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Research & Reviews : Journal of Crop science & Technology

Contents

1. Effect of Fungicides on Cercospora Leaf Spot and Anthracnose Diseases of Urdbean L. P. Awasthi, Shyam Singh, S. P. Singh

2. Path from Golden Rice to Golden Rice 2, Efficacy and Safety Consumption of Golden Rice 2 Monika Kumari

3. Study on Phenological, Qualitative and Quantitative Traits in Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.): Seed Quality Measurement Manoj Kumar, Jyoti, Shailesh Marker, Neeraj

4. Growth and Yield Response of Rabi Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum) to Irrigation, Nitrogen and Phosphorous R. K. Mathukia, D. M. Panara, K. C. Patel

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Effect of Fungicides on Cercospora Leaf Spot and Anthracnose Diseases of Urdbean L. P. Awasthi*, Shyam Singh, S. P. Singh Department of Plant Pathology, N. D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.), India Abstract Urdbean [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] also called black gram, is one of the major kharif pules crop in India. Many diseases are known to attack Urdbean, among them, Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora canescens Ell. and Mart.) and anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) are the most prevailing diseases of India. A combination of three fungicides viz., Indofil M 45, Hexaconazol + Mancozeb and Companion at different concentrations were applied on two varieties of urdbean i.e., NDU-3-5 and OBG-31 for controlling the Cercospora leaf spot and anthracnose disease. The applications were made by foliar sprayings in a field trail during Kharif, 2008-09 and 2009-10 at N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad. All the fungicides significantly reduced the incidence of diseases as compared to control.

Keywords: Fungicides, urdbean, cercospora spot leaf

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Path from Golden Rice to Golden Rice 2, Efficacy and Safety Consumption of Golden Rice 2 Monika Kumari* K.L.P. College Department of Botany, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India Abstract Most of the human population, particularly in developing countries, relies on staple crops, such as rice or maize, which does not provide the full complement of essential nutrients, specifically vitamin A that will lead to its deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem causing many diseases. Increment of pro-vitamin A (beta carotene) in staple food; rice is a good option for overcoming this problem. Golden Rice and Golden Rice 2 are genetically modified rice produce beta-carotene in the endosperm of their grain. Golden rice 2 can efficiently provide nutritionally recommended value of beta-carotene in its cooked form and its beta carotene is as good as the beta carotene in oil at providing vitamin A, from studies it is also found safe to consume by human beings.

Keywords: Pro-vitamin a, golden rice, golden rice 2, efficacy of pro-vitamin a of golden rice 2, safety assessment of golden rice 2

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Study on Phenological, Qualitative and Quantitative Traits in Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.): Seed Quality Measurement Manoj Kumar1*, Jyoti1, Shailesh Marker1, Neeraj2 1

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHIATS Allahabad, (U.P.), India 2 Department of Animal Nutrition, SHIATS Allahabad, (U.P.), India

Abstract The investigation consists of three genotypes (AAIMS 1, AAIMS 2 and J1006) of maize, obtained from Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHIATS Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and P.A.U Ludhiana, Punjab. The experiment was conducted during kharif 2010 in field having Randomized Block Design with three replications and in the Post graduate laboratory of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Allahabad School of Agriculture, SHIATS Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, respectively. The data were recorded on six characters to study the per se performance of seed quality of fodder Maize. Analysis of variance revealed that there was considerable variation available for most of the characters studied. Per se performance of AAIMS 1 found best for seed quality traits followed by AAIMS 2 and J1006.

Keywords: Fodder, maize, seed quality, germination, vigour index

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Growth and Yield Response of Rabi Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum) to Irrigation, Nitrogen and Phosphorous R. K. Mathukia*, D. M. Panara, K. C. Patel Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362001 (Gujarat), India Abstract A field experiment was conducted on clayey soil during rabi season of 2010-11 at Junagadh to evaluate the response of pearlmillet to irrigation schedules and levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in terms of growth and yield. The treatments comprised irrigation schedules (0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9 IW/CPE), levels of nitrogen (100, 120 and 140 kg N/ha) and phosphorus (40 and 60 kg P2O5/ha). The results revealed that irrigation scheduled at 0.9 and 0.7 IW/CPE improved growth and yield attributes and ultimately recorded higher grain and stover yields over 0.3 and 0.5 IW/CPE. Application of 140 and 120 kg N/ha recorded higher growth and yield attributing characters as well as grain and straw yield as compared to 100 kg N/ha. However, P levels could not significantly influence the growth and yield of pearlmillet. Keywords: Rabi, pearlmillet, irrigation schedule

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