Volume 6, Number 1
Introduction In India, dryland are typically characterized by low annual rainfall (300-750 mm per annum) and higher potential evapotranspiration (PET). In India, 68% of the total…
Introduction Contamination of groundwater is irreversible process. It is main cause of spread of epidemics and chronic diseases in human, and if used for irrigation it severely…
Introduction Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev.) is commonly called as Guldawdi, saventi or Autumn Queen and belongs to the family Asteraceae. It is one of the…
Introduction Taxus baccata L. (Himalayan Yew; family Taxaceae) is a long lived and shade tolerant coniferous tree species. Usually found in cool temperate forest, Taxus baccata…
Introduction Cotton is highly accessible to the improvement of genotypes as varieties with the huge amenability for exploitation of heterosis at commercial scale. Therefore,…
Introduction Peach is cultivated almost throughout the world and its production is about 24.97 million metric ton.22 It ranks next only to apple (89.33 million metric ton) and…
Introduction The beginning of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) production, as a cultivation of plant materials is lost in olden times. It mainly began at or near the time of…
Introduction Organic manures have traditionally been the important input as sources of plant nourishment. Organic manures directly provided macro and micronutrient and indirectly…
Introduction In India, enactment of The PPVFR Act, 20011 not only facilitated the protection of plant varieties, Breeder’s Right’s but also ensured the availability of high…
Introduction Pulses are versatile crops that are better for nutritional security and soil health. It is long established fact that, pulses are important part of daily diets,…
Introduction Pectinase enzyme is one of the important enzymes that find its application in food processing industries.23,24 A variety of pectin in plant material can be degraded…
Introduction Zinc is one of the essential micronutrients required for better growth and higher grain yields of crops. Crops require 15–20 mg kg−1 of Zn on dry weight basis for…
Introduction As an effort to secure the national food and to achieve the national production target, an appropriate way of cultivation is needed, such as through the arrangement…
Introduction Mustard-rapeseed is the important crop and presently ranked as the world’s leading oilseed crop in terms of area and production. Among the species, Brassica napus…
Introduction Capsicum annuum L. (chili pepper) is one of the horticultural plants that have high economic value in Indonesia. It mainly used daily as a food ingredient, pickle…