutta single and Calcutta double, respectively. The irrigation requirements were 212.97lit, 247.15lit and 278.32lit for the Prajwal, Calcutta single and Calcutta double, respectively. The different irrigation schedules regardless of the crop varieties on the number of spike per plot were significant. The maximum spike per plot was recorded at 1.0 IW/CPE which gave about 33.15 number of spike per plot, which was superior to 0.8 IW/CPE (32.25) and 0.4 IW/CPE (30.57).

Causes and Effect of Soil Erosion and its Preventive Measures

Abstract: Soil formation and soil erosion are two natural but important processes.
Numerous regular, undisturbed soils have a pace of development that is adjusted by a
pace of disintegration. Under these conditions, the soil seems to stay in a steady state
as the scene advances. By and large, the paces of soil disintegration are low except if
the soil surface is presented straightforwardly to the wind and water. It is a worldwide
common problem which additionally prompts ecological harm through sedimentation,
contamination and expanded flooding. The expenses related with the development and
statements of landscape in the scene as often as possible out-gauge those emerging from
the erosion loss of soil in dissolving fields. By and large, the paces of soil disintegration
are low except if the soil surface is presented straightforwardly to the wind and water. The
disintegration issue emerges when the characteristic vegetative spread is expelled and rate
of soil erosion are incredibly quickened. At that point, the rate of soil erosion extraordinarily
surpasses the pace of soil arrangement and there is a requirement for erosion control
practices that will lessen the disintegration rate and keep up soil efficiency. Erosion is
a three-step process: detachment followed by transport and deposition. The energy for
erosion is derived from falling rain and the subsequent movement of runoff water or the
wind. In this part we will concentrate on basic erosion forms, demonstrating of these
procedures, model applications, and erosion control. Wind erosion will be examined first,
trailed by water erosion.
Keywords: Soil erosion, conservation, erosion control

GPS Based Soil Profile Study in Respect to Morphological and Nutrient Analysis in Pedon of Ganjam District

GPS based two pedons- one each from up and medium land during dry season, studied in the field & analysis done in the laboratory. The difference in properties between two pedons was mostly due to lateritic and basaltic parent material in pedons. The morphology of mineral soils explains the evolution that occurs in the soil body during the process of soil formation, which is predominantly influenced by the parent material and climate. Determination of epipedon and endopedon of diagnostic horizons through description and interpretation of soil profile properties is the basis of land classification, as the knowledge of soil properties, capabilities, and utilization. The results of the study found that, based on its morphological and chemical characteristics, the soil in pedon 1 had brighter colors, higher micronutrient availability, and a thicker horizon compared to the soil in pedon 2. Meanwhile, the pedon 1 is light texture, crumb structure and pedon 2 is heavy texture and sub angular blocky structure. Both the form of density in two pedons was increasing downwards & the value were of a typical mineral soils, but the pore space showed a reverse trend on confirming the compactness and aging of soils towards subsurface horizons. Same results tendency found in micronutrients analysis where pedon 1 rich in micronutrients as compare to pedon 2.

Corn Oil –An Untapped Source of Edible Oil in India

In India Maize is the third most important cereal crop after rice and wheat.The country’s vegetable oil consumption was at 23 million tonnes in 2017. However there is a needs to increase the edible oil consumption to more than 34 mT by 2030 in India. There is a tremendous scope to bring corn oil in the vegetable oil consumption. The wet milling of the corn and subsequent production of corn oil and refining process described. In today’s market, screw oil press is mostly used for corn oil production compared to large scale solvent oil extraction method. Moreover, the use of corn oil in the production of bio-fuel and various other industrial products such as soaps, paints, textiles, pharmaceuticals, poultry feed and edible oil have further augmented the growth of the corn oil market. KEYWORDS: Corn Oil, Wet Milling of Corn, untapped oil

Effect of Application of Different Quality Water through Pitcher Irrigation and Tillage Types on Tomato Production and Soil Properties of Coastal Saline Soil of West Bengal

Background: Water and tillage are the primary input for crop production and increasingly become scarce due to its high demand in agricultural sector. Pitcher irrigation, a traditional system of irrigation alternative to drip method is the effective innovation of localized methods of irrigation. Methods: In this experiment different quality water through pitcher irrigation and tillage types were taken from coastal saline soil. The effects of yield factor, soil chemical properties of saline soil were studied using pitcher irrigation and tillage types. Result: Results indicate that soil physical and chemical properties were all significantly improved by different pitcher irrigation with tillage practices. Results also showed that present experiment favoring better soil conditions, nutrient availabilities towards better growth and yield of crops. Our study suggests that blending of saline with freshwater in presence of mulch tillage can provide the best estimation in the improving soil properties and tomato production above the coastal saline soil. Key words: Pitcher, Saline water, Soil properties, Tomato

Causes and Effect of Soil Erosion and its Preventive Measures

Abstract: Soil formation and soil erosion are two natural but important processes. Numerous regular, undisturbed soils have a pace of development that is adjusted by a pace of disintegration. Under these conditions, the soil seems to stay in a steady state as the scene advances. By and large, the paces of soil disintegration are low except if the soil surface is presented straightforwardly to the wind and water. It is a worldwide common problem which additionally prompts ecological harm through sedimentation, contamination and expanded flooding. The expenses related with the development and statements of landscape in the scene as often as possible out-gauge those emerging from the erosion loss of soil in dissolving fields. By and large, the paces of soil disintegration are low except if the soil surface is presented straightforwardly to the wind and water. The disintegration issue emerges when the characteristic vegetative spread is expelled and rate of soil erosion are incredibly quickened. At that point, the rate of soil erosion extraordinarily surpasses the pace of soil arrangement and there is a requirement for erosion control practices that will lessen the disintegration rate and keep up soil efficiency. Erosion is a three-step process: detachment followed by transport and deposition. The energy for erosion is derived from falling rain and the subsequent movement of runoff water or the wind. In this part we will concentrate on basic erosion forms, demonstrating of these procedures, model applications, and erosion control. Wind erosion will be examined first, trailed by water erosion. Keywords: Soil erosion, conservation, erosion control

Polytunnels: The Low-cost Option of Protected Cultivation

Polytunnels are basically open ventilated structures with partial control of micro-climate. The polytunnels have a variety of utilizations, the larger part being developing of vegetables, horticulture, planting material acclimatization, natural product crop developing for send out market. The low cost polytunnel, a novel treating the best technique was created for quick substrate groundwork for vegetable development utilizing perforated HDPE pipes (10% holes), iron edge and HDPE sheet (100-150 GSM). The fixings blend cereals extract, urea and gypsum with minimum moisture 60-75% utilized for treating the soil. The way toward fertilizing the soil was assessed and normalized as far as fertilizer quality, quantities of turning, fertilizing the soil time frame. The technique was additionally tried at occasional/business cultivator’s ranches. The plan of the polytunnel depended on essential fixings and bio engineering qualities; rule of characteristic uninvolved air circulation and warmth mass exchange of treated the soil substrate. Keywords: Polytunnels, vegetables, low-cost structure, partial environment control

Poly Tunnels: Advantages, Present Status and Future Prospects- Review Study

Protected Cultivation practices are cropping technique to maximize the plant yield by controlling the micro environment around the plant either partially or fully during the time period of plant growth. Commonly used protected cultivation practices are greenhouse (forced and naturally ventilated), shade net house, polythene tunnel and mulching, raised beds and drip irrigation. Inside the greenhouses, micro controlled climate is maintained by changing the humidity, temperature and ventilation to facilitate healthy growth of the plant. These innovations needs careful planning, mindfulness and data about course of events of creation and also, gather time to correspond with high market costs, selection of assortments embraced for the slow time of year conditions. Nursery is a counterfeit structure takes a shot at the wonder which is known as nursery impact. Poly tunnel has all in all two essential parts, initial one is framework and second one is creation innovation of harvests. Foundation includes different designing parts of secured structure improvement. The second part creation innovation of harvests includes logical examinations to build up the assortments appropriate for ensured development, picking the kind of yields and normalizing the creation conventions. Polytunnels can be used to provide a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment but can also protect crops from intense heat, bright sunlight, winds, hailstones, and cold waves. This allows fruits and vegetables to be grown at times usually considered off season; market gardeners commonly use polytunnels for season extension. Legislature of India is additionally furnishing half appropriation on all out use with a most extreme slice off limit up to 4000 m2 for each recipient for reception and introducing nurseries under National Horticulture Mission

Clay Pot Irrigation- A Review Study

Water is the primary input for crop production and increasingly becomes scarce due to its high demand in agricultural sector. Quality of water is assuming great importance with the increasing demand in industries, agriculture and rise in standard of living. Agriculture is the major user (89%) of India’s water resources. However, dwindling of freshwater resources and deterioration of irrigation water quality due to its overuse to meet up the high demands in agriculture sector becomes the serious concern in sustainable crop production. Clay pot irrigation in its simplest form consists of unglazed baked clay pots, which are buried up to the neck in the soil and filled with water. This method is one of the most efficient systems of irrigation known and is ideal for many small farmers. Clay pot irrigation, a traditional system of irrigation alternative to drip method is the latest advancement and effective innovation of localized methods of irrigation and found suitable where water scarcity becomes major stress for crop production. It also helps to improve soil physical properties particularly the structural status in soil and also enhances the water use efficiency of the crop, soil organic carbon and builds up soil fertility.

Pitcher irrigation in salinity management for production of brinjal crop in coastal soil of West Bengal, India

Pitcher irrigation, an indigenous technology, alternative to drip irrigation is one of the cheapest among the latest advancement of localized method of small scale irrigation and found most efficient of using saline irrigation water with blending with fresh water. A study was undertaken at the Kakdwip, South 24 Pargona, West Bengal to investigate the effect of various combinations of saline and sweet water through pitcher pot irrigation on yield and quality of pre-kharifBrinjal. Five treatment combinations were taken viz., T1- brinjal with 100% sweet water treatment, T2- brinjal with 75% sweet water+25% saline water treatment , T3- brinjal with 50% sweet water+50% saline water treatment , T4- brinjal with 25% sweet water+75% saline water treatment , T5- brinjal with 100% saline water treatment. All the treatments are applied during the cultivation of pre-kharifbrinjal which is used as test crop in RBD design with four replications. The yield and yield component of each treatment was recorded. It significantly increased with the application of each of the different type of treatments over 100% saline water treatment. The results of present study lead to suggest that application of various combinations of saline and sweet water through pitcher pot irrigationincreases growth and yield of brinjal crop. Although the blending of sweet water in various level with saline water found satisfactory performance towards improving the yield of brinjal. Therefore application of equal proportions of sweet and saline water may be useful for ameliorating the salinity constraints for brinjal production in the above area.

Geotextile and its Importance in Agriculture: A Review Study

Geotextile and its Importance in Agriculture: A Review Study

Effect of Chemical to Herb Control on Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum) under Irrigated Conditions

Influence of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and yield of summer maize (Zea mays L.)

Effect of Phosphorus on Growth and Yield of Summer Maize (Zea mays L.)

Response of summer maize (Zea mays L.) to different doses of nitrogen and potassium

Influence of nitrogen management on productivity, nutrient uptake and efficiency of summer maize (Zea mays) Authors S Maitra, Swamy G, T Shankar ,R Adhikary

EVALUATING REFLECTIVE SPECTROSCOPY FOR PREDICTING SOIL PROPERTIES IN GAJAPATI DISTRICT, ODISHA

Revolutionizing Lemon Grading: An Automated CNN-Based Approach for Enhanced Quality