Volume 5, Number 2
Introduction The mighty mahseers (Tor spp) are coldwater fishes and acclaimed as famous sport and food fishes of India.1 It is known as tiger in rivers, because of the fight it…
Introduction Oilseed and pulses are the important part of human diet as they are rich sources of proteins and quality nutrition. There are several pulse and oilseed crops sown as…
Introduction Tomato is one of the commercially grown vegetable crop stands third position after potato and sweet potato, occupying an area of 4.81 million hectare with an annual…
Introduction Gujarat is having tropical climate, with temperature ranging from 130C to 270C in January and a maximum of 450C in May- June. The normal annual rainfall of Gujarat…
Introduction India is one of the largest producers of spices in the world. Garlic (Allium sativum) is used as a spice throughout India. It is also important foreign exchange…
Introduction Agricultural machinery are often encountered with sudden jerks and forces due to the harsh field conditions during tillage operation. When the stress induced due to…
Introduction Trace metals are ubiquitous in the environment and present in small amounts in normal condition. Contamination of trace metals refers to their anthropogenic…
Introduction Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] popularly called as jowar, is the “king of millets” and is the fifth in importance among the world’s cereals after wheat,…
Introduction Maize (Zea mays L.; 2n=20) is one of the most important economic cereal crops of the world. It was domesticated over the past 10,000 years from the grass teosinte in…
Introduction Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is the second most important cole crop after cauliflower. Cabbage falls under cole group and all cole crops have one common…
Introduction Seed germination is usually the most critical stage in seedling establishment determining successful crop production.1, 2 The germination of seed is a complex…
Introduction From the era of Green Revolution, energy consumption has increased tremendously in agriculture and farming has become very energy intensive. Presently, farmers are…
Introduction The cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) is a plant genus native to arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico.1 It belongs to the family Cactaceae, which is consisting of about…