Green Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

Contents: Preface. 1. Green technology in relation to sustainable agriculture/Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra. 2. Soil and groundwater pollution by agrochemicals: a review/D.S. Kler, Navneet Kaur and R.S. Uppal. 3. Resource productivity and allocation efficiency in the production of sunflower and groundnut in Andhra Pradesh/Y. Sudhakar Reddy and G.P. Reddy. 4. Vr, Wr Graphical analysis for horticultural traits in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.)/Sanjeev Kumar, U.K. Kohli and Puja Rattan. 5. Phyllosphere studies in sewage water irrigated fodder grass Brachiaria mutica/S.T. Girisha and S. Umesha. 6. Studies on seed conservation in cucumber/C. Vanniarajan, Sanjeev Saxena and T. Nepolean. 7. Integrated weed management in soybean (Glycine max.)/Pardeep Kumar and Sat Paul Mehra. 8. Effect of growth regulators on yield and yield components in rice/P. Subbaramamma and P.S.S. Murthy. 9. Climatic influences on water use efficiencies in irrigated wheat in India/S. Venkataraman. 10. Genetic divergence in Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)/Ch. Mallikarjuna Rao and Y. Koteswara Rao. 11. Effect of different growing media on cut flower production of Gerbera (Gerbera Jamesonii) under polyhouse conditions/Lalita Bhangare, A.S. Jadhav, Madhuri Shirole, T.K. Tiwari and Subodhini Chavan. 12. Correlation and path analysis for yield and other economic traits in White X Colour Linted Crosses of American Cotton (G. Hirsutum L.)/B. Subbareddy and N. Nadarajan. 13. Allelopathic effect of chenopodium murale towards Lens culinaris/K. Lavanya, Daizy R. Batish, H.P. Singh and R.K. Kohli. 14. Effect of Sulphur nutrition on dry matter accumulation, sugar yield and sulphur uptake in suru sugarcane/A.S. Bhosale, T.K. Tiwari, C.M. Thakre, P.V. Mahatale and P.G. Ingole. 15. Dry matter accumulation and nitrogen uptake of Basmati rice varieties as influenced by nitrogen application and lodging management/Harmandeep Singh, M.S. Sidhu and Virender Sardana. 16. Role of copper and Manganese application of nitrate reductase and protease enzyme activities of Zingiber officinale Rosc. L. Var-1/A. Ksheroda Devi and P.K. Singh. 17. Reaction of rice cultivars against Gall Midge (Orseolia Oryzae wood mason) population of Sambalpur, Orissa under natural infestation conditions/L. Behera, S.C. Sahu, S. Rajamani, H.N. Subudhi and L.K. Bose. 18. Influence of carbon sources on in vitro seed germination, protocorm and shoot formation in Vanilla Planifolia/M.C. Gayatri and R. Kavyashree. 19. Influence of INM on availability and uptake of macronutrients to rice (Oryza sativa L.) at different stages of crop growth/K. Hema and G. Swarajya Lakshmi. 20. Uptake of nutrients by maize and the associated weeds under integrated weed management/S.R. Ghodake, T.K. Tiwari and V.S. Pawar. 21. Effect of different levels of Gulkand on chemical composition and organoleptic quality of Ice Cream/J.N. Ahire, A.P. Chavan, S.P. Kalhapure and R.B. Walujkar. 22. Seasonal incidence of diamondback moth on cabbage/A.P. Chavan, D.B, Pawar, D.B. Kadam and S.P. Kalhapure. 23. Genetic diversity for yield and its attributing traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)/K.K. Sarkar, K.S. Bhutia and S.K. Roy. 24. Role of azospirillum for enhancing the efficacy of inorganic nitrogen in relation to growth and yield of wheat (triticum aestivum L.)/Gurkirpal Singh, K. Jatinder Singh, Sarbjit Singh Sooch and Sohan Singh Walia. 25. Studies on the efficacy of five botanical extracts as pupicidal against trogoderma granarium (everts)/S.C. Dwivedi and Nidhi Bala Shekhawat. 26. Bioconversion of parthenium hysterophorus as an Organic manure for Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)/B. Vijayajkumari and R. Hiranmai Yadav. 27. Effects of brewery effluent on photosynthetic pigments, starch, nitrate reductase activity and protein content of vigna mungo/A. Pragasam, R. Praveena and J. Prasena. 28. Influence of new molecules against sucking pest complex of Brinjal/B.M. Mhaske, A.P. Chavan and D.B. Kadam. 29. Growth and development of weeds in sodic soil/J.S. Tripathi, R.D. Vaishya, S.S. Singh and A.H. Khan. 30. Groundwater potential of Bist Doab Tract/Sarbjit Singh Sooch, Baljeet S. Kapoor and N.S. Grewal. 31. Comparison of immunostimulant activity of ocimum sanctum Linn. Leaf extracts/M.S. Kondawar and S.B. Bhise. 32. Combining ability studies for yield and yield components in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)/K. Venkata Siva Reddy and M.R. Manjare. 33. Economic heterosis for yield and its component traits in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)/K. Venkata Siva Reddy and M.R. Manjare. 34. Interaction effect of Rhizobium and pressmud compost on yield of gram (Cicer arietinum)/A.M. Deshmukh. 35. Micropropagation of wedelia chinensis through high frequency shoot multiplication using Nodal explants/Shally Sultana and P.J. Handique. 36. Effect of pesticides, herbicides, fumigants and synthetic fertilizers on the nutrient uptake of rice/M.K. Mahesh and S.P. Hosmani. 37. Correlation and path analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)/Purabi Das, Avijit Kundu, Nirmal Mandal and Indrani Dana. 38. Rapid in vitro propagation of pogostemon cablin: an aromatic plant species with high demand/Hemashree Deka, H.K. Gogoi and P.J. Handique. 39. Combining ability studies in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)/K. Venkata Siva Reddy and M.R. Manjare. 40. Effect of planting varying number of seedlings per hill on growth and yield of some rice varieties during dry season in West Bengal/B. Mitra, S. Sinha, S. Basu and R.L. Nayak. 41. Effect of sowing direction and planning pattern of Raya intercropping on wheat yield under rainfed conditions/Sukhvinder Singh, Parvender Sheoran, D.S, Rana and B.S. Sidhu. 42. Influence of some cereals diets on breeding of corcyra cephalonica statinton/J.R. Kadam, A.P. Chavan, S.R. Parate, D.B. Kadam and B.M. Mhaske. 43. Preliminary field evaluation of ready mix sherlone 24EC for control of sucking pest complex of Chilli/Panduran B. Mohite and Namdeo Patil. 44. Effect of thiourea on the germination of three varieties of vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek/Arvind Kumar. 45. Reaction of blackgram genotypes against major insect pests/Devendra Prasad, Dharmjeet Kumar, Rabindra Prasad and Santosh Sahay. 46. Survey of fungal diseases of economically important crops from Ahmednagar District/S.K. Aher, R.K. Aher, S.L. Khapke and R.N. Deshmukh. 47. Genetic architecture of yield and its component traits in rice/Purabi Das, Avijit Kundu, Nirmal Mandal and Indrani Dana. 48. Effect of soil solarization and herbicides on nutrients uptake by Soybean and associated weeds/T.K. Tiwari, V.S. Pawar, P.V. Mahatale and A.V. Patil. 49. Long-term influence of organic and inorganic fertilization on the C/N ratio of alfisol under maize-wheat cropping sequence/Santosh Sahay, B.P. Singh, Birendra Kumar and Dharmjeet Kumar. 50. Efficacy of insecticides and their combination with NSKE for the management of insect pests of blackgram/Devendra Prasad, Dharmjeet Kumar, Rabindra Prasad, Binay Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Niraj Kumar. 51. Physiological studies on new plant types originating from tropical Japonicas in rice (Oryza sativa L.)/P.R. Rao and B. Mishra. 52. Effect of planting methods and irrigation levels on water use of maize (Zea mays, L.)/Tarundeep Kaur and R.K. Mahey. 53. The impact of organic farming practices on fruit quality/K. Boomiraj and A. Christopher Lourduraj. 54. Resurgence of red spider mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus boisd. on brinjal/B.M. Mhaske, A.P. Chavan, D.B. Kadam and B.N. Cahaudhari. 55. Efficacy of cashewnut shell liquid as seed protectant of Cowpea, vigna unguiculata (Linn.) against its pest callosobrunchus maculatus (Fab.)/Binu N. Nair and V.R. Prakasam. Index.

"India is an agriculture-based country and Indian agriculture has witnessed a covetable progress during the past days. However, the yield production is not as proportionate as the area of agricultural fields. Hence, it is challenge for our agricultural scientists and policy makers to make it inversely proportional so that fast growing population may not face food crisis. So, it is high time to explore and to develop recent strategies for green revolution as well as green technology for sustainable development. The present book opens new vista in designing the various green technology without causing extensive damage to the environment.

This book is a unique compilation of most recent research articles of eminent scientist of the concerned fields of agriculture, which will be helpful for students, research scholars, professors, scientists as well as for policy makers in achieving the goal of green revolution." (jacket)