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{"title":"Sporicidal Treatments to Produce Germinated Finger Millet","authors":"Jayashree H, Malashree L, Devaraju R, A. H, Pushpa B P, R. B","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62076","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: The current investigation was to ascertain the most efficient sporicidal treatment for germinated finger millet in order to inactivate the spores that could interfere with the fermentation process by acting as a competing microflora for starter culture during the manufacturing of probiotic millet food.\u0000Study   Design:   By applying different dry and wet sporicidal treatments to the finger millet, the study attempted to inactivate the spores and create germinated finger millet. Following each treatment, the number of aerobic spores was enumerated by the pour plate technique.\u0000Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dairy Microbiology, Dairy Science College, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India between June 2023 and April 2024.\u0000Methodology: Both wet and dry sporicidal treatments were used. It comprised of blanching, autoclaving, hot air oven treatment and the combined treatment of hot air oven and autoclaving.\u0000Results: Aerobic spore count were reduced from 3.86 to 1.00 log10 cfu/g after autoclaving finger millet for 30 min at 121℃. Considering that the autoclaving procedure did not encourage germination, sporicidal and fungicidal treatments were followed for 48 h germinated finger millet. After autoclaving germinated finger millet flour, the initial counts of spores and fungus which were 4.98 and 3.56 log10 cfu/g were completely eliminated. Statistically significant (P=.05) difference was found between the treatment sample and the control.\u0000Conclusion: Autoclaving the germinated finger millet flour at 121℃ for 15 min resulted in a complete reduction of spores and fungus count. Hence, this treatment was followed during the preparation of probiotic millet food.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"108 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141124803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electrochemical Experimental Analysis of Different Coatings","authors":"Yan Zhang Ming","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62077","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: This paper investigates four different metallic coatings of 17-4PH stainless steel and tests them in seawater as a means of preventing seawater corrosion of turbine upper stage blades.. \u0000Study Design: The self-corrosion current densities of the different specimens in the synthetic seawater solution were measured using open circuit, polarization curves, and  electrochemical AC impedance spectra. \u0000Place and Duration of Study: Department Between July 10, 2023,  and August 10, 2023, the Laboratory of the School of Mechanics, North China University of Water Resources and Hydropower (NUWRH). \u0000Methodology: For the working condition of turbine final blades, four different metal coatings based on 17-4PH stainless steel are investigated to simulate the working condition of turbine blades, and electrochemical tests are carried out on the four different specimens in the test solution of synthesized seawater solution. The self-corrosion current densities of the different specimens in the synthetic seawater solution were measured using open circuit, polarization curves, and electrochemical AC impedance spectra. \u0000Results: The results show that the AHP-coated 17- 4PH stainless steel specimens have the lowest self-corrosion current density (color) in the synthetic seawater solution. \u0000Conclusion: Non-invasive This indicates that the corrosion rate of AHP coatings in synthetic seawater solutions is slower than that of TW-7 coatings, sprayed stainless steels, and other stainless steels in the same conditions.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"117 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141124239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rice-Based Cropping System Effect on Yield and Yield Attributes on Promising Released Sesame Varieties","authors":"D. Krishnaveni, G. Ramesh, M. Lath A, K. Chandrasekhar, L. R. Chowdary, G. Raviteja","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62074","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was carried out at Agricultural College farm, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, during the period from March 2023 to June 2023 to assess the performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties under different fertilizer management practices in rice-based cropping system in Krishna Zone of AP. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with the factorial concept and three replications. The results showed that YLM 146 recorded significantly the highest seed yield (748 kg ha-1) at harvest. The yield attributing characters like the number of capsules plant-1 (67) and the number of seeds capsules-1 (45) were found significantly to be the highest in the variety YLM 146. Concerning different fertilizer management practices, 125% RDF + 1% foliar spray of 19:19:19 at the early budding and capsule formation stages recorded significantly higher seed yields (827 kg ha-1). Yield attributes like number of capsules plant-1 (96) and number of seeds capsules-1 (51) were significantly highest in 125% RDF + 1% foliar spray of 19:19:19 at the early budding and capsule formation stages. Overall, the results showed that sowing of YLM 146 variety with 125% RDF + 1% foliar spray of 19:19:19 at the early budding stage and early capsule formation stage seems to be appropriate for getting higher seed yield in Krishna Zone of Andhra Pradesh.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"104 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141124896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response of Inorganic Fertilizer and Plant Growth Regulators on Growth and Seed Yield of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)","authors":"Abhishek Kumar, Vijay Kumar Singh, R. Verma, Vishakha Kumari, Vibhootee Garg, Anjali Kumari Jha","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62073","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to evaluate the influence of different levels of inorganic fertilizer and plant growth regulator on seed yield of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) was formulated and conducted during the rabi season of 2022-23 at vegetable seed production plot, Department of Horticulture (Vegetable & Floriculture), BAC, Sabour Bhagalpur. The experiment was conducted to determine seed production ability at four levels of fertilizers viz, (F0-control, F1-N40:P30:K40, F2-N60:P40:K50,& F3-N8P50:K50) as well as seven levels of PGRs viz, P0 (Control), P1 (GA3 @ 50ppm), P2 (GA3 @100 ppm), P3 (GA3 @ 150 ppm), P4 (NAA @ 50 ppm), P5 (NAA @ 100 ppm) and P6 (NAA @ 150 ppm). Inorganic fertilizers were applied at 20 days and PGRs as foliar spray at 30 and 60 days after stecklings transplanting. The experiment was conducted in RBD (Factorial) and replicated thrice. the combined effect of inorganic fertilizers and Plant growth regulators F2P3 significantly gave maximum diameter of pod (7.64 mm), length of pod (56.61mm), number of seeds/pod (6.18), 1000- seed weight (15.12g) and seed yield (18.23q/ha) and plant height is non significant. The treatment combination F3P6 gave the maximum number of branches (8.06). Hence, F2P3 treatment combination is a best combination for seed yield of radish and enhancing seed yield is our ultimate goal. As we performed the study in a particular location, we recommend multilocation trials in different agro-climatic regions to study and final confirmation of the results.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"123 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Different Levels of Foliar Spray of Water Soluble Fertilizer NPK on Growth, Yield and Quality of Prickly Lettuce","authors":"Aima Dingsame .A. Sangma, S. Topno, T. Thomas, Vijay Bahadur","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62075","url":null,"abstract":"A trial was conducted to evaluate the foliar application of fertilizer on growth, yield & quality of prickly lettuce at Vegetable Research farm, Department of Horticulture, SHUATS. The objectives  of this study were to find out suitable combination of water- soluble fertilizer of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus for growth, yield and quality of prickly lettuce and to estimate the economics of the various treatments. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (R.B.D) with 3 replications and 8 treatments.\u0000Results revealed that treatment T4 performed best in terms of growth parameters viz;  plant height, leaf area ,  number of leaves per plant, plant spread, leaf area , yield parameters viz; yield per plant, yield per hectare and quality parameters viz; TSS  and ascorbic acid.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"113 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of Water Vapour Permeability of Some Food Grain Packaging Materials","authors":"Rahul Sahu, Dharmendra Khokhar","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62072","url":null,"abstract":"The properties of any packaging material are essential parameters to know before storage of any kind of food materials. Physical properties are prerequisites for selecting proper packaging materials to obtain the desired shelf-life during the storage and distribution chain of food commodity. At the village/household level for packaging of food grains and other Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) commodities, generally used packaging materials namely, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), earthen pot (EP), polypropylene woven sack (PPWS), and gunny sack (GS) were evaluated for their physical properties such as strengths (grammage and thickness) and water vapour permeability using the standard gravimetric method. The thickness was determined to be 0.065 mm, 0.056 mm, 0.168 mm, 3.530 mm, and 0.849 mm for LDPE, PP, PPWS, EP, and GS respectively. Similarly, grammage was found to be 6.03 x 10-5 g m-2, 4.94 x 10-5 g m-2, 9.59 x 10-5 g m-2, and 3.70 x 10-4 g m-2 for LDPE, PP, PPWS, and GS respectively. Results revealed a significant difference between the permeability of packing materials. The highest water vapour permeability of 7.26 x 10-5 kg m-2 day-1 Pa-1 was obtained for GS, whereas the lowest 1.81 x 10-5 kg m-2 day-1 Pa-1 was for LDPE at 40 ± 1°C temperature and 90 ± 1% relative humidity. The water vapour permeability of other packaging materials viz., PP, PPWS, and EP was 2.18 x 10-5 kg m-2 day-1 Pa-1, 3.63 x 10-5 kg m-2 day-1 Pa-1, and 5.03 x 10-5 kg m-2 day-1 Pa-1 respectively.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"109 39","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact Assessment of Integrated Farming System Project on the Socio-economic Status of the Beneficiary Farmers of Bidar District of Karnataka","authors":"Ganeshagouda I. Patil, Srinivas N., Dhananjaya P., Shashikala Ruli, Kadli Veeresh","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62030","url":null,"abstract":"Integrated farming system (IFS) is recognized as the best solution to the farmers for providing income assurance and nutritional security to the farmers particularly for the small and marginal farmers with limited resources. Looking into the importance of the Integrated farming system, Government of Karnataka has implemented the IFS project to the farming communities of different districts coming under the jurisdictions of the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot from the financial supports of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). Hence, the present study at College of Horticulture, Bidar was undertaken as one of the project implemented campus of the University for assessing impact of IFS Phase II on the beneficiary farmers of Bidar district. Initially, this project has created awareness about the IFS project among the selected beneficiaries through training programmes and then distributed the farm inputs like vegetable seeds, field crop seeds, vegetable seedlings, fruit grafts, nutrient specials, bio-fertilizers, and farm implements like battery operated sprayers, seedling planters and cycle weeders. The study found that, before implantation of the project, the farmers in the Bidar districts were generally growing Redgram with intercropping of Greengram/ Blackgram/Jowar/Soyabean and sugarcane crop, after implantation of the IFS project, there was a change in crops cultivation to the horticultural crops. The farmers who had received the benefits of seeds/seedlings and the technical information at free of cost for the cultivation of the horticultural crops, it was observed that, papaya crops growers were realised higher net profits of Rs. 1,10,988 per acre with the B:C ratio of 1.45, followed by the farmers of marigold crop (Rs. 1,01,881/acre), watermelon (Rs. 84459/acre), onion (Rs. 72,938/acre), chilli (Rs. 49,023/ acre) and Brinjal (Rs. 39,801/acre). Further, it was found that, the use of farm machineries like sprayers, farmers reduced the cost and time requirment of labour for spraying of pesticides. Similarly, famers used cycle weeders have opined that, for weeding men and women labours requiremnt was reduced to the tune of 12 to 15 days/ acre for men labours and 8-9 man days/acre for women labour and the use of Vegetable Handy Planter resulted in reduction labour and time requirment in planting of seedlings to the tune of 40 to 50 per cent of time duration. Hence, in overall, the IFS project interventions have benefited the farmers economically for minimizing the cost of production through availing the inputs at free of cost and also helps them for realizing the higher income from adoption of the best technologies given through the university.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"10 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140653357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growth and Yield of Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) as Influenced by Different Coloured Plastic Mulches in the Tarai Region of Uttarakhand","authors":"Vatsala Tewari, Swagat Ranjan Behera, Riya Pandey, Priyanka Panwar","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62029","url":null,"abstract":"Summer squash is a short-duration vegetable crop with off-season nature and high economic returns per unit area. However, the early crop growth season encounters a number of abiotic stresses like low temperature and frost, which adversely affect the marketable yield and quality of the fruits. This dependency on natural factors restricts the scope of its profitable cultivation, thereby making it necessary to bring more area under protected cultivation. Coloured plastic mulches are an important component of protected cultivation, which are designed to modify the microclimate at the plant and soil levels so as to increase crop production and productivity, as well as quality of the produce, to meet the demands of the consumers. Keeping these considerations in view, the present field investigation was conducted at the Vegetable Research Centre of G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) during the rabi season of 2019-20 to study the effect of different coloured plastic mulches on the growth and yield of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.). The experiment comprised nine treatments (bi-coloured plastic mulches) replicated thrice in a randomised block design. Results revealed that use of different coloured plastic films significantly influenced the growth and yield parameters of summer squash. Red coloured plastic mulch (V1) recorded the maximum values for fruit length (30.78 cm), fruit yield plant-1 (1975.8 g), fruit yield plot-1 (39.51 kg) and total marketable fruit yield (365.52 q ha-1), while biodegradable film of silver-black colour (V7) and black plastic mulch (V4) recorded the maximum plant height (cm) and plant spread (cm), respectively. The maximum diameter of the fruit (110.13 mm) was recorded under black coloured plastic mulch. Considering the prevalent climatic conditions of the tarai region of Uttarakhand, red coloured plastic mulch can be recommended for commercial cultivation of summer squash for obtaining higher fruit yields.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"5 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140654210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Comprehensive Review on Evolution, Challenges of Models, Opportunities in Urban Farming Practices in the World","authors":".. Anushi, A. Krishnamoorthi, Jitendra Chaurasia, B. K. Baidya, Abhishek Singh, .. Sapna, Vijay Kumar, Anushka Singh","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62028","url":null,"abstract":"This review delves into the historical evolution of urban farming, tracing its roots from ancient civilizations to modern-day urban landscapes. It explores diverse urban farming models, ranging from rooftop gardens and vertical farms to community gardens and hydroponic systems, highlighting their unique characteristics and contributions to food security, environmental sustainability, and community resilience. Additionally, the abstract addresses the myriad challenges faced by urban farmers, including limited space, soil contamination, regulatory hurdles, and access to resources. Despite these challenges, urban farming presents abundant opportunities for innovation, social entrepreneurship, and urban revitalization. By leveraging technological advancements, community engagement, and policy support, urban farming has the potential to transform cities into vibrant hubs of agricultural production and sustainability. This abstract sets the stage for a comprehensive review that not only illuminates the past and present of urban farming but also identifies pathways for its future growth and impact in shaping resilient, equitable, and sustainable cities.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"45 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140657230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Model with Genetic Algorithm to Forecast the Chilli and Turmeric Productions in India","authors":"Elakkiya N, B. Bhattacharyya, Sathees Kumar K","doi":"10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62027","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: India holds the distinction of being the foremost producer of spices globally and has been long-run history in spice export. The quantity of Indian spice exports increased by 37% with $ 4.1 billion worth in 2021. With that, dried chilli, cumin, and turmeric alone contributed 44% of export value ($ 1.8 billion). Forecasting the production of major spices are key for exports and plays an essential role in supporting and achieving the target of $10 billion in exports by 2027.\u0000Data Source: The time series data of chilli and turmeric production data in India from 1970-2020 periods was collected from Indiastat.\u0000Methodology: The present study sought to forecast the production of chilli and turmeric in India using the ARIMA model and their parameters are estimated by stochastic optimization techniques (genetic algorithm). The parameters are estimated by minimizing the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE). Finally, ARIMA and ARIMA_GA models were compared based on their predictive ability.\u0000Results: The Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) were 254.01,11.32 (chilli) and 185.73, 15.24 (turmeric) for testing set of ARIMA_GA model which is lower than the fitted ARIMA model.\u0000Conclusion: This work has shown that ARIMA_GA (2,1,1) has been the best model to forecast the chilli and turmeric production in India. ARIMA_GA model will cope with parsimony and convergence of likelihood function to global optimum problems. Therefore ARIMA with GA will able to model the complexity and uncertainty of the data.","PeriodicalId":16985,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Scientific Research and Reports","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140660629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}